SPIRITUAL TAO^® Workshops

Taught by Steven Sy, ONLINE using Zoom Platform

COURSE DETAILS:
4 days:  Sat-Sun Jul 19-20, 2025 and Sat-Sun Jul 26-27, 2025
Each day runs from 9:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm  (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME -- [UTC-4] )

PREREQUISITE:  ST102: Qigong Meditation Basics 2
This course continues the course material from Qigong Meditation Basics 2.

OVERVIEW

Our goal is renew and refresh the material from Qigong Meditation Basics 2  and then to explore methods to awaken the healing light.   We explore a qigong form for healing and more physical body qigong for grounding.  All of these strengthen our physical body, our healing capacity, and open us up to a higher level of conscious awareness.

The theme of this class is:   Awaken the Healing Light + Three Fires and Six Directions Form

After reviewing the basic methods of Qigong Meditation Basics 2  for improving our energy levels through breathing techniques and activating the three fires, we look to awaken the healing light.  This healing light has the ability to heal the body, rejuvenate the brain, and also raise our consciousness to a higher level.  We use this healing light in a variety of ways.  We also learn a powerful healing form, the Three Fires and Six Directions Form.  We also learn new ways to strengthen the physical body and improve our grounding with an some elementary exercises from Iron Shirt Qigong 1.  The Awaken Healing Light material serves as the foundation for later material in Wisdom Qigong and the new grounding exercises serve as the foundation for later material in Iron Shirt Qigong 1, both of which are covered in Qigong Meditation Basics 4 + Wisdom Qigong + Iron Shirt Qigong 1. 

ABOUT QIGONG MEDITATION BASICS 3 

We will learn to Awaken the Healing Light and two new fundamental meditations for emotional and spiritual well-being:

1. Awaken the Healing Light:  gain awareness and capture primordial light, for healing and spiritual awareness
2. Counterforce Breathing Qi Ball:  generate programmable healing qi (yuan qi)
3. Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit:  break up blockages along the microcosmic orbit

In addition to the meditations, we will learn some supportive physical qigong:

• Breathing Methods:  awaken the healing light, counterforce, along with a review of QMB2 breathing methods
• Three Fires and Six Directions Form II--Part I review, plus Six Directions, Activate Crystal Palace, Immune Qigong
• Introduction to Iron Shirt Qigong 1:   standing meditation postures to help assist a person get more grounded 

Along with the material in this section, we will review some of the meditations and qigong from Qigong Meditation Basics 2.

COURSE SYLLABUS

Review of Basics 2 new material
What are the Six Directions?
Learning the Six Directions practice
What is Iron Shirt Qigong 1?
What is Embracing the Tree?
What is rooting?
Embracing the Tree (lower structure):  Guided PRACTICE
How to root the lower structure
What is Awakening the Healing Light?
Awakening the Healing Light:  Embryonic Breathing Method
Awakening the Healing Light:  Unihorn
Awakening the Healing Light:  Triangle Method
What is the crystal palace, and what can we use it for?
Crystal Palace and Dantian Fire
Crystal Palace and Rainbow Prism
Crystal Palace and Feeding the Glands
Awakening the Healing Light:  Crown
Three Fires and Six Directions Form:  Part I review, plus Six Directions, Activate Crystal Palace, Immune Qigong
Three Fires and Six Directions Form:  Learning the Form
Three Fires and Six Directions Form:  Guided PRACTICE
Embracing the Tree (complete structure):  Guided PRACTICE
How to do use a partner to improve your Embracing the Tree, aka "Pushing"
Awakening the Healing Light:  Pole Star
Awakening the Healing Light:  Moon
What is Counterforce Breathing?
Counterforce Breathing Qi Ball:  what is its function?
Counterforce Breathing Qi Ball:  Guided PRACTICE
What is the Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit and how it differs from Classical method
Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit:  what is its function?
Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit:  Guided PRACTICE
What the advantages and disadvantages of different orbit methods?
What are the next steps after the Basics 3 material?

In total, I look forward to sharing "Qigong Meditation Basics 3" with you. 

If anyone has any questions in advance of the class,
Steven may be contacted at his email address:    steven [at] spiritualtao [dot] com.

NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE IS  ST104: Qigong Meditation Basics 4 + Wisdom Qigong + Iron Shirt Qigong 1

At the end of this course, students will receive an attendance certificate which will identify hours completed in the MANTAK CHIA^® system, which may be used toward the certification requirements in his system.

