About Taiji
A short explanation of an expanding process
'Traditionally Taiji has three reasons for being: as a physical exercise that goes beyond the development of speed, strength and endurance; as a martial art where yielding is the central principle and offensive force is returned to the offender; as a system of psychological and spiritual development which centres on the concepts of naturalness, balance and passing beyond all concepts. Utilising the refining of the Body, the Energy (Qi) and the Mind (Yi/Xin), Taiji leads people from the everyday state to a position of inner power, inner calmness and inner understanding.'
Infinite Dao, by Patrick Kelly (extract from chapter 1)
Taiji (aka Taichi)
On it's initial state, the ancient Art of Taiji (Taichi) will focus on developing a more relaxed and coordinated body, whilst improving your overall health condition through the increased flow of oxygen and energy circulation.
Smooth continuous movements, coordinated with the breathing, will calm the emotions.
Deep awareness of the changes taking place inside the Body will bring the Mind into a focused deep state.
As this initial enhanced state gradually crystallizes, Taiji and Meditation will gradually bring a stronger Body-Mind connection. That means, a process of self-knowledge and self-improvement starts taking place,
both inside and outside of yourself.
This is what we call The Inner Path, a well posted road towards your true self.
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Taiji Lineage
Our Taiji lineage connects back to it's origins through the Art passed directly by:
Yang Lu Chang to Yang Cheng Fu, Cheng Man Ching, Huang Xing Xian and Patrick Kelly.
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"The essence of Taiji is thousands of years old and has been refined by long chains of highly evolved Old Masters. The methods have been well tested over hundreds of years and the benefits both internal and external,
verified by hundreds of thousands of practitioners."
Quote from Relax Deep Mind, Patrick Kelly.
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Cheng Man Ching
(Zheng ManQing)
'The Old Child Who Never Tires of Learning'. He was a gentleman with a distinguished, cultured air. His character was outspoken & honest. He walked a straight path from which he never wavered nor compromised himself. In the Chinese world he was respected for his 5 excellencies within the Daoist Arts. In the West he was known especially for his Taijiquan. He began with the famous Yang ChengFu at 28 & soon entered his inner-school.
Huang Xing Xian
(Huang ShengShyan)
Huang Xingxian was born in Fujian Province, China, 1910. Trained from the age of 14 in Fujian White Crane (Baihequan), 18 Buddha boxing (Luohanquan) and Neigong (Daoist Internal Alchemy), under Old Master Pan YuBa and later under his most famous disciple, Master XieZhongxian
Later he also trained under Master PanZhuangnian, who educated Huang in Chinese Medicine and the Literary Classics.
Patrick Kelly
Patrick has been immersed into the Daoist, Sufi and Yogic internal work for over 50 years. That gives him a broad comprehension of the spiritual path and it's practices, which he shares openly with a deep and clear approach. He has written 4 books (and counting) on Taiji & Meditation, which have been translated to several languages.
He guides and supports a world network of 100 teachers and about 1000 students.
His refinement of the Inner Taiji system and methods provide the students a solid base to understand the Inner Path, and gradually make progress through it.
3 Main Streams
Patrick began his esoteric studies in the 70s, with 3 main teachers:
Trained Gnostic inner knowledge with Naqshibandi Sufi Abdullah Dougan (1918–1987)
Practiced Daoist Taiji with one of the most accomplished Taiji masters of recent times,
Master Huang Xingxian (1908–1992)
Studied Raja Yoga with the Rajasthani Yogi Mouni Maharaj (1900?–2007).
​He also has a close contact with the Daoist Sage Ni Hua Ching.
Abdullah Dougan
Gnostic Sage
Abdullah was born in 1918 in New Zealand. A man of good heart & deep spiritual attainment. He traced his spiritual roots back through the Greek Gnostics of Alexandria to Hermes Trismegistos (Thrice Great Hermes, Master of the Egyptian Mysteries) & beyond to Zoroaster of Mesopotamia (8000 yrs ago). Initially his teaching was based on the psychological methods of GI Gurdjieff.
Mouni Maharaj of Rajasthan
Himalayan Raja Yogi
Mouni Maharaj walked out of the Himalaya's in 1935. As an already acomplished practitioner of Raja Yoga he lived & taught in a small Punjab village, Bhuko for the next 20 yrs, occasionally wandering off around India. He knew many of the old great sages of India, including Ramana Maharshi & Nityananda.
Ni Hua Ching
Genuine Daoist Sage
NíhuàqÄ«ng was born in Zhejiang province, China, in the same town as Zheng Manqing, where he studied Daoist internal arts from a young age. He knew Yang Cheng-Fu and studied Taiji with Cheng-Fu's older brother, Yang Shao-Hou. He also studied with Zhang Qinling (Chang Ching-Ling), a senior student of both Yang Cheng-Fu and Cheng-Fu's father Yang Chien-Hou.