1. Taoism: Practices and Rituals

2. Physical Well Being
Physical health and longevity are very important to Taoists. Stemming from a medical background of sages looking for “potions for immortality”, early Taoists recognized the importance of balance and harmony within the body when it comes to spirituality.

3. Chi = Energy
Tai Chi
Taoism encourages physical activity designed to bring the body into balance
Tai Chi is a martial art founded in the 12th century
Tai Chi harmonizes the flow of energy through the body, accomplished through a series of movements
Said to have a positive effect on a person’s nervous system, blood circulation, and muscle tone and is also said to “massage a person’s internal organs”.

4. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHBR5MZmEsY

5. Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
Physical exercise (like Tai Chi), herbal remedies, and acupuncture are all used to restore balance of the chi within the body

6. Acupuncture
Acupuncture targets pressure points within the body in order to maintain a proper flow of chi. Practitioners apply tiny needles to the points – there are over 800 according to modern research.

7. Does acupuncture hurt?

8. Feng Shui
Practice drawing on ancient Chinese ideals about living in harmony with the environment
A traditional practitioner seeks to bring a building into alignment with the environment to ensure the best possible flow of spiritual energy
EXAMPLES: placing doorways, staircases, windows, and rooms in certain geometrical or geographical locations, all while considering environmental features and entrances into the building