Do you want to be an Associate Instructor or an Instructor?  If so, click on Certificate Program for more information.
This course is a main core course in the curriculum.

Taught by Steven Sy, ONLINE using Zoom Platform

COURSE DETAILS:
4 days:  Sat-Sun Aug 2-3, 2025 and Sat-Sun Aug 9-10, 2025
Each day runs from 8:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm [extended hours]  (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME -- [UTC-4 ] )

PREREQUISITE: ST204: Healing Love 4 

NOTE:  This course is NOT open to those who have not already had the Basics 1-5 sequence, Iron Shirt 1, and Healing Love 1-4.
Students will only be allowed to enroll if they have completed the ST101-105 and ST201, ST202, ST203, ST204 sequence

OVERVIEW

Our goal is renew and refresh the material from Healing Love 4, along with continuing our skills with Intro Iron Shirt 2.  We then study several very aroused (very warm)--i.e. "horny"--sexual energy methods.  The primary benefit here is the gland system, the organs, and the bone marrow

The theme of this class is:    Healing Love 4 Review  + Very Aroused Sexual Energy Methods to Heal the Body

Along with continuing our development of Introductory Iron Shirt 2, we review the aroused (warm) sexual energy techniques from the course Healing Love 4.  We continue to work with circulating the energy in the body for overall body and health rejuvenation.  We address the common problem of "Lack of Sexual Desire" or libido, while simultaneously introducing the counterpart techniques of using very aroused (very warm)--i.e. "horny"--sexual energy in a way to heal the body, rather than wasting it or feeling frustrated.

ABOUT HEALING LOVE

This course will contain a mixture of qigong, qigong meditation, and educational training.  

This course is the continuation to the Healing Love training from the previous ST204 course.

Because some may have questions about what this course entails, let me be clear on the following important points:

• The focus is on qigong and educational information for the improvement of physical health.
• Some educational information in the course, by its nature, will need to include anatomical drawings or tasteful photos, relating to sexual health.
• Students will learn all material safely with their clothes on.   No disrobing of participants or sexual activity will take place in the classroom.
• One does NOT need any kind of "sexual partner" to benefit from this course.  The primary focus is on your own personal healing. 
• Any discussion of topics relating to sexual health will be dealt with in a mature fashion, both in presentation and questions/answers.
• Students can be assured that they can ask any question relating to sexual energy or human sexuality without judgment, and given serious reply.
• Course is suitable for people of all genders and all sexual orientations.

Course Goals:

• Improve one's health involving the pelvic floor
• Use sexual energy to heal and revitalize the body
• Learn to preserve, conserve, and enhance sexual energy

Along with the material in this section, we will review some of the meditations and qigong from Healing Love 4.

COURSE SYLLABUS

Review of Healing Love 4 new material
Qi Weight-Lifting Methods [men]
Qi Weight-Lifting Methods [women]
Some Advanced Aspects of Qi Weight-Lifting
Qi Ball Sexual Microcosmic Orbit
Self-Intercourse Meditation
Tao Yin Qigong (6th set):  learn to invigorate through basic stretching
Tao Yin Qigong (6th set):  Guided PRACTICE
Working with VERY WARM Sexual Energy
Lack of Sexual Desire
11 New Qigong Prescriptions for Libido
Erection Enhancement Practice
Milk Line Qigong [VERY WARM version]
Power Lock
Power Lock Recipe for Healing
Applications of Power Lock to Jade Egg Practices [women]

What are the next steps after the Healing Love 5 material?

In total, I look forward to sharing "Healing Love 5" with you.

If anyone has any questions in advance of the class,
Steven may be contacted at his email address:    steven [at] spiritualtao [dot] com.

NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE IS  ST206: Healing Love 6

At the end of this course, students will receive an attendance certificate which will identify hours completed in the MANTAK CHIA^® system, which may be used toward the certification requirements in his system.

Do you want to be an Associate Instructor or an Instructor?  If so, click on Certificate Program for more information.
This course is a main core course in the curriculum.

Taught by Steven Sy, ONLINE using Zoom Platform

COURSE DETAILS:
4 days:  Sat-Sun Sep 6-7, 2024 and Sat-Sun Sep 13-14, 2025
Each day runs from 8:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm [extended hours]  (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME -- [UTC-4 ] )

PREREQUISITE:  ST103: Qigong Meditation Basics 3
This course continues the course material from Qigong Meditation Basics 3.

