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The area in the lower abdomen called the "Golden Urn" or "Snow Mountain" is one of the most important for practitioners of Qigong and Inner Alchemy.
Snow Mountain: Our Energetic Root
The energetic center which in Tibetan Yoga is called Snow Mountain, and in Taoist practice is referred to as the Golden Urn, is one of the most important physical/energetic “spaces” in qigong/Inner Alchemy traditions.
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