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A Taoist Journey into Qigong and Internal Alchemy

September 2 – September 17 (16 Days)

The Art of Taoist Internal Alchemy and Qigong are wonderful treasures for human kind.

Taoist Internal Alchemy is termed “Nei Tan” in Chinese – Literally Inner Elixir – or more commonly termed Cultivation of the Golden Elixir.

The Art of Taoist Internal Alchemy –Nei Tan- is rarely taught in a complete, systematic form as it will be presented during this special event. The Art of Taoist Internal Alchemy is an art to open access to, store, purify, naturally circulate, and transform our Vital Essence into Vital Energy - then into a rarified substance – an Internal Medicine or Golden Elixir of Immortality. This rare practice can bring great health, inner peace, and spiritual growth.

The practice of what is commonly referred to as “Qigong” – Mastery of Vital Energy – is the first stage of practice in Taoist Internal Alchemy training. Qigong is an art of opening the Flow and Storage of Vital Energy - Qi - in the body and also opening the Energy Meridian System in the body – Giving one greater heath and balance in life. This is a very important first step in the Art of Internal Alchemy.

This special training in Mount Wudang will be the last public offering by Teacher Hu Xuezhi – as he plans to retire from public teaching – he is offering to share all his experience and study in the art of Nei Tan – Taoist Internal Alchemy - during this course – Teaching the practical training methods and also giving lectures explaining hidden Taoist theory and the inner or hidden meaning of many Ancient Taoist Classic Qigong and Nei Tan books. Teacher Hu Xuezhi has reached a very high level of mastery in the art of Internal Alchemy and Qigong, and teaches a very systematic, step by step method. He has studied with many Taoist Masters in China, spent much time in solitary training deep in the holy mountains in China - such as Qianshan, Wudangshan, Loguantai Temple, and many others. He has also studied the Taoist Cannon extensively, and will explain many of these texts during this special course.

In Beijing we will study with Professor Teng Ying Bo in the beautiful Fragrant Hills Park resort. Professor Teng will teach us his personal system of Kong Ran Qigong. This is a wonderful healing art he has developed after studying with many Qigong and Taoist Masters. We will learn to open up to and store the Vital Energy and Essence of Heaven Qi and Earth Qi with this practice. (The photographs below are of the Fragrant Hills)

In the practice of Nei Tan, we are able to uncover an “Inner Medicine”. This “Inner Medicine” is able to uproot the direct cause of all disease and will give the student a wonderful sense of happiness and vital health. Yet, people are always making great efforts in searching for medicine outside their own bodies. We hope that people who have given up hope with their chronic disease will join us in this special course and training. Teacher Hu has gained many rare herb formulas and therapy through personal study and research and will offer such help and herb medicine for patients during their training on Wudang. He has successfully treated many chronic conditions with his Taoist Internal Alchemy system, such as HIV, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Hepatitis-C. In the spirit of helping others, we would also like to offer a free basic Qigong course by Teacher Hu Xuezhi via email to those who are interested in improving their health, or dealing with chronic disease through the practice of Taoist Qigong.

During our time in Beijing we will visit many local sites such as the Temple of Heaven, White Cloud Temple, and the beautiful Summer Palace. In Wudang we will visit the local temples, mountain trails, the Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy and many amazing Taoist places of lore – such as the cave Lao Tzu stayed in and even the practice platform used in ancient times by the legendary Immortal Chan San Feng. We will see a very sacred Taoist Ceremony in Purple Heaven Temple, visit sacred caves and springs and even watch a special demonstration of Wudang Internal Kung Fu at the Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy. The picture below shows some of the ancient building complexes in Wudang Mountain we will visit.

This special workshop in Beijing and Wudang will be taught and sponsored by Eternal Spring Tours, the Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy, Master Teacher Hu Xuezhi, second teacher Wang Tao, third teacher Professor Teng Ying Bo, fourth teacher Liu Li, and fifth teacher Jesse Lee Parker. This retreat will take place in the amazing Taoism sacred land – Mount Wudang and also at the beautiful Fragrant Hills Park and resort in Beijing. It will be a rare and amazing event, and we are limiting this event to only 15 people. Please contact us by email to register or to receive a detailed daily schedule of costs and events.

