spiritual coaching
A session oriented toward your questions about the theory and practice of Neidan yoga. A chance to receive private tutoring in the techniques and nuances of Hindu, Tibetan and Daoist yoga practice and the spiritual journey.
Topics span the entire spiritual path and may address areas such as qigong, guru yoga, prostrations and hatha yoga, pranayama, mindfulness meditation, neigong, japa, nāda yoga, ethics, tantric yoga, methods to develop concentration, experiences and challenges along the spiritual path, soul retrieval and the shamanic quest, service, devotion, kirtan and chanting, shengong, space meditations, the tattvas, kriya yoga, neidan, working with guides and spiritual mentors, surrender, spiritual powers and wisdom, higher dimensions and beings, balancing life in the world with spiritual work and grounding into nature and the Earth.
Hello Friend,
We are all passengers on Spaceship Earth.
Thank you for your interest in our training programs. Here’s an overview and some further details about what Neidan Yoga can offer you.
Overall, the program is very practice-oriented but with online training and support. However, the first year (level 1) is more evenly weighted between theory, discussion and practice. This caters for folks just starting to explore advanced yoga. Neidan Yoga incorporates modern science and medicine but within the traditional framework of practice taught in three great yogic traditions—Hindu yoga, Tibetan Buddhism and Daoist yoga.
The year 1 curriculum essentially covers Neidan Yoga, levels 1 and 2, as it is presented on the website, https://neidanandyoga.com/. It also includes aspects of Neidan Yoga, levels 3 and 4a. To get a better sense for the type of practices involved, you can read the level 1 and 2 pages in the sādhana section of the website.
The next level 1 class is scheduled to begin in the late spring of 2026 (so, about two years ahead). Online classes and study/practice sessions are held at least once every two weeks during the term. Readings and homework practice are part of the course. The course is self-sufficient but folks can also just choose what to incorporate into their current spiritual practice.
Until then, I am still mentoring some folks individually. If 10 or more people are interested in working together, an informal study group can be formed online before the next level 1 class commences. The program uses remote neurofeedback and Jyotish astrology as maps for self-discovery and as a way to follow the spiritual path with rigor.
Neurofeedback reigns as the premier cutting edge tool for personal health and peak performance. Jyotish is an esoteric model for all of life handed down to us from higher levels of consciousness. This metaphysical science includes very fine detail about how to progress on the spiritual path. For instance, you can discern the differences and agreements of all religions and especially the three major yogic traditions. Having said that, we still aim to adhere to traditional dictums and guidance whenever possible.
The main traditions we follow are:
All the world’s a TORUS — best you learn how to synch with it and go with the real flow of life. This is why we practice expanding and sinking qi in the hatha yoga poses. Similar to the space meditations of Buddhists, this method offers you a fabulous and effective way to ground into the field of Light.
1) Hindu yoga — Swami Satyananda (also, all other teachers that stem from his teacher, Swami Sivananda); this entails the foundations of advanced yogic sādhana, such as prāṇāyāma and midline energy work. Āsanas find double duty as a vehicle for physical cultivation and energy cultivation (by incorporating expanding and sinking qigong into the practice).
2) Tibetan Buddhism — Bön tradition for Dzogchen and the basics of tummo (mainly Tenzin Rinpoche); also, Dzogchen as originally taught by the 19th century master Dudjom Lingpa (and now mercifully made accessible and coherent through the help of a living western teacher, Lama Alan Wallace); Kagyu tradition for tummo and 8 yogas of Naropa; bits and pieces from other lineages (for instance, phowa from Patrul Rinpoche of the Nyingmapa school as given in The Words of My Perfect Teacher).
3) Daoist yoga — Formal Daoism as learned by ordained Quanzhen Longmen Daoist priests (Parting Clouds Daoist Education and Community); Neidan (inner alchemy, the heart of Daoist yoga) as taught by Wang Liping, the head of a Longmen Daoist lineage and one of the most famous qigong teachers still teaching in China; Master Wang has authorized a senior student, Nathan Brine, to teach his method of cultivation; fortunately, for all, Nathan provides a reliable, practical and understandable approach to the topic: see his website for courses and his book series for the details, The Taoist Alchemy of Wang Liping; Chinese medicine (acupuncture and medical qigong) provide the foundation (for instance, Jerry Alan Johnson for medical qigong and Susan Johnson for Tung’s acupuncture).
Knitting these three streams together gives the Neidan Yoga path (the highlights) as follows:
1) Develop rudimentary skills according to all three traditions (especially breath retention and the ability to sense and manipulate qi).
2) Develop emotional self-awareness according to the most evolved western psychotherapies (all of which are body-oriented) and use Jyotish to deepen this.
3) Develop advanced awareness at the lower jiao (refer to Nathan's book for the xiatian breathing).
4) Use the energy and focus cultivated in step 3 to kindle the tummo fire (according to Tibetan Buddhist practice and Bön practice).
Whole-body movement - the essential link between the earth below and the heavens above. You start simply and evolve the moves only as your meditation improves—otherwise, it’s just Phys Ed … fun but not worth much. The real payoff yields magic and health and a happy balance of both earth and heaven.