The Taoist Alchemy Online program is now live. https://online.nathanbrine.com Distance training is easily the most common request I receive. Many…
Taoist Alchemy: Glossary
This list of terms is for my students, and is updated regularly as new vocabulary is introduced during class. Note:…
Tuning into Qi
As I share neidan practice with my students I realize the hardest part is tuning into the energy body. Neidan…
Stillness in Neidan Practice
Stillness is the foundation of the alchemical project. To form the elixir we need stillness. Stillness is what allows the…
The Three Spaces
The Taoist body can be broken down into: Spaces (3D spaces or cavities) Surfaces (2D planes) Lines (meridians etc.) Points…
Precelestial and Postcelestial
Practice of internal alchemy requires us to move between two perspectives: precelestial and postcelestial. Precelestial - xiantian 先天 (earlier heaven,…
Furnace and Cauldron
(Note: this is not a how-to guide. It is complimentary material for Course One of the DGI Internal Alchemy Program.)…
Improvising Our Neidan Sessions
"Master Wang advises not to plot our practice, but use our intuition and approach the process in a state of…