OVERVIEW

Our goal is renew and refresh the material from Qigong Meditation Basics 3 .  From there, we deepen physical body qigong methods for grounding with Iron Shirt Qigong 1  and we deepen the Awaken Healing Light methods with Wisdom Qigong.  All of these strengthen our physical body, our healing capacity, and open us up to a higher level of conscious awareness.

The theme of this class is:   Advanced Grounding and Healing Light Practices 

After reviewing the basic methods of Qigong Meditation Basics 3  for awakening the healing light, we learn ways to rejuvenate the sense organs with Qi Self-Massage.  We explore ways to strengthen our fascia (connective tissue) with some wonderful rooted practices (Iron Shirt Qigong 1 ), that also help us get more deeply grounded.  We also take the Awaken Healing Light material to a higher-level, by exploring the brain rejuvenation practices of Wisdom Qigong.  All of these practices are expanded on further in the next course Qigong Meditation Basics 5 + Craniosacral Qigong + Intro Healing Love.

ABOUT QIGONG MEDITATION BASICS 4

We will learn three new fundamental meditations for emotional and spiritual well-being:

1. Reverse Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit:  alternate qi ball microcosmic orbit to sedate the body
2. Classical Large Microcosmic Orbit:  grounds and balances upper/lower parts of the body
3. Qi Ball Large Microcosmic Orbit:  breaks up blockages along the large microcosmic orbit with two different spins

In addition to the meditations, we will learn some supportive physical qigong:

• Tao Yin Qigong (3rd set):  learn ways to invigorate through basic stretching
• Breathing Methods:  review of QMB3 breathing methods with awakening healing light, along with Wisdom Qigong
• Wisdom Qigong:  introductory methods to rejuvenate the brain
• Qi Self-Massage (Part 1)
• Iron Shirt Qigong 1  (see below)

Along with the material in this section, we will review some of the meditations and qigong from Qigong Meditation Basics 3.

ABOUT IRON SHIRT QIGONG 1

Iron Shirt Qigong 1 is a system of standing meditation.

Specifically, it is a set of standing meditation postures designed to help you become more grounded and stable emotionally through your connection to the Earth. Through this deeper level of grounding, you find that over time your ability to remain detached from your emotions will also increase. In this way, you become more stable: rather than being controlled by your emotions, you become more able to detach from them and view them objectively as a witness. Consequently, Iron Shirt 1 becomes the necessary complement to any spiritual work for managing your emotions.

The Iron Shirt 1 postures themselves also serve to strengthen the physical body, which is a necessary tool to ward off the effects of aging. The old masters knew that they could not do their lengthy meditative and spiritual techniques without a strong body to sustain them, and they consequently looked to such methods.

Specifically, the Iron Shirt 1 postures serve to strengthen the body's core. In particular, connective tissue strengthens, blood circulation improves, and general body patterns of tension dissolve. Through the connection to the ground, healing energy from the Earth rises up into your body, and helps to promote both physical and emotional healing.

The focus in Iron Shirt 1 is on body alignment and structure. This not only enhances the grounding effect, but it serves to strengthen the physical body as well. Through this process, you develop an added awareness of your own internal life-force energy (or qi) and are able to supplement that with additional qi rising up into your body from the Earth. By strengthening your fascia (connective tissue), you will be better able to protect your internal organs and keep them healthy. This will in turn help to support the tendons, ligaments, joints, and bones, which are covered more extensively in the higher levels of Iron Shirt.

In total, the techniques taught in Iron Shirt 1 serve as a fundamental building block for a whole program of courses that are designed to build the physical body and continue the pathway of deeper levels of grounding. They form a necessary ingredient for higher levels of Iron Shirt, Tai Chi, and both martial and spiritual arts programs.

At the same time, the physical and emotional grounding that is provided, is a necessary prerequisite for continuing the meditative and spiritual pathway of Taoist meditation and alchemy. It only through becoming more deeply embodied that meditative practices become a whole-body energetic transformative process.

