Energy Balance through the Tao: Exercises for Cultivating Yin Energy »

A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Healing Tao System in North America in 1979 and developed it worldwide as European Tao Yoga and Universal Healing Tao. He has taught and certified tens of thousands of students and instructors from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and the Universal Healing Tao training center in northern Thailand and is the author of thirty-one books, including Inner Smile, Cosmic Fusion, Sexual Reflexology, and the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

The Taoist system of Tao Yin is one of the oldest and most diverse forms of exercise in China. Tao Yin focuses on creating balance between internal and external energies and revitalizing the body, mind, and spirit with a combination of strength, flexibility, and internal energy exercises.

Foreword: Poetry in Motion

Part 1 Foundations

1 Man, Nature, the Universe, and Tao Yin
2 The History of Tao Yin
3 Tao Yin and the Universal Tao System
4 The Physical Benefits of Tao Yin
5 Tan Tien Consciousness: The Second Brain
6 Preparation and General Instructions

Part 2 Tao Yin Exercises

7 Set 1: Foundations--Conscious Breathing, Energy Balancing, Spine and Psoas Conditioning
8 Set 2: More Spine and Psoas Conditioning, Lymph Laughing, and Ring-Muscle Power
9 Set 3: Spirit of the Love Cobra--Developing Yi
10 Set 4: Opening Meridians, Removing Abdominal Chi Blockages, Increasing Body Oxygen
11 Set 5: The Straight Vector in the Curve--Stretching and Growing the Tendons
12 Finish with Yin Meditation

Appendix: The Twelve Meridians

About the Author

The Universal Tao System and Training Center

Index