Internal Alchemy, Taoist Meditation Residential Course

                                          

Next Set of Dates: 20th - 23rd of February 2009
Location: Street Hill, Somerset, England

This course will cover the basics of Internal Alchemy and for those who are ready there will be a chance to look at working directly with the Energy Body to find the ‘Alchemical Pill’.
Taoist Meditation brings about a state of calm and balance within the mind and also begins the body’s natural healing powers into play making Meditation an effective tool for regaining health and mental well-being.

The course is suitable for any practitioners of Meditation, Taiji, Qi-Gong or any other Internal Art.

The four day course will allow students time to settle into their training and forget the stresses of their normal lives as they focus solely on their own practice. The course is taught through a combination of sitting and moving practices as well as theoretical lectures explaining the process in detail.
Course cost covers four days training ,food and accommodation.

Total cost of course is £200. Please E Mail Admin at: lotusneigong@hotmail.co.uk for details and to book a place. A deposit of £70 is required to reserve a place.

Course begins at 6.00pm on the Friday and finishes at lunch time on Monday.

Course taught by Laoshr Damo and his senior students

The date of the Internal Alchemy course is 20 - 23rd February 09. Please click the link for full details

Monkey Puppet

I should add that the accomodation is in a great building. I went to see it recently, it is a Swiss style holiday cottage with numerous bedrooms sat in the middle of the woods. From the balcony you can see the Tor and the surrounding woods. It should be very quiet and secluded. We will be sleeping and eating in the same building as we train in and have sole use so privacy is guaranteed.

For those who want to come, you should make sure you get directions from admin at LNG or you will most likely get lost!

That's fine if you can put up with more of Damos lectures and my cooking.....

Seriously, Damo is presuming that most people coming will not have much experience in Internal Alchemy - the main criteria is a desire to learn.  
(maybe dressing up as Shakespeare should be mandatory)

Chris

I have always assumed that fish aren't vegetables! But, seriously, it would be handy to know where to draw the line - are we allowed cheese, milk et.c? What about soya protein and quorn (myco protein)? I assume that it is something to do with being easily digested.

Coffee is proving to be a problem for me. Ater a week or so of headaches from caffeine withdrawal, I'm now on de-caff and trying to cut down on that. Barley cup is a reasonable alternative to coffee.

I enjoy hot fruit juices, with spices when it's cold, and real green tea so I hope that they are OK. Not keen on the herb teas though, they taste so similar.

I'm sure that this'll all be worthwhile in the end!

The no sex makes sense because we have to conserve essence, but what about meat. Is it the same reason, or is it something to do with meat upping your sex drive resulting in mental images of beyonce instead of buddha when your meditating?

Hi all!

I was wondering about how long you meditate every time you practise. I find it very difficult to hold the position for more than twenty minutes as I get pins and needles in my legs. Will there be very long periods of meditation in the course - I mean without pausing or stretching in between?

PS It's me, Etienne!

I have been meditating for many years and didn't discover the way to make sitting pain free until last year. The answer is to practice stretching and opening the joints as often as you can.   Regular work on dao yins seems to open the joints and enable me to sit in relative comfort. I was quite surprised at the difference it made. Coping with the monkey mind however is another matter .................!