Purple Light Program

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Class Location
1221 Luisa Street, off Cordova in Santa Fe


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There are no prerequisites for most of these courses and you do not need to be a practitioner to take these courses. Just bring an open heart and a willing spirit.

Most courses are approved for continuing education by the NCBTMB, Acupuncture, and Nursing.

If you are interested in registering for any classes, please visit our
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Special Events 
 
June 2-5, 2008  
Come visit the White Cloud Institute booth at the American Holistic Nurses Conference at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods,New Hampshire.  

September 19-21, 2008.
Plan to attend the AMTA convention in Phoenix, Arizona.  Caryn will be teaching a 4 hour Chi Nei Tsang course for massage therapists.  

 

 



Purple Light Program

Purple Light Program was established as a dedicated Taoist studies program in the West for those who are interested in pursuing either a career path or a personal path of study. Led by Master teachers the program will guide students in a 3 year program of committed study, beginning with the basics of Taoist Self Cultivation practices and leading toward mastery of Taoist Healing, Teaching and Devotional Arts.

A part of the White Cloud Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Purple Light will strengthen the pure alchemical and conscious evolutionary practices using Ancient Taoist modalities as a bridge to connect all lineages, and bring ancient teachings into present day situations. As the earth moves through her evolution, lineage traditions must come forward to clarify and share their understanding of the human experience. White Cloud Institute embraces all lineage and wisdom traditions, while honoring the specific treasures offered by the Taoist tradition.(click here for printable brochure)


This 3 year program is dedicated specifically to teaching the spiritual aspects of Taoist healing, philosophy and meditation practices which contribute to the harmonious evolution of earth and all beings.

Course of Study:
Classes will meet in Santa Fe every Wednesday from 5:30-8:30pm. In addition, students will attend monthly weekend courses taught by visiting Taoist Masters. Students are required to attend all classes, complete written assignments, and participate in classroom discussion of assigned reading. Written and practical exams will be given each semester. Homework and practice time outside of class will be necessary.

Year One: Self-Cultivation Practices, Taoist Theory & Philosophy, Fall Semester Begins September 10, 2008. Wednesday evenings 5:30-8:30pm. Cost $900 per semester. 12 weeks each semester.
Students will learn to purify and cultivate a pure river of chi for their own healing and develop a deeper understanding of the harmonization of energies within the body and the universe.  Studies will include the classics; I Ching, Tao te Ching and Qigong and Meditation Practices for self healing and purification.

Year Two: Cultivating Virtue and External Chi Healing. 150 hour program, 6, 3 day weekends begins September 2008 (prerequisite is completion of year one, or instructor’s approval) $2,500 for the entire year course.
In Year two students will learn to project a highly refined quality of chi for healing through their continued study and practice of Qigong, Meditation and Chi Nei Tsang. They will further their studies of the I Ching and Tao te Ching as a guiding force in their daily lives. During year two students may elect to follow a path of specialization into either the Healing Arts or the Philosophical, Teaching or Devotional Arts.

Year Three: Initiation into Shamanic Healing and Temple Practices September 2009
Students will personalize their program with the guidance of the instructors of the Purple Light Program. Students may elect to follow a path of specialization into either the Healing Arts or the Philosophical, Teaching or Devotional Arts. including temple practice, healing, teaching, pilgrimage and star practices.

Instructors:
Caryn Boyd Diel, the founder of the White Cloud Institute, has a full time healing practice in Santa Fe, NM. She incorporates a lifetime of study in the areas of counseling. bodywork and hands on healing. Her training has taken her around the world. Caryn has a masters degree in education and counseling from the University of California. She graduated from the Barbara Brennan school of healing in New York, studied medical qigong and the Xi Yuan hospital in Beijing, China and at the international institute of medical qigong with Sifu J.A Johnson. She is a full instructor with the Universal Healing Tao and has studied with Master Mantak Chia in Thailand. Visit the product page to learn more about Caryn's Books, CDs, DVDs and other products.

Following are guest Instructors who provide weekend classes as part of the Purple Light Program. These are open to the public. Please visit our classes page for public tuition info.

