Taoist Meridian Yoga

What will you learn?

• You will learn about the Five Elements and find out why an entire system of health and wellbeing was created around this.
• You will receive visual meridian maps to deepen your understanding of energy flow in your body and deepen your physical practice.
• You will discover how opening the heart can change your practice and healing (and be given the ancient Taoist method of heart-opening!)
• You will be able to increase your levels of life-force energy and vitality with your daily practice.
• You will find out the spiritual and healing aspects of each element and each yoga pose, so that you can work with the power of intention for a deeper effect.
• You will discover your energy pathways through your own living experience (not just out of a book!)
• You will find out which areas you need to focus on and tailor-make your practice to suit your needs or your self-healing program.
• You will learn some of the Five Element associations, such as the colours and sounds of each element, that bring energy flow to each different part of your body and health.
• You will discover why this ancient system of wellbeing has persisted for so long!

Who is this course for?

• Anyone who wants a manageable but effective daily practice that gets every major meridian flowing better...even if you have never had a daily practice before.
• People who practice yoga but want to understand more about the energy flow of different poses.
• People who practice qigong and want a comprehensive meridian practice.
• Anyone engaging in self-healing who wants to go deeper into self-awareness with their daily practice.
• Those who study any aspect of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine): acupuncture, shiatsu, herbalism etc and want to create an inner experience to harmonize with their outer expertise.
• Any gender, unlimited ages (if you can stretch you can do it!

Why Taoist Meridian Yoga?

There are so many daily practices to choose from, why choose TMY?

• It's Time-Tested: The system of Taoism is at least 2,500 years old! It is a philosophy of life rather than a religion, and the Tao means "the Way". It's principles are believed to guide the way to a happy, healthy and prolonged life. If people have been using a system that long, then there has to be something to it!
• It's Flexible: Taoist Meridian Yoga can be taken for an extended period of an hour (or longer if you choose to sit and meditate afterwards) or you can whiz through each stretch in a few minutes! It s so helpful to have a flexible daily practice in order to keep it up. If it always takes one full hour, it will likely soon fall away from your life! Yet consistency has been found to be one of the most important aspects of a daily practice.
• It's Easy: You won't need to spend 6 months training with a Tao Master in the high mountains of China to get the TMY. Its effectiveness comes from your breath and awareness, rather than from skill or performance ability. Thus it is easy to do even if you are out of shape or recovering from illness. Yet skilled yogis and qigong practitioners can also find great satisfaction in this practice.
• It's Effective: Most students report feeling effects after a single practice of TMY. And those who are working on a particular meridian system, organ, emotion or area of health often find the practice a powerful part of their self-healing program.
• It Teaches You!: Not only do you get a daily practice, but you will deepen your knowledge and understanding about Chinese Medicine and Taoism as you go. This teaching comes from the inside out- it is not simply from the head, but experienced within the body. The Taoists saw nature and energy flow as the supreme teacher...so get your energy flowing in its most harmonious and natural way and you too will learn the secrets of the Tao!