Healing Tao USA Summer Session
at Heavenly Mountain Retreat Center

Iron Shirt 2/ Tendons/Bone Marrow Neigong 3

Welcome to Heavenly Mountain’s Qi Gong retreats.

This retreat is suitable for anybody seeking increased health and vitality, people of all ages and health conditions are welcome to attend this retreat. The Qi Gong we practice in this retreat is fun to practice and easy to learn. The only pre-requisite for this course is the Micro-cosmic Orbit, which can be learned live or through home-study courses.

What is covered in this course:

Three Qi Gong Treasures

Healthy Tendons Qi Gong: Iron Shirt Qi Gong 2

(includes study of Tendon Changing Classic)

Vibrant Bones and Marrow Qi Gong: Iron Shirt Qi Gong 3

(aka Bone Marrow Nei Gong)

Eight Extraordinary Channels Qi Gong:

Fusion of the Five Elements 3 (Macro-cosmic Orbit)

Increase your health and vitality with Dr. David Twicken, DOM, L.Ac. with these three Qi Gong treasures, they are easy to learn and fun to practice, people of all ages and health conditions are welcome to attend this retreat. Qi Gong in this retreat is fun to practice and easy to learn, they are some of China’s most popular and effective Medical Qi Gong. The prerequisite for this course is the Microcosmic Orbit from any teacher, contact David with any questions.

Generating Healthy Tendons Qi Gong (Iron Shirt 2) works with Tendons, Muscles, and Acupuncture Channels, it invigorates Qi & Blood flow throughout the body. This Qi Gong has a strong influence on the Protective Qi of the body, enhancing our immune system and increasing our flexibility and vitality.

Promoting Vibrant Bones and Marrow Qi Gong (Iron Shirt 3) works with the skeletal system, bone & marrow and their ability to produce red and white blood cells. This Qi Gong Gem works with the Eight Extraordinary Channels, Jing and Yuan Qi. A powerful Medical Qi Gong. Easy to practice, profound benefits.

Eight Extraordinary Channel Qi Gong (Fusion 3) is a profound cultivation that works directly with each of the Eight Extraordinary Channels, the energetics of these channels influence the deepest aspects of our life, including Jing, Yuan Qi, chronic illnesses and emotional patterns and blockages. This is a profound Qi Gong and spiritual meditation.

During this retreat we learn about the Eight Extraordinary Channels, from Taoist medical, healing and spiritual perspectives. This knowledge is based on my 25-years of studying these channels from a wide range of sources, teachers and Taoist traditions.

Eight Extraordinary Channels Qi Gong

Fusion of the Five Elements 3

Fusion of the Five Elements 3 is an ancient Taoist Qi Gong meditation that cultivates our core channels, the Eight Extraordinary Channels, which influence every aspect of our life: physical, emotional and spiritual. This practice works directly with our deepest energies and their influences, allowing for resolving, releasing, transforming and transcending our existing imprints and patterns. This refinement process changes how Yuan Qi unfolds in our body and in our life, a more refined unfolding allows us to live in a more spontaneous and natural way.

It is common to have major shifts in awareness and increased energy levels as we practice this Qi Gong. Increased vitality and a more refined perception and experiencing of yourself and others are a normal benefit of this practice. Releasing old emotional patterns and stagnations are common occurrences, allowing subtle and more refined aspects of ourselves to manifest in a spontaneous way. This is a wonderful Taoist meditation that enhances every Qi Gong, Tai Chi or energy practice.

These core channels influence our deepest layers. Fusion 3 works with both prenatal and postnatal influences that have entered these channels creating patterns, imprints or conditioning that influences physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of our life, they are the portal to resolving old, chronic patterns. They also are the pathway to our original or Yuan nature, allowing it to unfold and be expressed at higher levels in our life.

Prenatal Influences of Jing are transported to the Eight Extraordinary Channels comprising our constitution. Postnatal Influences if not resolved can enter the Eight Extraordinary Channels, creating deep patterns or imprints that have a profound influence on our life, they can become our Post Natal constitution.

The Eight Extraordinary Channels are the bridge between Prenatal-Postnatal, internal-external and inner & outer. These special channels and their energetics allow for releasing and resolving deep and chronic emotional, psychological and spiritual patterns and allows for direct access to our true nature, it is an integral aspect in Taoist Alchemy.

Main practices at the retreat

1. Learn traditional and Taoist energetics of the Eight Extraordinary Channels, including their physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual qualities. This will include a rarely presented Taoist view of their channel energetics.

2. Learn the relationship between Jing, Yuan Qi and the Eight Extraordinary Channels.

3. Learn the pathways of these channels, revealing how they create the three Tan Tien, as well as all channels in the body. These channels are the origin of the entire channel network.

4. Practice working with each channel, experiencing their unique and collective qualities.

5. Learn to purify the aura & control the Energy Body with belt & thrusting channels.

6. Learn to enhance the connection of the inner and outer Qi field, allowing you to "dance" in the here and now, the space between your inner and outer life.

7. Practice methods of clearing and energizing these Psychic Channels.

8. Learn to identify channels and their common emotional and spiritual pathologies, this knowledge allows one to focus more attention on specific channels.

Generating Healthy Tendons, Bones & Marrow Iron Shirt Qi Gong 2 & 3

These classic Qi Gong are a powerful Medical Qi Gong, simple to learn, easy to practice, effective self-healing methods used for centuries.

Healthy Tendons Qi Gong Iron Shirt 2

From a Qi Gong perspective Tendons mean acupuncture channels, blood vessels, tendons, muscles and the Qi that flows in them.

