"You can't keep the ping-pong balls under water," says the man who teaches us Westerners how to transform our stress into vitality. World-famous for his writings on Taoist practices from Tai Chi to sexuality, Mantak Chia is about to visit London.

 

Taoist Master, inspiring teacher and author of over twenty books, he has, perhaps more than any other living master, changed the lives of ordinary people. In his great work as healer and teacher, Chia founded the system known as the "Healing" or "Universal Tao" so sharing the Taoist arts from Tantra to Tai Chi with the world. 

 

He was born in Bangkok to Chinese parents in 1944. His father was a Baptist minister - the first break in many generations of Taoist Healers. In a land of Buddhism, with strong Hindu, animist and shamanic influences, Mantak Chia was brought up as a Christian - but was initiated at the age of 6 into meditation practices by local Buddhist monks.

 

His pursuit of Taoist teachings led him to Master Yi Eng - White Cloud - in the mountains near Hong Kong and the ancient hermit instructed young Chia to open their secret traditions to the West. In 1996, after twenty years in the West, he founded the Tao Garden, his home and a healing and meditation centre in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, from where he travels the world spreading the warmth, clarity and humour

that make his teachings so enjoyable.

 

November 4th sees the first of three powerful workshops, at the Columbia Hotel, Lancaster Gate, London W2, with "Learning to Heal your Self". This workshop gives simple and powerful tools to unleash the healing power within. His second workshop, "Awakening Spirit", over the weekend 5/6th November, offers new material derived from ancient secrets designed to awaken the original spirit of man; free of karmic clutter and the conditioning of this mundane dimension. 

 

The third workshop is a 4-day Cosmic Healing Practitioner Certification Course, running from Monday 7^th through to Thursday 10th November, when this living Taoist Master transmits the secrets of non-contact power-healing: QiGong Therapy or Taoist Colour Healing. Connecting with the etheric energy-centres and the brains of the organs - which receive impressions and store energy just like the brain in the head -

allows healing of the organic aura.

 

An inspiring and accessible speaker, Mantak Chia has taught thousands of students the principles of Taoist internal practice.  He understands what we do not and by integrating esoteric learning with western anatomy and physiology, he creates a unique view of the sacred practices that makes sense and that work for westerners.

 

Workshops must be booked in advance. For tickets and information call 0700 078 1195, or visit www.healing-tao.co.uk/ht_mantakvisit.htm. Workshops held at The Columbia Hotel, Lancaster Gate, London. W2.

 

Workshop 1: "Learning to Heal your Self" - Friday 4th November.

Workshop 2: "Awakening Spirit" - Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th November.

Workshop 3: Cosmic Healing Practitioner Certification Course - Monday 7th to Thursday 10th November.

 

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WHAT'S NEW? come to any of the following as an ABSOLUTE BEGINNER: no pre-requisites

 

SHIATSU next 5-Day INTENSIVE  www.learn-shiatsu.co.uk/ls_intensive_weekdays.htm 3rd to 7th October 2005

 

next SHIATSU OPEN EVENING  www.learn-shiatsu.co.uk/LS_friday_taster.htm 30th September no need to book just turn up 6.30 to 9pm £9

 

next TAOIST TRAINING Step 1 www.healing-tao.co.uk/ht_foundation.htm 26 & 27 November www.healing-tao.co.uk/ht_calender.htm

 

TAI CHI & CHI KUNG www.healing-tao.co.uk/ht_taichi.htm Tai Chi & Chi Kung Weekly: Monday evenings 6.30 to 8 pm £12 no need to book

 

MANTAK CHIA VISITS LONDON  Info: www.healing-tao.co.uk/ht_mantakvisit.htm November 4-10

 

Mantak Chia Books & Products  www.healing-tao.co.uk/mantak_chia_taoist_training_books_products.htm

 

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