Recently, I sat down with Daisy Lee of Radiant Lotus Qigong for a wonderful conversation about the relationship of the chakras to Daoism and Qigong.
We spoke about the following topics:
- The similarities and differences between the Daosim, Qigong, and the Chakras and why practicing them can lead to physical and spiritual well-being.
- The Dan Tiens and the Chakras
- The relevance of the throat chakra (especially for women), the number of chakras, and the ultimate purpose of practicing Qigong and/or the Chakras System.
- The highest purpose of the Chakras, Neigong, and Qigong and how to merge into the Dao.
- How the Chakra system and Daoism are both representations of Biological Unity, which connects us to the Earth.
Please enjoy the videos of that conversation below:
The Dan Tiens (elixir fields) and the Chakras
The Throat Chakra and the Ultimate Purpose of These Practices
The Highest Purpose of the Chakras, Neigong and Qigong
The Chakra System and Daoism are Both Representations of Biological Unity
Daisy Lee is the founder and principal teacher of Radiant Lotus Qigong. She leads workshops and teacher trainings internationally, and has been a keynote speaker and featured presenter for the National Qigong Association, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Women's College Hospital and other organizations. Her online programs on the Shift Network have made it possible for students around the world to study and learn Qigong, including an instructor certification in Radiant Lotus Women's Qigong, which is taught by certified female instructors. This year, she began teaching live, in-person programs again at Kripalu Center for Yoga and other locations.
Daisy is the 59th generation lineage holder of Hua Tuo’s classic Five Animal Qigong from Bo Zhou, China under Master Wang San Hua. She studied Wuji Hundun Qigong, a powerful self-healing system with martial arts roots from Master Duan Zhi Liang in Beijing, who taught Daisy his family's 800-year old Qigong which was once only known in closed circles by the imperial physicians and guards of the Forbidden City.
In 2023, Daisy was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award from the World Congress on Integrative Health: Healing for Peace. In 2020, she received the Qigong Master Year of the Award by the World Congress on Qigong for her work in women's health and healing. Daisy lives in Puerto Rico where she enjoys tending to her garden, making sourdough focaccia, and practicing Qigong in Nature.
David Crow, L.Ac is a plant medicine expert, clinician, consultant, researcher, educator and author. He is a specialist in Chinese, Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicines and their spiritual lineages.
David has been teaching about the inseparability of plant medicine and spirituality for over 40 years.
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