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Attending Classes
 

I am now holding monthly Nei Gong and Qi Gong workshops in NYC!

 

Next Workshop:

"Qi Gong and Nei Gong to Awaken the Energetic Body"

Saturday July 19th 2025, 10am-4pm
@ Zen Center of NYC: Fire Lotus Temple 
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About Nei Gong

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Nei Gong (內功) literally translates to "Internal Skill", and is the traditional term for is a classical Daoist process of transformation of the physical body and internal energy, designed to increase the efficient functioning of the body, energy, and mind, to eventually assist us in connecting to something higher.

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It includes a wide variety practices, including:

• Standing, moving, and seated Qi Gong exercises to connect the body, develop the Qi, and build the Dan Tian (the lower energy center of the body)

• Dao Yin exercises used to open and purge the body of pathogens

• Breathing practices to regulate the mind and the Qi

• and more

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As a body-based approach to spiritual development, it works a bit like building a pyramid: the foundation or bottom of the pyramid is the transformation of the physical body. Upon that, we build an efficient and highly functioning energetic system. All of which eventually allows us to transform consciousness in order to connect with something higher: that's the top of the pyramid. It's an extremely practical, grounded approach to an otherwise esoteric endeavor.

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The system I practice and teach in these classes has been organized and passed on by Damo Mitchell of Lotus Nei Gong International, with whom I have been fortunate to study with since 2017. I am a certified Qi Gong teacher with Lotus Nei Gong.

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More about Nei Gong

Book:

If you would like more background and context for what we do in these classes, I recommend reading this book by Damo:
A Comprehensive Guide to Daoist Nei Gong. It is the best and most concise resource for gaining an extremely thorough understanding of Nei Gong theory.

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Lecture:

You can also watch this lecture I gave specifically for people taking my classes. It goes over the basics, explaining what we are trying to achieve in our classes, and how the practices take us through the Nei Gong process.

Watch the recording here: Essential Theory for Nei Gong Practice

Damo also has an extensive library of Youtube videos you can watch to learn more.

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