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Inner Alchemy

Inner Alchemy (内丹 – Neidan) is a set of higher level methods, which are based on meditative practices (打坐 – Dazuo) suggesting sitting in a motionless calm and silence (静坐 – Jinzuo). Their purpose...

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Qigong

Qigong practice is designed for the body recovery, and it works out the energy system, breathing and consciousness, which in turn prepares a person to practice a higher level. Due to its efficiency, Qigong...

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Dao Yin

Dao Yin (導引), which literally means “guiding and stretching”, is an ancient Daoist art of work with the body, aiming to emancipate it, eliminate deep suppressions and, as a consequence, to gain flexibility and...

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Daoist breathing techniques (Tuna)

Tuna (吐纳) is Daoist breathing techniques. Breathing exercises are so important in Daoist practices that they are even highlighted in a special section called “Tuna» (吐纳 – «spitting [muddy] – receive [clean]”). Nobody will dispute...

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What “nourishing of life” is ?

Nourishing of life (another variant  – “science of vitality cultivation” or, in Chinese, “Yang Sheng Xue” (养生学) – is an ancient Daoist teaching about improvement of a human being. Herewith, it is improvement in...

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Dao

Nowadays this term is quite widely used in the most diverse spheres of activities; and term “philosophy of Dao” is gaining in more and more popularity. However, unfortunately, very often we face distortion of...