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NEW BOOK! Decoding The Dao: Nine Lessons in Daoist Meditation by Tom Bisio
Decoding the Dao: Nine Lessons in Daoist Meditation – A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to Daoist Meditation
Available in 6-8 weeks! Read More…
New!! Zheng Gu Tui Na Sports & Martial Arts Training Product Line :: ZGTN Product Guide
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Zheng Gu Tui Na Sports and Martial Arts Training Product Line. Created in partnership with KAMWO Herbal Pharmacy, ZGTN founders Tom Bisio and Frank Butler have carefully crafted a line of formulas to meet the specific needs of today’s athletes and warriors, as well as for practitioners of energy arts such as Tai Chi, Yoga and Qi Gong. Read More…
Ba Gua Abdominal Acupuncture Class: March 9th and 10th 2013
I am excited to announce that Paul Ryan will be teaching Ba Gua Abdominal Acupuncture, a unique method of acupuncture that utilizes the abdomen to regulate the function of the zangfu organs and meridians. Abdominal acupuncture was created by Dr. Bo Zhiyun. It uses Yi Jing theory to diagnose and treat disease. This type of acupuncture can treat the whole body, including internal, difficult and complicated disorders, and also chronic degenerative disorders.
Why Athletes Are Now Being Advised To Stop Icing
It is great to see that athletic trainers, coaches, athletes and doctors of Sports Medicine are looking more closely at the efficacy of icing in the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries! Chinese medicine has been criticized for its rejection of ice (ie: “Ice is for dead people”), but now it seems that the tide is turning the other way. Read More…
Tian Gan Nei Gong
This updated list of the Tian Gan “Heavenly Stem” Nei Gong Exercises is provided at the request of NYIA and IAI students. Read More…
Just Out! Ba Gua Circle Walking Nei Gong: The Meridian Opening Palms of Ba Gua Zhang
Tom Bisio’s newest book, Ba Gua Circle Walking Nei Gong: The Meridian Opening Palms of Ba Gua Zhang, lays out in detail the rarely taught theory behind the practice of Ding Shi Ba Gua Zhang.
Perfect for martial artists, acupuncturists and anyone interested in energy practices like qi gong, yoga and meditation! Read More…
White Cloud Daoist Monastery in Beijing
One highlight of our recent IAI trip to Beijing was a visit to the White Cloud Daoist Monastery (Bai Yun Guan). This monastery dates back to the Tang Dynasty and was the main temple of the Quanzhen school of Daoism. During the Qing dynasty, the Quanzhen school was superceded by one of its own branches, the Long Men, or “Dragon Gate” school, a school that exists today and carries on the Daoist inner alchemical tradition.
It is believed by some that Dong Hai Chuan, the founder of Ba Gua Zhang, was a member of the Long Men school, and that he drew upon its teachings in creating Ba Gua, the martial art. Read More…
New Sunday Morning Ba Gua Class in NYC
NYIA Instructor Aaron Stiles is starting a new Ba Gua Class in Hudson Heights, NYC. Read More…
Ba Gua Zhang Training in Beijing by Tom Bisio
Fifteen members of Internal Arts International (IAI) and New York Internal Arts (NYIA) arrived in Beijing on June 5th, 2012 to train with Ba Gua Zhang Master Gao Ji Wu. In addition to students from New York City, IAI instructors Marc Bégin (Canada), Pauliina Turunen (Finland) and Mohammed Saiah (France) also attended. Read More…
Best Anatomy Book for Healing and Martial Arts
Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts
Students of the internal arts and participants in the Tui Na classes who don’t have an acupuncture background often ask if I know of a good basic book on acupuncture points and meridians. The big acupuncture textbooks don’t fit the bill as they are expensive, hard to lug around and unwieldy to use because they try and cover too much information. Read More…
