The training program
THE TRAINING
The Program
Carsten offers a unique combination where Taoist practices, meditation, mantra-practices, TCM and eastern tradition meet a western approach: for our personal inner process, in our daily life and in contact with others. This 360 degree approach (the elephant) is connected with with the concept of the iceberg: different layers of healing and integration (see approach). This makes it easier to achieve deep and comprehensive results.
Carsten Dohnke’s mission is to make the Tao alive, tangible…
As you will dive deeper into the Mystical part of the Tao, you learn practices such as communication and field work which enable you to open up to the creative ‚knowing’ field and to be touched by life, by the Tao itself.
Beginners or advanced practitioners of the Tao, those working as a teacher, coach, therapist, meditation teacher, those who are teaching or want to teach in the tradition of the mystical way of the Tao… all are welcome to deepen their practice in this unique training.
During the training, you will learn how to build up your life energy Qi, strengthen your body and make it supple while at the same time immersing deeper in your heart.
Become a Qigong teacher
The training also serves as a basic training to become a Qi Gong Teacher or a teacher for the mystical path of the Tao, covering about 200 hours. After a final examination, consisting of a written and a practical part, a certificate can be acquired. Most important to pass the practical examination is to master the program for a younger and stronger body, incl. water qigong. Please contact us for more information.
Eight fundamental ingredients
Topics and practices of every module are built upon these 8 basic ingredients
Qigong forms & movements
Inner freshness, vividness and vitality, “enter the flow of life”
Water Qigong
Five Element Qigong
Crane Qigong
Swimming dragon Qigong
Warm-up Programm, Movements from inner martials arts
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Meditation
Experience peace and emptiness, develop presence and empathy, intuition and inner wisdom, connect to your heart, recieving energies from higher dimensions
The “emptying of the mind”
Heart meditation
Silence
Meditation while lying down
Meditation for deep regeneration & balance of the five elements
Visualization practices
Develop inner perception and healing ability, reprogramm your cells, self acceptence, reconnect with your body & your inner wisdom
“Nei Guan” (the inner vision, embrace & strengthen organs and glands),
The microcosmic orbit
Opening the inner channels
Practices of inner alchemy
Taoist sexual practices for healing & creativity
Philosophy and theory
Fundamental life principles, understanding Qigong, meditation Taoist practices and their coherence
The essence of Taoism & Qigong
Buddhism, Tao ,ego
Western concepts of the self
Principles of mysticism
Principles of inner alchemy
Stress relieve and psychomotorik
Realtionship and meditation
Working with trauma, avoiding burnout etc., dealing with crises etc.
Relationship & Daily life
Deepen relationships & friendship, developing empathy, finding solutions for daily life topics like work and challenges, unfolding your potential
Tao-communication
Field work
Reprogramming emotional reactions
Meditation for inner wisdom
Structure and energy work
Being present, healthy and stable, developing rooting and a stronger body, changing old patterns
Centering your life energy
Iron shirt qigong
Shaolin-exercises
Development of inner strength
Training the fascia, tendons, muscle & meridian pathways
Opening of individual joint spaces
Taoist breathing school
Taoist Sounds for healing
Medical aspects
Effects on the metabolism
The internal organs
The immune and nervous systems
Western concepts for cell healing
Buildung up the intestinal flora
The 4 interactions of Yin and Yang
Five elements & our character
The meridian system & acupuncture
Taoist self-massage for hands, feet, knees and head
Chinese herbs for everyday life
Nutrition to strengthen the belly
Superfood for healing & longevity
The art of fasting
Wisdom and mystical practices
Understanding the essence of life, connect with deeper levels of your existence, feel supported from your inner source, developing trust and inner faith, getting insights, develop intuition and wisdom, getting a new attitude towards yourself, your challenges, other people and the world
Taoist healing sessions
Reading sacred texts,
Special meditations and silence,
Mantra & mantra ceremonies
Tao-Communications
Field work
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A program for a younger and stronger body
One of the special aspects in this training is, that you will go through a program for a younger, stronger and also more flexible body. This program is a combination of rooting exercises, like iron-shirt qigong, with inner Qigong breathing techniques, water qigong and refreshing movements for vitality from inner martial arts. In addition we have practices for cell healing and detox, plus the knowledge of Traditional Chinese Herbs and western food to build up blood and qi or to stop inner inflammations. Maybe you know some of these ideas already, but the combination is quiet new and will have a deep affect: your life quality will improve significantly. You will feel younger and fresher, but also more vital and happy.
But the program has even a deeper meaning. As you might know our mind and body are deeply connected. Therefore there will be many positiv changes in your personality: you will feel more stable and emotionally balance, you`ll be more flexible when you face challenges and new situations. And you will encounter life and other people with more openness and joy. Your courage to take the next step in a new direction will grow. Summarized in one sentence: The program for a healthier and stronger body will help you to let go of old life patterns and to return to the innocence and exhilaration of a young child with an open heart. This state of openness and frehness is important to get in contact with your authentic self - your true nature.
In case your wish to become a teacher for Qigong or a teacher for the mystical path of the Tao, the program for a younger and stronger body is essential for the practical exam.
