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Sexual Secrets of India and China

A Discussion with Charles Muir

& Tao Master Mantak Chia

COSM -542 W. 27th St.- 4th Floor

Saturday, May 31

7:30 PM; $20

Call 212-564-4253 for tickets and info.

For the first time in recent history, representatives of the sexual traditions of the two great cultures of India and China will come together to discuss the practical and esoteric nature of their sexual arts. Charles Muir, the pioneer of the modern Tantra movement in the west will meet Master Mantak Chia who has brought forth the hidden Taoist practices of ancient China. This will be a historic occasion. This event will be moderated by Alan Steinfeld and Sharon Smith with commentary by Allyson and Alex Grey.

Charles Muir has been deeply involved in practicing yoga's spiritual aspects since the 1960’s. As a teacher of yoga, he observed that the traditional yogic methods of celibacy as a way of expressing one's sexual energy was inappropriate for most of his yoga students who were householders. In 1980, he originated Tantra: The Art of Conscious Loving. Muir’s gift is his ability to translate the sexual practices of ancient India so they can be understood by the western mind. To this end, he has developed unique experiential exercises that transform sex into a profound and loving meditation that increases intimacy, joy, and connection in a couple's life. He is well-known for his innovations around sacred spot massage as well as the elevated role of the goddess in sexual practices.

Master Mantak Chia was trained in the most sacred and closely held Taoist practices, formulas and methods of internal alchemy, culminating in the Reunion of Heaven and Human. He was one of the first to bring these Immortal practices to western students, His first two books, Cultivating Male (and Female) Sexual Energy were breakthroughs in in helping men and women tap into a deeper level of sexual energy. He created the Universal Healing Tao system to effectively share the ancient Chinese meditative and internal energy practices transmitted to him by a series of masters and teachers from throughout Asia. By re-establishing a direct connection with the natural energies surrounding us, the subtle awareness necessary for spiritual progress arises spontaneously. Ultimately, the boundaries of the physical body are transcended by the development of the soul and spirit bodies.

Alan Steinfeld has been the host of the popular cable program New Realities for over 15 years. The program specializes in interviews with the world’s leading artists, healers, scientist and spiritual leaders. He is the founder of the holistic web portal www.newrealities.com that tracks all the body/mind/spirit activities in the New York area. His television program can be seen every Monday night at 9pm on channel 57 in Manhattan. He has been a student of both Charles Muir and Mantak Chia and feels this evening is one of those historic events.

Sharon Smith has been practicing and teaching Qigong, Tai Chi, & other Taoist spiritual and healing arts for over 25 years. She is certified by Master Mantak Chia's Universal Tao system as a Senior Instructor and Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner and currently teaches seminars internationally as well as regularly at the New York Open Center. She is a recipient of numerous foundation grants for her work with senior citizens and in community mental health programs. She was a spokesperson for Qigong on the nationally syndicated PBS television show, "Asian America". Sharon writes the Chinese Astrology Column for the Asian Food and Lifestyle Journal.

4/26/09

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day

Join New York City's Tai Chi & Qigong Community as we celebrate World Tai Chi & Qigong Day with a massive demonstration in Central Park.  10:00 AM sees approximately 1,000 practitioners demonstrating their forms in unison. 

Students who know the Tai Chi Chi Kung set are invited to participate. Get your wardrobe ready - black pants and a white shirt.  Meet at the entrance to the park at East 97th Street  & 5th Avenue at 9:15 AM if you plan to be in the demonstration.

I will be demonstrating the beautiful & rare Wudang Tai Chi form in the special demonstration of unique forms.  Come watch. 