The material for the Iron Shirt 1 section will be:

• Phoenix  (review from QMB3)
• Iron Bridge  (review from QMB3)
• Embracing the Tree  (review from QMB3)
• Iron Bar
• Turtle I
• Holding the Golden Urn--Yang Position
• Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #1
• Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #2
• Turtle II
  
• Water Buffalo--Static
  
• Water Buffalo--Dynamic
  
• Advanced Iron Shirt 1 (if time permits)
• Overview of Higher Levels of Iron Shirt Qigong

COURSE SYLLABUS

Review of Basics 3 new material
What is Qi Self-Massage?
What are some practices of Qi Self-Massage?
Qi Self-Massage:  ways to rejuvenate the sense organs through self-touch
Qi Self-Massage (Part 1):  Guided PRACTICE
Review of Basic Iron Shirt 1: Phoenix, Iron Bridge, Embracing the Tree
Iron Bar:  Guided PRACTICE
Turtle I:  Guided PRACTICE
How to maintain good structure in Turtle I
How to do use a partner to improve your Turtle I, aka "Pushing"
Advanced Storage Methods for Healing Light
Distributing Violet Light into the Qi/Energy Body
Tao Yin Qigong (3rd set):  learn to invigorate through basic stretching
Tao Yin Qigong (3rd set):  Guided PRACTICE
What is a good method to deal with Sinus issues and allergies?
Holding the Golden Urn--Yang Position:  Guided PRACTICE
How to maintain good structure in Holding the Golden Urn--Yang Position
How to do use a partner to improve your Holding the Golden Urn--Yang Position, aka "Pushing"
Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #1:  Guided PRACTICE
How to maintain good structure in Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #1
How to do use a partner to improve your Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #1, aka "Pushing"
Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #2:  Guided PRACTICE
How to maintain good structure in Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #2
How to do use a partner to improve your Holding the Golden Urn--Yin #2, aka "Pushing"
Reverse Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit:  what is its function?
Reverse Qi Ball Microcosmic Orbit:  Guided PRACTICE
How reverse qi ball micro differs from qi ball micro method
How can we revitalize the brain?
Overview of Wisdom Qigong
Wisdom Qigong:  Awaken Healing Light and Enhance Crystal Palace
Classical Large Microcosmic Orbit:  what is its function?
Classical Large Microcosmic Orbit:  what are the acupoints of the large microcosmic orbit?
Classical Large Microcosmic Orbit:  Guided PRACTICE
Turtle II:  Guided PRACTICE
How to maintain good structure in Turtle II
How to do use a partner to improve your Turtle II, aka "Pushing"
Water Buffalo--Static & Dynamic:  Guided PRACTICE
Rooted Phoenix & One-Legged Stance:  Demo
Qi Ball Large Microcosmic Orbit:  what is its function?
Qi Ball Large Microcosmic Orbit:  Guided PRACTICE
Wisdom Qigong:  Nature Forces
What do the regions of the brain correspond to?
Wisdom Qigong:  Organ/Brain connection
Wisdom Qigong:  Gain Wisdom from Planets
What are the next steps after the Basics 4 + Wisdom Qigong + Iron Shirt 1 material? 

In total, I look forward to sharing "Qigong Meditation Basics 4 + Wisdom Qigong + Iron Shirt Qigong 1" with you. 

If anyone has any questions in advance of the class,
Steven may be contacted at his email address:    steven [at] spiritualtao [dot] com.

NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE IS  ST105: Qigong Meditation Basics 5 + Craniosacral Qigong + Intro Healing Love

At the end of this course, students will receive an attendance certificate which will identify hours completed in the MANTAK CHIA^® system, which may be used toward the certification requirements in his system.

Do you want to be an Associate Instructor or an Instructor?  If so, click on Certificate Program for more information.
This course is a main core course in the curriculum.

Taught by Steven Sy, ONLINE using Zoom Platform

COURSE DETAILS:
4 days:  Sat-Sun Sep 20-21, 2025 and Sat-Sun Sep 27-28, 2025
Each day runs from 8:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm [extended hours]  (EASTERN STANDARD TIME -- [UTC-5 ] )

PREREQUISITE: ST205: Healing Love 5 

NOTE:  This course is NOT open to those who have not already had the Basics 1-5 sequence, Iron Shirt 1, and Healing Love 1-5.
Students will only be allowed to enroll if they have completed the ST101-105 and ST201-205 sequence

OVERVIEW

Our goal is renew and refresh the material from Healing Love 5, along with continuing our skills with Iron Shirt 2.  We then begin an introduction to hot methods.  The primary benefit here is the gland system, the organs, and the bone marrow

