A comprehensive reference guide to the foundational Taoist practices taught by Master Mantak Chia
• Organized by level and chi kung system for quick reference during practice or teaching
• Includes 220 exercises from more than 20 of Master Chia’s practice systems, including the Inner Smile, the Six Healing Sounds, the Microcosmic Orbit, Chi Self-Massage, Cosmic Detox, and Iron Shirt Chi Kung
• Covers all of the basic exercises in the Universal Tao’s first 6 levels of instruction
Organized progressively by level and system for quick reference during practice or teaching, this illustrated guide covers all of the foundational exercises in the Universal Healing Tao’s first 6 levels of instruction.
Keyed to the corresponding book for each complete practice, such as Healing Light of the Tao and Chi Self-Massage, this guide includes 220 exercises from more than 20 of Master Mantak Chia’s practice systems, including the Inner Smile, the Six Healing Sounds, the Microcosmic Orbit, Iron Shirt Chi Kung, Wisdom Chi Kung, Tao Yin, Chi Nei Tsang, Cosmic Detox, Bone Marrow Nei Kung, Cosmic Healing, Tendon Nei Kung, and Karsai Nei Kung.
Offering a comprehensive reference to the beginning and intermediate practices of the Universal Healing Tao, this book allows you to build a regular Taoist practice combining internal and external chi and sexual energy exercises from the full range of Master Chia’s teachings, enabling you to purify, transform, regenerate, and transcend not only your own energy but the energy around you as well.
Just try yoga instead. The Bihar School of Yoga/Satyananda yoga books are far clearer and if you don't like them you can try something else that teaches Patanjali yoga. The most comprehensive book is probably
Yoga and Kriya: A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques by Swami Satyananda Saraswati 2nd (second) Edition (2007)
since it starts from the start. Just don't rush. The books by Gregor Maehle are good as well.
Healing Light of the Tao: Foundational Practices to Awaken Chi Energy
, to
The Inner Smile: Increasing Chi through the Cultivation of Joy
, to
The Six Healing Sounds: Taoist Techniques for Balancing Chi
, to
Iron Shirt Chi Kung
,
Healing Love through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy
,
Fusion of the Five Elements: Meditations for Transforming Negative Emotions
, and many more. This book, Basic Practices of the Universal Healing Tao: An Illustrated Guide to Levels 1 through 6, is almost exactly what ever home student needs. It outlines the first 6 levels of the Universal Healing Tao practices in the order you should learn them, and includes the detailed practices from previous books in the proper order. This is invaluable reference to the student and clears up so many questions of what to practice and in what order.
A couple things however:
1. Each practice in each level contains a page reference and book title to the original book where the teaching was first presented. I HIGHLY recommend referencing back to those books. This current volume is a compilation of the practices, nothing more. The actual meat and preparation practices, the deeper instructions and explanations of why and how, are found in the reference book and are invaluable. You need to take the time to read them and understand them.
2. The only thing the book lacks are suggested training schedules. The practices are listed in order... but no times are given. The first practice is the Inner Smile... but how often should you do it? Every day probably, as it's a base simple practice, but the book doesn't tell you. Do you drop some practices later as you move up the levels? At some point there wouldn't be enough time in the day to practice all the levels, especially if you started at Level 1 and practiced all the way through to Level 6. This book would have benefited greatly from beginning, medium, and advanced suggested daily or weekly training schedules for students. This lack of structure is the only disappointing thing about this wonderful compilation of the first 6 Levels of the Universal Healing Tao Basic Practices.