Emei Qigong / Medical Qigong
Dr. Devatara Holman is recognized as a 14th Generation Emei Qigong Master. She began her study or Chinese energy practices in 1974 and became a student of the Emei Lineage during the 1980’s when she lived in China and Tibet for nearly a decade studying Qigong, Buddhism and the integration of medicine and spiritual practices. Dr. Devatara was recognized first authorized as teacher in the Emei Qigong Lineage, and then recognized as a Lineage Master by Emei Qigong the 13th Lineage Head, Grand Master Fu Wei Zhong.
Emei Qigong is a great treasure-offering to the world from the Emei Linji Chan Lineage of Chinese Buddhism. Held in secret for almost 800 years and passed down through an unbroken lineage, this wisdom tradition, which was previously reserved only for monastics, is now being offered to the wider community. It embraces a comprehensive system of teachings and practices that promote physical health and healing, emotional happiness, and higher levels of awareness to help awaken us to our True Nature.
Emei Qigong is taught only by Emei Masters and Teachers recognized by Grand Master Fu Weizhong, the 13th Lineage Head of the Emei Linji Chan School of Chinese Buddhism. It is unique in that it includes all forms of Qigong yet transcends the limits inherent in each of them—Spiritual Qigong, Medical Qigong, Martial Qigong and Performance Qigong. The highest form of Qigong first awakens the understanding of how to skillfully and harmoniously journey through the relative, material world and then, secondly, how to move toward realization of our own True Nature and the nature of the Universe.
What traditions and disciplines does Emei Qigong embrace?
The great wealth of wisdom within the Emei Lineage addresses the entire spectrum of human experience. It’s practices and wisdom are vast and profound. Emei Qigong incorporates the ancient wisdom of Buddhist philosophy, as well as energy practices, medicine, acupuncture, herbalism, fengshui, astrology, extrasensory perception, and the internal science of transformation and transcendence.
The accumulation of wisdom and practices of the Emei Lineage are worthy of deep investigation by Dharma practitioners, scholars, medical professionals, scientists, philosophers, and all others who welcome the offerings of great wisdom traditions or who seek profound understanding of the Universe, Nature and how to reduce suffering and increase happiness. Many medical practitioners, acupuncturists, physical therapists, massage therapists, counselors, and healers are already incorporating many aspects of Emei Qigong healing techniques into their work.
What specific practices and teachings are offered in Emei Qigong trainings?
- Internal and movement practices to heal the physical body, and maintain the health of the body, balance the emotions, and to expand the mind and our view of self and reality
- Internal and movement practices that delete negative thinking, so that positive thinking can naturally arise
- Internal and movement practices that help us cultivate greater compassion, peace, comfort, and capacity to adapt to changing external conditions
- Methods to skillfully liberate us from the influence of difficult events in the past, and help give rise to good thinking, a more unencumbered, joyful, and compassionate way of interacting in the world
- Practices that balance physiological functions and transform unhealthy physical patterns
- Teachings and practices to effectively utilize food as medicine in our daily life so that it functions as a basic condition for our health and happiness
- Healing methods that are easy to learn and apply for the benefit of self and others
- Practices that balance the influences of what we are born with that may be driving physiological patterns and mental habits
- Methods to adjust personal and environmental fengshui to create more beneficial internal and external conditions
- Teachings that offer insight into the laws of nature and demonstrate how we can live in greater harmony with those natural laws.
Trainings are offered in progressive levels and provide a systematic approach to the student’s advancement.