Lee Holden – The Tao Yin Online Course

Many years ago, Master Mantak Chia hired Lee Holden to write the book on Tao Yin. 

They quickly discovered some of the movements were missing. The paintings and inscriptions were incomplete.

So they sought out the Master Teachers who still remembered the ancient practice of Tao Yin.

These teachers were the “Lineage Holders” of Tao Yin. They received the teachings through generations of instruction from teacher to student.

Lee would study with a master, learn their unique form of Tao Yin, and incorporate the new movements into the Tao Yin book.

And that’s how the nearly lost practice of Tao Yin was reclaimed.

• Cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance so your body can heal itself.
• Recondition the spine (relieve scoliosis, “Text Neck” from bad posture, and low back pain).
• Awaken the wisdom of your body. Tao Yin helps activate the healing chemistry of your body.
• Remove energetic and physical blockages to your innate vitality and ability to rejuvenate.
• Open the meridians (energy pathways) of your body so Qi (life-force energy) can flow freely.
• Grow and strengthen your tendons and imbue them with elasticity.
• Deepen your results from other activities like martial arts, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, yoga, music, meditation, sports, work, or modern life.
• Fully relax your body, calm your mind, and balance your emotions.
• Have a deeply satisfying and profound experience of your life-force energy… which leads to emotional cleansing.
• Regain the energy and enthusiasm of a child (in body, mind, and heart).

Tao Yin is a 30+ Hour Online Course to Help You Cultivate the Flexibility of a Leopard, the Energy of a Child, and the Calm of a Morning Lake

Module 1: Discover the Fundamentals of Tao Yin

• Discover how energy flows and circulates in the body and the role breath, movement, flows, and self-massage plays in nurturing energy circulation
• Learn your first Tao Yin practice with a simple warm-up and activation. exercises before transitioning to stretches.
• Learn several nourishing stretching exercises to help you release tension and increase the flow of Qi through your meridians (energy pathways).
• Layer practices of breathing, stretching, and rotating to loosen the muscles in the legs and back while circulating Qi in a relaxing floor routine.

• How to balance the energies of Yin and Yang within yourself.
• Discover how to develop more body awareness and to use that awareness to effortlessly navigate change.
• Learn a standing Tao Yin routine to activate the body’s energy channels, release tension, and circulate Qi.
• Learn a mixed floor and flow routine that continues to activate Qi and brings energy through the meridians. A notable movement is “Monkey Plays On the Ground.”
• How to integrate Tao Yin into your daily practice (how to create a balanced routine at home or if you’re teaching).

• How to use your body to anchor or “ground” yourself into the present moment.
• Learn a Tao Yin routine that cycles through standing, sitting, and laying down. These exercises focus on stretching movements and postures to create a peaceful, relaxed state of mind.
• Discover the difference between Yin and Yang experiences of meditation and movement.
• Learn another blended Tao Yin routine. Cycle through laying, sitting, and standing exercises to help you integrate what you’ve learned so far.
• Learn a short “Loving Kindness” meditation to help you ground and center your energy whenever you need it.

• You have an abundance of Qi within and around you that you can cultivate. Learn how to improve your experience of life and increase your energy by cultivating this Qi.
• Discover the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, and inner stories and how they each impact your everyday life.
• Learn a Tao Yin routine to strengthen and stretch your ligaments. This routine is both energizing and relaxing.
• Learn a balancing Five Elements Qi Gong routine to center and store your energy. A notable movement includes, “Bamboo in the Wind”.
• Learn an hour-long Tao Yin routine that includes “rotational” exercises. These exercises are amazing for reconditioning the spine, relieving back pain, and fixing your posture.

• Learn a brief breathing exercise you can use to quickly get centered and cultivate gratitude.
• Open up the meridian pathways with a deep stretching and relaxation routine.
• Discover how to cultivate Qi in each of your three Tan Tiens (energy centers) of your body.
• Learn how to change your emotional state with your breath.
• Learn an extended “Integrated Routine” that incorporates Tao Yin stretches as well as Qi Gong flows.
• Learn acupressure self-massage techniques to cultivate an abundance of Qi.

• How to work with and improve your attention (both internally and externally).
• Discover how to focus only on life-affirming stories rather than energy-draining stories that sap our energy and leave us depressed.
• Put theory into practice and learn a nourishing mindfulness meditation.
• Continue to cultivate and guide Qi through your body with an activating Tao Yin routine.

• Learn how to find and live in an almost-permanent “flow state” (where everything feels effortless).
• Dive deep into the concept of Qi, learn the various kinds of Qi, and how to live in the present moment.
• Learn another combined stretching and flow practice to simultaneously open the meridians of the body and flood them with Qi.
• Cultivate flexibility and feelings of relaxation and aliveness in body and mind with a combined Tao Yin and Five Elements Qi Gong practice.

• How to transform negative energy into positive using nothing but your attention.
• Discover the “Three Treasures” and how to use them to gain insight into yourself and cultivate the energy and mindset you want to experience.
• Open and stretch the hamstrings.
• Learn a guided meditation to improve your self-awareness and mindfulness.
• Dive deeper into the concept and manifestation of Yin and Yang (including the origin of the Yin/Yang symbol).

Lee’s explanations of the exercises are clear and accessible for modern practitioners. He doesn’t use fancy language to teach and equips practitioners with a grounded knowledge of “why” to use any exercise he teaches.

• Module 1: How to Cultivate Positive Energy
• Module 2: How to Balance Yin and Yang
• Module 3: How to Calm Your Mind with “Loving Kindness”
• Module 4: How to Increase Your Energy
• Module 5: How to Get and Stay Centered
• Module 6: The Art of Mindfulness
• Module 7: How to Live in a Flow State
• Module 8: How to Cultivate Positive Energy