SPIRITUAL TAO^® Workshops

Taught by Steven Sy, ONLINE using Zoom Platform

COURSE DETAILS:
4 days:  Sat-Sun Apr 18-19, 2026 and Sat-Sun Apr 25-26, 2026
Each day runs from 8:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm [extended hours]  (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME -- [UTC-4 ] )

PREREQUISITE: ST208: Healing Love 8 + Iron Shirt Qigong 2 

NOTE:  This course is NOT open to those who have not already had the Basics 1-5 sequence and Healing Love 1-8.
Students will only be allowed to enroll if they have completed the ST101-105 and ST201-208 sequence

OVERVIEW

Our goal is renew and refresh the material from Healing Love 8, along with continuing our skills with Vision Qigong.  We look to polish up the Yi Jin Jing that we began back in Healing Love 4.    From here, we start to explore aspects of the multi-orgasmic man and an introduction to dual cultivation.  The primary benefit here are the organs and the bone marrow.

The theme of this class is:    The Multi-Orgasmic Man and Intro to Dual Cultivation

Along with reviewing Yi Jin Jing and continuing our development of Vision Qigong methods, we explore issues surrounding the multi-orgasmic man.  This then completes the solo cultivation methods.  We then start a discussion of dual cultivation methods.  The process is always guided by the important use of sexual energy to heal the physical and emotional bodies of the participants.  While the primary health benefit is to heal the organs and the bone marrow, we are also learning how the material can deepen the bond between partners.  This sets the stage for the multi-orgasmic woman and advanced aspects of the sexual experience covered in Healing Love 10.  

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 ST208 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 8-10  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, Yi Jin Jing, Vision Qigong, 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 8 new material
Vision Qigong [Formula 3.6]
The "Power of 7 and 8"
Chasing After the Male Orgasm [men]
Big Draw [men]:  Drawbacks
Problems with "Million Dollar Point" techniques [men]
Stimulating the Male G-spot [men]
Some Multi-orgasmic Techniques for Men [men]
Slaying the White Tiger Recipe [men]
Summary of Methods to Resolve Excess Horniness
The Classical Deer Exercises for Men and Women
Intro to Dual Cultivation
Basic Practical Dual Cultivation Approach to Heal Partners
The Eight Benefits
Some additional Multi-orgasmic Techniques
Premature Ejaculation [men]
The Dangers of Sexual Vampirism in Dual Cultivation

What are the next steps after the Healing Love 9 material?

Along with the material in this section, we will review some of the meditations and qigong from Healing Love 8

In total, I look forward to sharing "Healing Love 9" 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  ST210: Healing Love 10

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 May 9-10, 2026 and Sat-Sun May 16-17, 2026
Each day runs from 9:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm  (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME -- [UTC-4 ] )

PREREQUISITE:  ST101: Qigong Meditation Basics 1
This course reviews and continues the course material from Qigong Meditation Basics 1

OVERVIEW

Our goal is renew and refresh the material from Qigong Meditation Basics 1  and then to explore methods to increase one's energy levels in the body.  We balance the energy in the body, explore breathing techniques, look to methods to ignite internal energy, and continue soft-body movement exercises to help accomplish this.   This allows us to feel more vital and vibrant in our everyday living.

The theme of this class is:   Breathing Techniques and the Three Fires

After reviewing the basic methods of Qigong Meditation Basics 1  for dealing with the primary energy drain of the body (namely lack of grounding and negative emotional states), we look to balance our energy and explore methods to increase our overall energy.  Reviewing the emotional work is essential, so that any energy we add to the system does not end up being wasted by simply amplifying negative emotions.  With this as foundation, we explore ancient Chinese breathing methods combined with internal work to build up the energy of the body.  In so doing, we work with the internal power plants of the body (the Three Fires).   All of this is supported by learning additional soft-body movement exercises (qigong) and a qigong form called Activate the Three Fires.  

 
ABOUT QIGONG MEDITATION BASICS 2

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

1. Classical Microcosmic Orbit:  balance inner energy and rejuvenate the body
2. Natural Breathing Qi Ball:  natural relaxation method one can do anywhere
3. Reverse Breathing Qi Ball:  easy meditative way to feed qi to the kidneys

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

• Tao Yin Qigong (2nd set):  learn ways to invigorate through basic stretching
• Micro Orbit Water Wheel:  simple physical qigong to help open the microcosmic orbit
• Ocean Breathing:  simple but powerful soft body movement to increase qi flow
• Seated Qigong:  simple movements done in a chair to revitalize
• Deep Earth Pulsing:  soft body movement method to get grounded
• Breathing Methods:  natural, bellows (energizer), holding the one to activate the three fires
• Activate the Three Fires Form:  qigong form designed to ignite healing energy   (Part 1 to Three Fires and Six Directions Form)
• Phoenix:  short qigong practice using the Six Healing Sounds
• Iron Bridge:  undo compression and tension in the upper back with this practice

Along with the material in this section, we will review some of the meditations and qigong from Qigong Meditation Basics 1.