1. FACE-TO-FACE WUDANG INTERNAL ALCHEMY TRAINING AT WUDANGSHAN

Primary Class Contents for the Wudang Internal Alchemy Training

1-1: Primary Taoist Internal Alchemy

• Step 1:

  • A. Tendon Changing and Marrow Washing practice

  • B. How to cleanse the heart of all stray thoughts

  • C. Forty-nine sacred postures, Taoist Mudras, and auxiliary postures to open all energy meridian systems.

• Step 2: lighting the fire: transform Vital Reproductive Essence (jing) to Vital Energy (qi)

• Step 3: Harvest True Medicine

• NOTE: Patients with different diseases will be give different additional courses to help their healing and transformation.

Secondary Class Contents for Wudang Internal Alchemy Course

1-2: Wudang San Feng Primeval Tai Chi Chuan:

• Many people believe that Tai Chi Chuan was created by Chang San Feng who was the founder of Wudang Tai Chi Chuan, Xingyi Chuan and Bagua Chang in the Song Dynasty. But, his original Tai Chi Chuan form is a very rare art, and we will sponsor classes teaching such a form because it is a one set of Qigong practice which stresses the inner Qi system cultivation and health preservation. It is a treasure to all practitioners.

1-3: Great Taoism Classic Explanation: Tao Te Ching

• Tao Te Ching is the very famous Taoism foundation classic and a very popular book in these modern times. Yet, there are so many versions of translation and commentary that 90% of readers cannot understand the true meaning hidden in the philosophic poems. Here, Teacher Hu Xuezhi would like to offer people his understanding of this work after many years of Taoism study and inner alchemy practice.

1-4. Great Taoism Classic Explanation: Chuang Tzu

• Chuang Tzu is also a very famous Taoism classic. Till now there are so many versions of translation and commentary but many readers cannot understand the true meaning hidden in the legendary stories and arguments and talks. Here, teacher Hu Xuezhi would offer his understanding of this work after many years of Taoism study and inner alchemy practice.

1-5: Ancient Taoist TaoYin Practice: Eight Brocade Qigong Practice

• The Eight Brocade is one of the most widely practiced classic exercise sets in China, which can be dated back over 1,000 years. Its long existence has resulted in its adoption by a diverse collection of practitioners, which has lead to numerous variations. The movements provide a comprehensive system of excise for people of all ages, toning up muscles and stimulating the flow of qi throughout the body. People are advised to perform it vigorously when in good health, to help build up the strength and suppleness. But if you are suffering from illness or in your later years you should practice more gently. It is widely regarded as the initial form set for many qigong or martial arts systems. Every movement is designed to regulate or strengthen the internal organ system and energetic meridian system.

1-6. Basic Internal Alchemy Theory and Outline of Whole Practice Process

• Teacher Hu will explain such things as: He Drawing, Luo Writing, Five elements, Yin Yang theory, Tai Chi Diagram, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Primeval Eight Trigrams Arrangement and Acquired Eight Trigrams Arrangement, I - Ching and Internal Alchemy practice, Jing, Chi and Shen (commonly-used alchemy terms in ancient books), the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism, the commentary upon "Understanding the Reality", commentary upon "Zou Yi Can Tong Chi", commentary upon "Journey To The West" and other classic Taoist Alchemy works.

General Experience of Students During the Wudang Internal Alchemy Training

The Taoist Internal Alchemy training we will learn is an intensive practice and the following is the description as to the personal experience and phenomena practitioners will come through when in the course of practice under the guidance of Master Hu Xuezhi.

1) 1 - 7 day: Feel very tired for the beginning 3 to 4 days, but much saliva arise continuously, red complexion, less sleep, the warm feeling of qi arises in every parts of the body, feel light with the whole body and the brain is clear and more clever than before, Qi goes through channels and vessels for all of them is opened up gradually, feel so healthy that a strange serene happiness arise in its own course and practitioners naturally conclude that general people could not ever have the chance to experience such happiness for just one minute in the worldly life. Really something is happening but it cannot be described in detail. The symptoms of the diseases begin to disappear unconsciously.