      

   9:30-9:45 AM – Assembly

10:00 – 10:30 AM – Mass Demonstration

10:30 – 10:45 AM – Panoramic Group 

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10:45 – 12:30 PM – Special Demonstrations

12:30 – 12:45 PM – Communication &

             Interviews

12:45 – 1:00 PM – Cleanup

East Meadow - 97th St. & 5th Avenue

 

 
 

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Sheng Zhen Healing Qigong Healing Qigong is an easy method to learn and enjoyable to practice. Performed sitting in a chair, it utilizes the breath, simple movements, and the power of the mind to create a field of powerful healing energy that enables you, the practitioner to shift into a state of increased vitality & awareness. With regular practice, this results in a decrease of pain and accelerated healing.

Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong -- "Kuan Yin Sitting"-

Kuan Yin Sitting Qigong is one of his original beautiful movement sequences which he has not taught in New York for 5 years. A series of slow, graceful, beautiful movements, it is similar to the traditional forms of Qigong or Taichi in that it gives the same benefits, such as healing and strengthening and balancing the mind and body. But it is much more than that. Far from just being a practice that enhances one¡¦s health and happiness, this Qigong also becomes a vehicle for the transformation of consciousness. In time, it brings one into alignment with the universal energy ¡V the energy of unconditional love.

This Qigong is performed on the floor, so please bring something to sit on such as a mat, pillow or blanket. If you have difficulty sitting on the floor, you can perform it sitting on the chair. No previous experience is necessary.

 

Microcosmic Orbit, 6 Healing Sounds, Inner Smile --  Awaken your life force enrgy (Chi), open your major acupuncture meridians & learn to circulate energy internally.  These sitting practices manage stress, calm the mind, & energize the body with regular practice .  These are the foundations of sexual Energy culivation/Circulation, emotional energy work, & internal alchemy.

Solo Sexual Energy Practices for Men & Women -Learn the Taoist techniques which utilitze sexual energy for health & spiritual development. Good for overall sexual vitality, premature ejaculation, PMS, & menopause.  Women will learn Ovarian Breathing, the Orgasmic Upward Draw, Breast Massage Techniques, & Egg Exercises.  Men will learn Testicle Breathing & the Power Lock (Big Draw) & focus on separating Ejaculation from Orgasm.  Become Multi-Orgasmic! 

Dual Cultivation Practices for Couples -- Find balance & harmony in your relationships while moving them in a spiritual direction & experiencing more pleasure.   Learn to exchange sexual energy with a partner in sexual & non-sexual situations.  Healing positions, sexual reflexology & more!  No sexual contact or nudity.  Singles welcome.

Iron Shirt Chi Kung I - Chi Kung means life force training. Dynamic standing postures incorporate breathing techniques which pack air around the vital organs and direct the earth's healing power through the bone structure. Previous knowledge or simultaneous study of the Microcosmic Orbit Meditation is recommended.

Iron Shirt Chi Kung II - Iron Shirt Qigong was previously the secret teaching devised by martial artists to create the "steel body".  In contemporary life, it is used to  strengthen and move chi into the connective tissues, ligaments, joints, tendons, and finally the bones.  Learn the secrets of moving from your tendon body, send chi to your joints and ligaments, and learn to absorb and discharge power.  The perfect practice for the spring season!  Iron Shirt I recommended.


Fusion I
-- Take the next step...Begin the process of inner alchemy by transforming negative emotions and organic energy into a
neutral force, nourishing your higher spirit. Crystallized into
a "pearl", this is circulated internally, attracting energy from
external source.   
Prerequisite: Microcosmic.

Fusion II - Refining your pearl & cultivate your natural virtues & compassion. Open up other channels in the body - the Thrusting Routes (3 channels which run from the perineum to the crown) and Belt channels (9 levels) encircling the major energy centers of the body.  Prerequisite: Fusion I.

Fusion III - Open up the Bridge & Regulator Channels, the last of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels which irrigate and regulate the organs of the body. Learn powerful psychic self-protection methods to prevent burnout and protect the nervous system, spine, & brain. The energetic infrastructure allowing the body to become extremely permeable to chi circulation is now in place for further alchemical work.  Prerequisite: Fusion II