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[HP] What if energy isn't something you build?
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"Man follows the Earth. Earth follows heaven. Heaven follows the Tao. The Tao follows what is natural." Hello friends, The fundamental orientation of Tai Chi and Taoism is toward harmony with nature. In practical terms, we can see this through physical training methods that help participants to shed layers of tension and restore an elastic, child-like condition in the body. The same approach can be applied to psycho-spiritual practices, too. But many teachers and styles miss the opportunity to reveal the virtues already present. Instead, they focus on developing virtues through painstaking methods of self-cultivation or spiritual cultivation. While there is a place for discipline, top-down approaches tend to produce internal resistance that requires years of effort to overcome. You’ve likely felt this when you’ve tried to sit still in meditation. In fact, traditional meditation instructions often acknowledge this resistance as a standard hurdle. Consider an alternative path, which we might call self-realization, or self-discovery. What if virtue is your nature? Your body is already 50-60% water. Physically and psychologically, we are constantly changing. Flow is already that state of reality. The mind and body are already intricately connected. 80% or more of the vagus nerve (the largest nerve in the body) is bringing information to the brain from the body. The light of conscious awareness is already present in every moment. We just forget and lose sight of it. And the list goes on and on. So why do we feel compelled to cultivate what’s already here? We feel disconnected from who, and what, we are. We forget. We get stressed. That stress causes tension. That tension breeds physical and psychological disconnection. If we don’t have practices to release the blockages, they become conditioned patterns of separation. Our practice doesn’t need to be about “cultivating” some mysterious energy. It’s simply about learning to see where we’re blocking ourselves, so that we can uncover our true nature. A true nature that’s been there all along. The process is simple. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. We need supportive containers, dedicated practice and experienced guidance. That’s why I’m partnering with internationally recognized Tai Chi master, Sam Masich, to offer an immersive weekend of inner work practice. Join us for Breath, Energy and Internal Arts on September 25-27, 2026 in Victoria. It will be a weekend of introspection, breath and energy practices. We’ll provide expert instruction to help deepen your inner work, understand what’s blocking you, and experience the energy, heat and imaginative bodies firsthand. What is your experience with self-cultivation versus the self-realization paths? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Let’s remember together, Breath, Energy & The Internal ArtsSeptember 25-27 in Victoria, BCA weekend immersion for internal arts and meditation practitioners ready to go deeper.This weekend is built for practitioners of any inner work practice, or for a spiritually curious person looking for a grounded way in. Sam Masich brings over four decades of internal arts teaching. Gabriel Shaw brings a clinical, somatic lens to the same terrain. Together, they'll guide you through practices designed to clear specific obstacles, not add more technique on top of what's already blocked. Program DetailsDates: Location: Participation options: Experience the energy body, the breath, the heat body and imaginative body.
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