Longmen pai retreats in the UK

Hello my friends,

Aurelian Popa, a student of Master Wang, who was given permission to teach back in 2009 has very kindly extended an offer to come to the UK and hold retreats teaching the authentic neigong practices of the mountain daoists as transmitted in the Longmen pai.

I just wanted to gauge the level of interest and get an idea of numbers so we can begin to turn the wheels in motion and make this happen.

For those who are unfamiliar with the moving and still exercises of the Longmen pai they are comprised of the following:

Pingheng gong - Balance practices for exchanging qi, xin and ling with trees, stars, sun, moon and more..

Ziran huanqi fa - Natural energy exchange method, also know as the natural energy circulation practice is the walking practice which allows the practitioner to contract and expand the qi field while walking and exchange universal energy through the pores of the whole body. Also facilitates the opening of all the energy channels.

Jing gong - The main sitting practices are yinxian fa (methods to illicit immortality) and sanxian gong (the three immortal exercises). Yinxian fa is the method to repair the leaks, build the foundation and return to the source. Sanxian gong is the progressive cultivation practice through the three levels of human, earth and heavenly immortals.

Shuigong - Sleeping practice is done at leisure while physically lying down but not actually sleeping. It has several levels and many practices within it for exchanging qi, healing the body and training the shen and ling.

Taiyi jinhua zongzhi - Golden flower practice for training the tianmu (third eye) and cultivating specific neigong lines within the physical body.

...there are many more besides but these are the basic core practices.

If you are not familiar with Master Wang Liping and the practices of the Longmen pai/Dragon gate sect of complete reality Daoism - The story of Maste Wang's training with his 3 daoist masters is translated by eminent translator Thomas Cleary in his book "Opening the Dragon Gate". It is a fascinating account of training within one of China's great Lineages. Master Wang also lived and trained with HH the Panchen Lama for two years after completing his 15 years with his daoist masters. He also trained with many eminent masters from other religions and learned their practices, making him someone very beneficial to meet along the road of cultivation practice.

Please feel free to ask questions if anything is unclear..

Peace and blessings to you all,

Also it is worth mentioning a special feature of the this system and neidan/neigong in general is that you are working on the jing, qi and shen together not just at the level of the qi as with taiji or qigong.