Many of the practices we do in the cultivation of jing energy are to bring arousal from the pelvic area up into the rest of the body. It’s equally important to balance this with a strong connection between the perineum at the base of the spine, through the legs, and into the ground.

The practice of grounding in Taoism is called Iron Shirt Chi Kung. We will discover four different postures for grounding with Iron Shirt, including a demonstration of how to do each one.

Olivier Barre has been studying and teaching Chi Kung for many decades. He is also a licensed acupuncturist. He is the most knowledgeable and experienced teacher of Iron Shirt Chi Kung in Mantak Chia’s Universal Healing Tao System.

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The Taoist sexual practices which we teach in the Tao of Deep Intimacy date back to the time of the Yellow Emperor, primarily taught by three women adepts. 

Taoist practice has been through many changes and modifications in the intervening 5,000 years. In the last decades, we have developed a much richer and more nuanced understanding of the nature of trauma, particularly around sexuality, and how it can shut down the nervous system and blood flow, as well as inhibiting arousal. 

Pioneers like Bessel van der Koop, Peter Levine, as well as Stephen Porkus understanding of Polyvagal Theory help us understand how to recognize sexual trauma as well as how to heal it. 

Máire Ní G is a Taoist teacher from Ireland, trained by Master Mantak Chia, as well as an occupational therapist with extensive training and experience in working with trauma, particularly for women. She’s one of a small group of women who understand the interface between Taoist practice and working with sexual trauma for women, particularly in how Taoist practices can play a powerful role in healing. 

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People often speak about the need to “work on the relationship.” What exactly does that mean? In this episode of the Tao of Deep Intimacy Podcast, Arjuna Ardagh speaks from a lake in the deep wilderness in the High Sierra Mountains. He reflects on many ways to work on relationship, in a way that creates the best results, using Taoist principles and practices. He also reflects on what people often mean by this term.

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In the Tao of Deep Intimacy, we focus on relational and sexual practices, which are primarily about having the best possible experience of an intimate relationship. These Taoist practices all come from the much bigger body of work of Grandmaster Mantak Chia, who created the Universal Healing Tao.

Dr. Andrew Yan is a medical doctor, a professor at the University of Canberra, a licensed acupuncturist, and a Level 2 Senior Instructor trained by Grandmaster Chia. He is the most knowledgeable person on the planet among Master Chia’s senior students about the full spectrum of the advanced practices.

In this comprehensive conversation, he will guide us from the early practices (Inner Smile, Six Healing Sounds, Microcosmic Orbit) through the sexual practices, into the more advanced levels of Fusion and working with Kan and Li. These practices are designed to bring Healing light into the body.

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Learn about the most essential Taoist practices for male cultivation, as preparation for using sexual energy with a partner.

Understand simple daily practices and principles which can allow you to cultivate self-love in the organs of the body for physical and emotional balance and healing.