• Gentle, Smooth Flowing, Easy and Fun to practice Qi Gong. People of all ages and most any health condition can practice this wonderful Qi Gong.

• Tendon Changing Classic stretches, stimulates and exercises tendons and muscles promoting Qi and Blood circulation enhancing vitality.

• Unique Qi Gong to work on Tendons and Defensive (Wei) Qi.

• Enhances & circulates Qi in the channels & throughout the entire body.

• This practice is one of my favorites, easy and fun to practice and has a profound influence on health. Every person should practice this Qi Gong. It can be a 5-10 minute practice.

• Enhances any Qi Gong or Tai Chi Chuan practice.

• A powerful Medical Qi Gong.

• Easy to learn and fun to practice.

Main practices for this retreat

• Traditional Shao Lin form, gently and easy to learn. This is the classic form attributed to Da Mo and is one of the most popular Qi Gong forms practiced around the world. Many Qi Gong forms are based on this classic practice, including the Eight Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin). This can become part of your daily Qi Gong warm-up.

• Classic Tendon and Joint exercises. Easy to practice Qi Gong to loosen and moisten the Tendons and Joints, promoting Qi and Blood circulation enhancing health and vitality. A powerful preventative for degenerative diseases and treatment for pain. Can be included in any Qi Gong Warm Up.

• Healing Tao’s gently, smooth flowing, rhythmic form

1. Iron Shirt 2 Qi Gong is a fun, gentle, moving Qi Gong. It will enhance any Qi Gong practice, a true gem that can be done from a standing position, no need for big space.

2. We learn to move our bodies in a smooth, rhythmic flow, circulating Qi throughout the entire body creating waves of Qi to vitalize the body.

3. Strengthens muscles, tendons and ligaments through these easy to learn forms.

4. These simple exercises make the tendons supple and strong while opening up the joints allowing for circulation of Qi and Blood, nourishing the body maintaining health.

5. Tendon Changing Qi Gong connects bones and joints into a more unified single unit of movement, strengthening their connections allowing for more effective benefits of any Qi Gong or Tai Chi form.

6. This moving Qi Gong releases toxins from the Tendo-Muscle channels.

7. An excellent Qi Gong preventative for Arthritis, Skeletal and Musculature conditions. Can be included in any Qi Gong Warm Up.

Vibrant Bones and Marrow Qi Gong Iron Shirt 3

Bone Marrow Nei Gong is a superb Medical Qi Gong that can be part of any Qi Gong practice, it is an effective system of self-healing that has been used for centuries and is a Qi Gong Treasure. This practice has a profound effect on your energy and vitality, which is channeled for health, creativity and spiritual cultivation. My experience is this Qi Gong is a powerful practice to utilize the energy developed in Qi Gong basics for our health and vitality, it is a potent practice.

To Taoists Bone Marrow practice influences Skin, Acupuncture Channels, Tendons, Muscles, Skeletal System, Bone, Marrow, Blood Cells, Kidneys, Jing, Yuan Qi and the Brain. Marrow also means the deep layers of an individual, not only anatomically but the Heart-Shen (Spirit). Bone Marrow Qi Gong cultivates the Spirit. Main Practices for this retreat Bone Marrow Qi Gong has a few levels, in this retreat we learn the foundation level in a comprehensive way, both theory and practice. I believe you will find this Qi Gong to be easy to learn, fun to practice, invigorating and something you will want to include in your regular exercise and Qi Gong practice.

A primary goal is to learn to use your Yi or attention to guide Qi throughout the energetic layers of the body, from the superficial layers of the skin, tendons and muscles to the middle layer of the fascia and internal organs to the deep layers of the bone, marrow and Jing to energize the body, bone and marrow, enhancing the body’s ability to produce higher quality of red and white blood cells.

What makes Bone Marrow Qi Gong unique is there are specific methods designed to increase Qi and guide it to burn fat from marrow, energizing marrow and increasing its ability to produce a higher level of Red and White Blood Cells, enhancing our immune system, energy level and health. Fat in the marrow decreases its ability to produce high quality red and white blood cells and an optimal immune system.

• Learn to use Bone Marrow Qi Gong Wire Tappers, a simple, gentle, powerful method to stimulate all layers of the body to release Qi and open the pores of the bones, setting the environment to guide Qi into the bone and marrow.

a. Gentle tapping causes vibrations that create waves of Qi that flow throughout the body that has a profound influence on Qi, especially in the Skeletal system. These vibrations stimulate Qi flow in the Bones energizing the tissues and blood comprising bone, enhancing the bones ability to produce quality blood and enhancing the immune system. This is a powerful Medical Qi Gong that can be used alone. b. Vibrations release Qi from the entire body, tendons, muscles, organs and bones, we then guide this Qi into the tendons, bone, fascia and marrow to vitalize the entire body, building a powerful immune and protective system to prevent disease and aging. c. An extremely efficient method of vibrating the internal organs enables you to shake toxic deposits out of the inner structure of each organ maintaining healthy, energetic, effective organ and gland functioning. d. This is a powerful Medical Qi Gong, just doing this practice will enhance your health and vitality. You learn major Acupuncture points to tap and stimulate, gaining the benefit of an Acupuncture treatment.

• Learn Bone Breathing to gather and guide Qi into the bone and marrow, the internal layers of the body. This is a gentle method of combining the essentials of Medical Qi Gong: Intention, Breath and Body Posture.

• Bone Marrow Qi Gong is one of my favorites, its easy to do, fun to practice and has a profound influence on health. Every person should practice one or all of these Qi Gong.

• Written material will be available covering the material in this retreat.

For more information on these retreats please go to: www.healingqi.com