COURSE SYLLABUS

Review of Basics 1 material
What are the Six Channel Systems of Acupuncture?
What are the Eight Extraordinary Channels?
What are the Channels of the Microcosmic Orbit?
Classical Microcosmic Orbit:  balance inner energy and rejuvenate the body
Classical Microcosmic Orbit:  what is its function?
Classical Microcosmic Orbit:  what are the acupoints of the microcosmic orbit?
Classical Microcosmic Orbit:  Guided PRACTICE
Micro Orbit Water Wheel:  Guided PRACTICE
Astronomy and Spiritual Connections of the Microcosmic Orbit
More details on collecting energy
What are the dantians?
Do the dantians have color?
Ocean Breathing:  simple but powerful soft body movement to increase qi flow
Ocean Breathing:  Guided PRACTICE
What is the value of Ocean Breathing?
Seated Qigong:  qigong practices you can do seated in a chair
Seated Qigong:  Guided PRACTICE
What is Natural Breathing?
Natural Breathing Qi Ball:  what is its function?
Natural Breathing Qi Ball:  Guided PRACTICE
Deep Earth Pulsing:  soft body movement method to get grounded
Deep Earth Pulsing:  Guided PRACTICE
What is bellows breath?
Phoenix:  short qigong practice using the Six Healing Sounds
Phoenix:  Guided PRACTICE
Iron Bridge:  undo compression and tension in the upper back with this practice
Iron Bridge:  Guided PRACTICE
What are the Three Fires?
Where are the Three Fires?
How do you activate the Three Fires?
What is the Holding the One (to Activate the Three Fires) meditation?
Holding the One (to Activate the Three Fires) meditation
More details on Tao Yin Qigong
Tao Yin Qigong (2nd set):  learn ways to invigorate through basic stretching
Tao Yin Qigong (2nd set):  Guided PRACTICE
What is the Activate the Three Fires Form?
Activate the Three Fires Form:  Guided PRACTICE
What is the Three Fires and Six Directions form?
What are the next steps after the Basics 2 material?

In total, I look forward to sharing "Qigong Meditation Basics 2" 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  ST103: Qigong Meditation Basics 3

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 Mar 21-22, 2026 and Sat-Sun Mar 28-29, 2026
Each day runs from 9:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:30pm  (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME -- [UTC-4 ] )

NO PREREQUISITES
No previous background in qigong or qigong meditation required.

OVERVIEW

Our goal is restore and improve physical health through soft-body movement exercise and ancient Chinese meditative methods to bring balance to the emotional body.  This releases tension and stress, and eliminates toxic emotions.

The theme of this class is:  Qigong Basics and Emotional Stabilization

Without techniques to get grounded, your everyday life can be difficult to manage.  Interpersonal relationships suffer.  Negative emotional states drain the body of energy.  If you feel tired and drained all the time, the first step is to tackle the things that drain your body of energy . . . namely negative emotional states and the inability to be grounded in interpersonal relationships.  This is our first step.  We explore a variety of techniques to deal with these issues, using ancient Chinese meditative methods as well as rejuvenating soft-body exercises (qigong).

 
ABOUT QIGONG MEDITATION BASICS 1

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

1. Inner Smile Meditation:  cultivate self-acceptance and decrease inner conflicts
2. Lotus Meditation:  balance internal temperature and send love to surroundings
3. Six Healing Sounds:  detoxify negative emotions and memories

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

• Yiquan Standing Meditation:  get grounded emotionally through basic standing
• Introduction to Tao Yin Qigong:  learn ways to invigorate through basic stretching
• Qigong Basics:  soft body movements to stimulate the relaxation response
• Five Animal Frolics:  qigong forms mimicking five animals for emotional detox

COURSE SYLLABUS

Introduction
How to understand Chinese terms
What is qi and qigong?
Qigong Basics:  soft body movements to stimulate the relaxation response
Qigong Basics:  Guided PRACTICE
Qigong Basics:  what are the energetics?
What is Tai Chi? Is it qigong?
What is grounding?
Why is it important to get grounded?
How can you tell if you are ungrounded?
Grounding vs. emotional repression
What does pop culture teach us about grounding?
What grounding methods can we use from Zen?
Yiquan Standing Meditation:  get grounded emotionally through basic standing
Yiquan Standing Meditation:  Guided PRACTICE
Yiquan Standing Meditation:  what are the energetics?
What generates negative emotions?
The source of all negative emotions
Qigong meditations and the mind-body connection
Inner Smile Meditation:  cultivate self-acceptance and decrease inner conflicts
Inner Smile Meditation:  what is its function?
Inner Smile Meditation:  Guided PRACTICE
Some aspects of astronomy: moon, planets, sun, stars, galaxy, supercluster, cosmic web
Why do we care about astronomical features?
Lotus Meditation:  balance internal temperature and send love to surroundings
Lotus Meditation:  what is its function?
Lotus Meditation:  Guided PRACTICE
What is Tao Yin Qigong?
Introduction to Tao Yin Qigong:  learn ways to invigorate through basic stretching
Introduction to Tao Yin Qigong:  Guided PRACTICE
What are the Five Elements?
Five Element Theory: explained in detail
Why are the Five Elements not physical objects?
What does weather have to do with the Five Elements?
What is the creation cycle and the controlling cycle?
How are the Five Elements connected to the organs and the emotions AND Why?
What are the Healing Sounds?
How is this connected to Chinese medicine and acupuncture?
The 12 Primary Organ meridians of Chinese medicine
How to apply Five Element Theory for Emotional Release
How do we deal with the brain and stored negative memories?
Color therapy . . . and which colors do the organs like?
Six Healing Sounds:  detoxify negative emotions and memories
Six Healing Sounds:  what is its function?
Six Healing Sounds:  Guided PRACTICE
If we detox sick emotional energy, are we polluting?
How to apply emotional tools in daily life
Why do we do the practices in a certain order?
Five Animal Frolics:  qigong forms mimicking five animals for emotional detox
Five Animal Frolics:  what is their history?
Five Animal Frolics:  Guided PRACTICE
What is the history of the five elements?
What are the five elements of the planets AND why?
What are some useful five element correspondences and why?
Lifestyle Issues: how do they affect the organs and the emotions?
What are the next steps after the Basics 1 material?

In total, I look forward to sharing "Qigong Meditation Basics 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  ST102: Qigong Meditation Basics 2

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.