The theme of this class is:    Foundational Hot Sexual Energy Material

Along with reviewing our ongoing development of Iron Shirt 2, we review very aroused (very warm)--i.e. "horny"--sexual energy methods from the course Healing Love 5.  We then finish those topics left over from the previous course.  We continue to work with circulating the energy in the body for overall body and health rejuvenation.  We also address a major issue relating to the loss of energy as a result of ejaculation, and how we can correct that problem without messing up the prostate gland from abstinence or other approaches.   We look at some foundational material for preserving sexual energy with sexual activity, and how to use that to heal the body. We set the groundwork for preserving sexual energy with sexual activity, multi-orgasmic practices, and the dual cultivation practices that follow in the courses Healing Love 7-8.

ABOUT HEALING LOVE

This course will contain a mixture of qigong, qigong meditation, and educational training.  

This course is the continuation to the Healing Love training from the previous ST205 course.

Because some may have questions about what this course entails, let me be clear on the following important points:

• The focus is on qigong and educational information for the improvement of physical health.
• Some educational information in the course, by its nature, will need to include anatomical drawings or tasteful photos, relating to sexual health.
• Students will learn all material safely with their clothes on.   No disrobing of participants or sexual activity will take place in the classroom.
• One does NOT need any kind of "sexual partner" to benefit from this course.  The primary focus is on your own personal healing. 
• Any discussion of topics relating to sexual health will be dealt with in a mature fashion, both in presentation and questions/answers.
• Students can be assured that they can ask any question relating to sexual energy or human sexuality without judgment, and given serious reply.
• Course is suitable for people of all genders and all sexual orientations.

Course Goals:

• Improve one's health involving the pelvic floor
• Use sexual energy to heal and revitalize the body
• Learn to preserve, conserve, and enhance sexual energy
• Learn sexual energy methods:  physical, soul, spiritual

NOTE: 

A large part of the theoretical material of Healing Love 6-8 relates to the "Advanced Healing Love Practices", that can be referred to as the health and healing methods of the "art of the bedchamber"--that is, using the cultivation of sexual energy through sexual activity to heal oneself or one's loving partner. 

These topics for obvious reasons are not demonstrated in the classroom.  The material is discussed in a theoretical way, for those who wish to practice outside of the classroom with a partner.   The material is "educational" in nature, with a large part of the practice portion of the class devoted not to bedchamber arts, but to the qigong practices already developed in previous coursework for additional reinforcement (such as Iron Shirt 2, Tao Yin, as well as more fundamental Healing Love practices).  

Just as the earlier Healing Love courses were devoted to the practical part of how to heal as an individual, the same holds in these advanced classes, and it is not necessary to have any kind of partner for these classes.   

Main goals for this advanced material is allow people to continue to have their healthy sexual lives, but to do it in a way where the enormous energy that is used through sexual activity is not wasted, but instead this energy is used to both deepen bonds and amplify the health of all involved. 

25% of the body's energy is devoted to the sexual organs, regardless of one's personal desire for sexual activity.  It is important to have a full picture of all possible ways to preserve this energy for health and healing, as well as to understand how the loving energy of the heart can interact with this sexual energy to create a very healing energy for the body (of oneself or of a partner).

COURSE SYLLABUS

Review of Healing Love 5 new material
Orgasmic Upward Draw
Working with HOT Sexual Energy
Division of Energy
Energy Loss Through Ejaculation [men]
Rhythm Formula [men]
Golden Rule of Preservation [men]
Ejaculation Frequency [men]
Prostate Needs vs. Life Preservation Issues [men]
Methods to Conserve Energy with Ejaculation [men]
Methods to Extend Ejaculation Bounds [men]
Dangers of Sexual Vampirism Involving Ejaculation
Special Issues for Adolescents

What are the next steps after the Healing Love 6 material?

Along with the material in this section, we will review some of the meditations and qigong from Healing Love 5

In total, I look forward to sharing "Healing Love 6" with you.

If anyone has any questions in advance of the class,
Steven may be contacted at his email address:    steven [at] spiritualtao [dot] com.

NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE IS  ST207: Healing Love 7

At the end of this course, students will receive an attendance certificate which will identify hours completed in the MANTAK CHIA^® system, which may be used toward the certification requirements in his system.

Do you want to be an Associate Instructor or an Instructor?  If so, click on Certificate Program for more information.
This course is a main core course in the curriculum.