Taiji Sleep

The Living Dead Man's Tomb: What Wang Chongyang's Radical Stillness Teaches Us About Sleep

The Living Dead Man's Tomb: What Wang Chongyang...

In 1159, a former Jin dynasty official named Wang Zhe dug himself a hole in the ground near Zhongnan Mountain and lived there for three years. He called it the...

The Living Dead Man's Tomb: What Wang Chongyang...

In 1159, a former Jin dynasty official named Wang Zhe dug himself a hole in the ground near Zhongnan Mountain and lived there for three years. He called it the...

Awakening to Reality: Zhang Boduan and the Inner Alchemy of Deep Sleep

Awakening to Reality: Zhang Boduan and the Inne...

Zhang Boduan spent decades as a government official before a series of exiles stripped away his comfortable certainties. What he found on the other side was the Wuzhen Pian —...

Awakening to Reality: Zhang Boduan and the Inne...

Zhang Boduan spent decades as a government official before a series of exiles stripped away his comfortable certainties. What he found on the other side was the Wuzhen Pian —...

The Woman Who Would Not Be Extinguished: Wei Huacun and the Sacred Space Within

The Woman Who Would Not Be Extinguished: Wei Hu...

Wei Huacun was born in 251 CE into a life claimed by others. She petitioned to remain unmarried and devote herself to Daoist practice. Her parents refused. She was married,...

The Woman Who Would Not Be Extinguished: Wei Hu...

Wei Huacun was born in 251 CE into a life claimed by others. She petitioned to remain unmarried and devote herself to Daoist practice. Her parents refused. She was married,...

The Stillness That Is Not Empty: Zhang Jixian and the Art of Xu Jing

The Stillness That Is Not Empty: Zhang Jixian a...

In 1101 CE, a nine-year-old boy named Zhang Jixian inherited the position of Thirtieth Celestial Master of the Zhengyi tradition. The Emperor Huizong summoned him to demonstrate his abilities. What...

The Stillness That Is Not Empty: Zhang Jixian a...

In 1101 CE, a nine-year-old boy named Zhang Jixian inherited the position of Thirtieth Celestial Master of the Zhengyi tradition. The Emperor Huizong summoned him to demonstrate his abilities. What...

The Immortal Who Never Stopped Moving: Zhang Sanfeng, Tai Chi, and the Secret of a Long Life

The Immortal Who Never Stopped Moving: Zhang Sa...

Zhang Sanfeng is one of the most mythologised figures in Chinese history. Accounts of his life span three dynasties, suggesting a lifespan of well over a century. What is consistent...

The Immortal Who Never Stopped Moving: Zhang Sa...

Zhang Sanfeng is one of the most mythologised figures in Chinese history. Accounts of his life span three dynasties, suggesting a lifespan of well over a century. What is consistent...

The Weight You Carry to Bed: Sa Shoujian and the Art of Sleeping With a Clear Conscience

The Weight You Carry to Bed: Sa Shoujian and th...

Sa Shoujian was a Daoist master of the thunder rites. One day, he made a terrible mistake — and struck down an innocent. He could have rationalised it. Instead, he...

The Weight You Carry to Bed: Sa Shoujian and th...

Sa Shoujian was a Daoist master of the thunder rites. One day, he made a terrible mistake — and struck down an innocent. He could have rationalised it. Instead, he...