Understanding Taoist Classics


Interpreting the Ancient Codes

Interpreting the ancient codes shrouding the esoteric Chinese arts is one of the great challenges facing any serious student or teacher of Taoism. Download the free paper now.

Visiting the World Expo in Shanghai

Our contacts in Shanghai secured a pair of tickets to the opening day at the Expo. The Expo was pretty impressive. The Chinese do things big, in part because big is better – an international event is a way to gain “face”. But they also build public things on a grand scale because they have so many people. [...]

Shanghai’s Temple Market

Today we did a little sightseeing. We visited Science and Technology Museum and then relaxed by drinking some excellent tea. Then we made our way across the river to the Temple Market area.

The Temple Market was destroyed in WWII and rebuilt as a tourist attraction. But tonight the crowd was mostly Chinese. Prices are very [...]

R&R in Shanghai’s Pudong District

Today was a day to rest and relax after the leading the healing journey. We truly enjoyed the company of our students during this trip. It was a great honor to introduce them to Qigong, Tai Chi and Chinese culture in China!

We were invited to visit and tour a brand new hospital in the Pudong [...]

From Lijiang to Shanghai via Farmer Wong’s Field

Today we said goodbye to our group of China adventurers. Some of them returned to Beijing for a direct flight home. Part of the group continued their journey on to Tibet.

Yinong and I travelled to Shanghai to visit her relatives. We flew from Lijiang to Kunming and then onto Shanghai via Farmer Wong’s field… Yes [...]