Chapter XVI
Taoist Esoteric Yoga
Course Offerings
There were original nine Taoist Esoteric Yoga Centers in the U.S.
offering personal instruction in various practices ranging from the
Microcosmic Orbit to Tai Chi Chuan, Pakua, Hsing I.
Taoist Esoteric Warm Current Meditation as these practices are
also known, awakens, circulates, directs and preserves the gen-
erative life force called chi through the major acupuncture merid-
ians of the body. At progressive stages, dedicated practice of this
ancient esoteric system eliminates stress and nervous tension,
massages the internal organs, and restores health to damaged
tissue.
This practice is of particular use to practioners of polarity therapy,
shiatsu, Kundalini yoga, Swedish massage and other healing arts
in which the exchange and cirulation of life force — energy ki, prana
or Chi — must be maintained while working with clients or stu-
dents. The first two formulas are described below. The remaining
5 formulas will be described when offered.
Opening of the Microcosmic Orbit is the first level in the Taoist
Esoteric Warm Current Meditation. Through unique relaxation and
concentration techniques, it provides for purification of the first two
major acupuncture channels of the body, the Functional and Gov-
ernor meridians. Master Chia will assist students in the mastery of
this technique by passing energy through his hands into their en-
ergy channels. (Course No.1)
Completion of the Microcosmic Orbit is a prerequisite for any
student who intends to study the higher levels of Taoist yoga which
includes various forms of Chi Kung, Seminal and Ovarian Kung
Fu, and the long and short forms of Tai Chi Chuan.
Fusion of the Five Elements and Cleansing of the Organs is the
second level of the Taoist Esoteric Warm Current Meditation. At
this level one Iearns how the five elements (earth, metal, fire, wood,
water) and their corresponding organs (spleen, lungs, heart, liver,
Taoist Esoteric Yoga Course Offerings