Zhongxian Wu is the recognized master of multiple lineages of classical Qigong, Taiji, and martial arts. He has instructed thousands of students in the art of Qigong and authored numerous works about Qigong and China's ancient life sciences. He is also a sub investigator of a Qigong research program sponsored by the NIH.  Author of the book, “Vital Breath of the Tao” and producer of an instructional DVD; “Shamanic Tiger Qigong”, Master Wu is also a Musician and Calligrapher, he also has recorded a music CD “ Qinxin, Heart Music”. 

Livia Kohn, Professor of Religion and East Asian studies at Boston Univ. has spent many years pursuing research on medieval Daoism and Chinese long life practices. She has written and edited numerous books, including Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques (University. of Michigan, 1989), Daoism and Chinese Culture (; Cambridge, Mass.: Three Pines Press, 2001), Cosmos and Community: The Ethical Dimension of Daoism (Three Pines Press, 2004), and will soon publish Health and Long Life: The Chinese Way , an integrated survey of Chinese health practices, from acupucture to inner alchemy. She also has practiced Taiji quan, Qigong, and meditation for over twenty years. She is also a certified instructor of Kripalu Yoga. She teaches regular yoga and Qigong classes in her local community as well as specialized workshops at various institutions, such as the New England School of Acupuncture. Livia lived in Japan for a total of ten years and traveled widely in Asia, especially China, Korea and Thailand . Aside from her native German, she is also fluent in Chinese and Japanese.

Taoist External Qi Healing Certification Program

Training includes:

Taoist Understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory
Traditional Taoist Energy Healing Techniques and Diagnosis
Developing Intuitive Healing Abilities
Emitting Healing with Hands On and Off Body
Basic Qigong and Tai Chi Forms
Health Prevention Measure s for Healer and Patient

The 2008 dates for External Qi Healing:

August 29-31, 2008
November 7-9, 2008
January 16-18, 2009
March 13-15, 2009
May 15-17, 2009
July 17-19, 2009

Calligraphy and Shamanic Qigong with Master Wu
October 28 & 29, 2006 (Introductory talk Friday October 27th, 7-9pm, $15 at the door)
Join us for a weekend of profound discovery as Master Wu shares his deep understanding of the Universal wisdom of Chinese Shamanic Qigong and the Art of Calligraphy. Author, Musician and Master Instructor, Zhongxian Wu inspires his students with his clear and professional teaching style. He truly embodies the Tao, and the healing power of movement.

Shamanic Tiger Qigong

November 4 & 5, 2006

The Tiger is the symbol of vital energy and Zheng Qi (Righteous Qi) in traditional Chinese culture. It is the spiritual animal of the Western Direction and is related to the Queen Mother of the West (Xi Wang Mu). (To this day, some people hang the image of the Tiger in their homes to protect the family.) From a classical Chinese medicine perspective, one will never get sick if one can maintain Zheng Qi in the body. Physically, Zheng Qi is represented most strongly by the lung, which prevents evil Qi from invading the body. Evil Qi includes all factors (i.e. emotions, food, weather, trauma, etc) that may cause illness. This relationship between Zheng Qi and the Tiger explains why the spiritual animal associated with the lung is the Tiger.

The Tiger form is based on the symbolic power. The essence of Chinese Shamanism, it has both medical and martial arts implications. The Tiger form movements imitate the actions of the tiger and increase the harmonizing Qi of the whole body by strengthening the lung Qi , which governs and energizes all meridians of the body. Through regular practice, the Tiger form will tonify one's Zheng Qi, thereby releasing and protecting the body from evil Qi.

The entire workshop will be conducted in the tradition of special shamanic Qigong in which a lineage-based Qi field is created and held to give participants an enhanced experience of Qigong.

This workshop will help students learn:
• Fundamentals of Qigong healing philosophy
• Symbolic meaning of tiger
• Chinese shamanic Tiger Qigong form
• How to harness and control their own internal Qi Shamanic spiritual cultivation



 
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Join us at our Fall RETREATS in Pagosa Springs, CO.
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