2) 7 - 15 day: the feeling of qi is so strong that the whole world seems to be becoming a hot sphere constantly running in its own course. Practitioners' view towards the world will change completely for they gain so much progress both in physical and mental aspects and they know another inner world begin to present itself. Really practitioner cannot know how to describe it for only the personal experience can tell all. The symptoms of the diseases disappear a little further, and you may feel amazed at the progress and may wonder how it gains, etc.

3) Over 15 days: unimaginable things begin to arise and true heart, true medicine, mysterious pass, etc, begin to come on the internal scene. The inner world starts to have a brilliant golden light that gradually drives away the darkness. Looking into Lower Dantien the brilliant golden sphere comes up and presents its happy brightness to reach the very depth of darkness. Very strange phenomena present themselves continuously. We cannot describe them all, and practitioners will gain much more if they really follow the teaching sincerely.

NOTE: After 14 days of practice, practitioners are welcome to continue the practice in our remote retreat place located deep in Mt. Wudang. It is far away from the noisy world and all seems to end at a constant serenity and silence. The intimate closeness to nature and stillness can quickly help practitioners to reach a higher level of alchemy attainment. For more information regarding such place please see the below photographs. The retreat house is seen in the left photograph – the red building against the hills. The far right photo is the view as seen from the retreat house. The middle photo is the surrounding hillside.

Special Policy: If members are dissatisfied with the course training, they can have a full refund of the Qigong and Internal Alchemy portion of the journey. We are not able to refund the cost of food, hotel and transportation within China. In this way we wish to show our sincere feelings to students and practitioners and our sincere feelings to promote Authentic Taoist Alchemy Training.

Past Students Comments and Experiences:

• I recently joined the intensive Qigong & Taoist Meditation training course in the QianShan area of Northern China. It was like nothing I could imagine. The range of sensations during the practice of heat, movement, and vibrations and to some extent emotions is really amazing. I have been suffering from asthma for several years and my past training in qigong and Taiji Quan has never given me these sorts of results so quickly. The instructor, Mr. Hu Xuezhi, is really knowledgeable, and able to answer any question that I have had about Taoism and Qigong theory. The hotel is situated in a national park with mountains in all directions. Among the hills and temples are lovely places to visit between practices. It is an ideal place to sit in tranquility. ~ Ivor, P. Liverpool, England

• Today is the third day of my qigong practice and I'm surprised by the effects. Because I did years of sitting meditation before and also some different yijinjing qigong it all feels familiar to me. The 3 hours daily practice is a kind of gongfu, hard work, but it's o.k.. I never felt my dantian so hot like these days. But it feels comfortable, especially in the B positions the flowing from middle to lower dantian feels great. The first time in my practice I felt the complete Du channel completely warm uprising until the forehead. I only have some problems to keep my mind in stillness because I'm busy with my arms. But I think this is a question of time until I'm more familiar with this qigong. S.H. Philips, from Germany.

• I’ve also been suffering from the effects of glandular fever. My main symptom has been tiredness. I’m a lot better now. In the first session yesterday, when I was in the beginning posture (Place Two Hands before Lower Abdomen), I felt a lot of saliva. - I could feel tingling, electric sensations (qi, I guess) in different parts of the body. However, the feeling was cool, not warm. When I was in A Eagle Spreads its Wings posture, I felt strong wind going into my thumb and index finger of my right hand, making them both very full. However, the strong wind was still coldish. When I moved into the next posture (left hand in prayer position and right hand near the lower abdomen), I could feel the strong wind going into the middle finger of the right hand. This wind sensation was very strong, full and distinct - all the way to the fingertips, different from the tingling sensation. - I felt energized after the session. My upper body felt light and my centre of gravity was low. What is surprising is that the salivation has been continuous even after the session and is still happening now on Monday. This is very unusual because especially since my illness, my mouth has been very dry. I found this absolutely amazing! I’ve never had so much saliva in my life! Fontersia , Australia

• I started the 49 posture practice yesterday. After practicing for about 45 minutes a ball of Qi started to move up my Du channel and then down my Ren channel. It moved quickly taking only a few seconds for one course then it stopped after about 2 minutes. I felt very quiet and peaceful. JD California, USA

Wudang Alchemy Workshop Schedule

September 2 – September 17 (16 Days)

Daily Practice Time Schedule

For more information concerning this very special event, or to register, please contact :

Jesse Lee Parker at -> eternalspringtours@hotmail.com