Our Qigong Practice
Every Qigong has its own focus and thus has different effects. As Crane Qigong helps to return to a state of “lightness of being,” the Swimming Dragon Qigong rejuvenates by supporting cell renewal and strengthening libido. In the Qigong of the Five Transformation Phases, you will learn to enter a state of deep inner peace through the combination of movements and sound.
Qigong movements help you let go of old emotional and body-structures. Furthermore: Every Qigong-form you learn in this training will also open a new door to unfold your inner potential and healing power. Additionally, by practicing different styles and forms, the essence of Qigong becomes more accessible to you in the context of Taoism.
The movements of Water Qigong are a combination of simple, flowing movements together with various breathing exercises. They refresh, rejuvenate and revitalize the whole body, creating lightness and vitality. The movements connect us directly with our inner liveliness. From the different movements, you can create your own program for yourself or for your students (see also above).
Healing Sounds & Mantra
Life in its essence is vibration and sound. Healing sounds and mantras have a long tradition in the East and in Taoism. They have an uplifting or analgesic, calming effect or cause Qi to flow or internal blockages to melt. You will also learn important mantras from the Buddhist tradition. Through the direct path to your heart, Mantras will have a profound effect on your entire existence.
One of the mantras you will learn is the mantra Amitabha. This mantra does not only help to fill the body with light and dissolve old patterns. It also supports the healing process or helps to accompany people in the dying process. Many awakened Masters have come closer to awakening with the help of a mantra.
Tao of Communication & Field work
Other important elements are the Tao of communication and field work. These tools connect you with your potential, help to integrate your shadow sides and to get a deeper perspektive of your life and daily situations. You will learn to connect with deeper layers of your existence, get in contect with new inner resources and find solutions for daily life issues. Furthermore you might get unexpected insights, who you really are, what is important or in which diretion your heart, your life wants to unfold. Field work and Tao-communication bring you into a state of inner wisdom - as if you meditated already for a very long time.
Themes
The Training “Tao and Qigong - The Art of Living” consists of five modules,
that build upon each other and create a deeper story.
Generally Carsten will start with an open module, where he introduces the training. After the training additional open modules concerning specific topics are offered to deepen the practice.
1. The Essence of Life
Basic practice: Water Qigong and meditation, Qigong-warm-up, easy movements from inner martial arts, Tao-communication, meditation and more.
Content & Theory: principles of life and Taoism, basic principles of Qigong, introduction to TCM and psychomotoric.
Benefits: after this module you will have a complete Tao-starting packages for your training and your daily life. A package for your physical and emotional needs and your spiritual growth.
2. Experience inner Peace
Basic practice: Five Element Qigong and Water Qigong II, movements from inner martial arts II, mediation, Tao-coomunication and more.
Content & theory: the balance of Yin and Yang in daily life, Five Elements and the connection to our character and emotions, experience of inner peace, silence and a deep connection to life, the importance of our center.
Benefits: you will feel a deeper connection to yourelf, to life and to other people. And you will handle daily issues with more ease.
3. Reversal of the aging process
Basic practice: Iron-Shirt Qigong and rooting, Taoist sexual practices, meditations to return to the innocence of a child, introduction to Inner Alchemy, Taoist breathing practices and Tao-Yin, - Taoist exercises for the lower back
Content & Theory: Principles of Mysticism, medical theory for cell healing, the concept of the ego and Tao, meditations for longivity and cell-healing.
Benefits: you will feel more joy, freshness and stability. And you will master a programm to rejuvenate yourself and to change your emotional state.
4. Developing trust and faith
Basic practice: Taoist healing work, Qigong for rejuvenation, meditation, field work and Tao-communication, water-qigong III
Content & theory: principles of healing - dealing with trauma, revision, etc., principles of spiritual currents, entering deeper states of consciousness, the transpersonal and mystical dimension, connect to you inner core.
Benefits: you will have more self-esteem energy and clarity and feel a deep support from life - going together with a new trust and faith.
5. Enter the flow of life
Basic practice: Crane-Qigong, opening the inner channels, easy movements from inner martial arts, Tao-communication. Future meditation and field work to solve old entanglements
Content & theory: Five Elements, Tao and Ego Part I, understanding your existence and its connection to past and future, becoming flexible and fluid in your mind and body, being able to change your emotional and physical state.
Benefits: you will enter the flow of life with your whole being and experience a new joy and lightness. Your past will be a support for you - you future an creative adventure.
Optional and additional modules after the training (also open for new participants) :
6. Beyond Life and Death
Basic practice: The Mantra Amitabha, a traditional mantra ceremony, additionally: sun-qigong for deep breathing and calmness, meditation for healing and inner emptiness
Content & theory: life and death, dissolving old patterns, connect to your heart and your true nature.
Benefits: you might get a glimps, of who you really are - you will have more clearity, what life is, your love and compassion will grow and all your cells will experience an inner cleaner and healing process.
7. Experience Simplicity
Basic practice: High energy Qigong - for cell breathing & opening of inner energy centers, the perception of energy fields, experiencing the simplicity of being, coming in contact with the primal qualities of the organs
Content & theory: developing intuition, communication from the heart, understanding fields, the connection of simplicity and enlightenment.
Benefits: you will enter a deep calmness and stillness and deeply recover, as if you have vacation for a very long time. You will feel at ease, out of the games of daily life, and get access to a deeper field of knowing.