The practitioner learns how to conserve energy, transform the spirit, and ultimately achieve unity with the Tao. Co-sponsored by the Society for Asian Art. This workshop, held in conjunction with the exhibition, Taoism and the Arts of China, highlights the philosophical teachings of two great sages, Confucius and Laozi. Explore how Confucianism and Taoism have influenced Chinese government, education, family life, and art through the present day. Programs on Ancient China are sponsored by the Stanley S. Langedorf Foundation, the Joseph R. McMicking Foundation, the Morris Stulsaft Foundation, and the W.L.S. Spencer Foundation.
Space is limited.
Introductory, practical course on traditional Chinese healing arts and their relationship with Taoist ideas. Learn about the body's chi, and balancing yin and yang through massage, acupuncture, tai chi and qi gong, herbal remedies and nutrition. Dr. Chang Yi Hsiang, Alex Feng, Gilles Marin, Gayle Todoki, Nahm Singh, and Jonathan Wheeler. The Reverend Wilson C. Lee from the Ching Chung Taoist Association of America will perform a formal Taoist blessing for the opening of the exhibition. The time was chosen by Mr. Lee as a particularly auspicious one, based upon the Taoist calendar.