Online Taoist Lifestyle Programs
Now Available for You!
"Rain over the Li River
Countless mountains, sword and brush my company,
No need in the officials' world for immortal me;
Heavy rainfall keeps on washing my body,
As I flow along with the river Li"
(Fei Danning)
About Us
Discover the remarkable outcome of 50 years of dedicated practice and research by Prof. Dr. Dan K.J. Vercammen (Taoist name; Fei Danning), insights of Angela J.H. Verkade gained by 11 years of study and experience.
They are merging their expertise in Chinese Medicine (TCM & ACM), Taoist Alchemy, Martial Arts, Strength & Mobility training, Chinese Culture & Philosophy, and Modern Research & IT to offer something truly unique at Taoist-Lifestyle.com!
Welcome to the Taoist-Lifestyle Program!
Our programs are supported by two pillars:
☞ Theory
● Explore Classical Chinese philosophy
● Learn about Taoist health science
● Understand the Taoist perspective on the body
● Immerse yourself in Taoist culture
● Grasp the theories behind Taoist practices
☞ Practices
● Experience Taoist health practices (Qigong)
● Discover how Taoist meditation promotes relaxation
● Engage in internal martial arts
● Embrace the Taoist way of living
● Delve into Taoist internal alchemy (Neidan practices)
Our teachings draw from three essential sources:
☞ Taoist Internal Alchemy
☞ Internal Martial Arts
☞ Taoist Culture & Chinese Philosophy
We offer a variety of short programs, seminars, courses, and lectures, along with personalized ongoing programs tailored just for you!For significant transformation, we recommend a commitment of several years, where you progress through three stages:
☞ Stage 1: fundamental theory & practices
☞ Stage 2: intermediate theory & practices
☞ Stage 3: advanced guided personal study
You can opt for monthly or yearly subscriptions based on your personal preferences. There are three full programs available;
☞ Neijaquan or internal martial arts (subdivided in taijiquan, baguazhang, and shidaxing/xinyiliuhequan)
☞ Neidan or Taoist internal alchemy from the Southern tradition
☞ Taoist lifestyle and life science
All programs include well researched practices and sound philosophical foundations: classical philosophy of change (Yijing, yinyang, trigrams and hexagrams, etc) and Taoist science of life.We’re thrilled to share our knowledge with you in a self-paced online format!
We offer additional short programs:
● Taijiquan (Tai Chi/T'ai-chi) Program
● Baguazhang Program
● Yuanqigong Program
● Xinyiliuhequan/Shidaxing Program
● Special Chinese Strength & Mobility Program
Each program includes useful study handouts and downloadable videos, allowing you to practice and study anytime, anywhere, even if you don't have access to the internet. You'll find suitable programs for everyone from beginners to advanced practitioners. Whether you're involved in Chinese medicine, martial arts, health practices or have an interest in Taoist internal alchemy, we have something for you.
Since China was confronted in positive and negative ways with the West several centuries ago, Western oriented knowledge and practices have been influencing the Chinese counterparts. Especially since the beginning of the 20th century and the Chinese Revolution, Western science, politics, and so-called modernity were seen as necessary developments and ancient Chinese science and practices were gradually replaced or adapted to fit in with Western points of view and ways of doing things. We can see this clearly in Chinese Medicine, Martial Arts, and many other aspects of Chinese culture and society.
At Taoist-Lifestyle.Com we use modern scientific approaches but we also promote the ancient (Taoist) traditions and sources in our programs. We go back to the ancient knowledge and have an extensive library of ancient texts and books. All the study materials we hand out are a result of extensive years of research, fieldwork and training with grandmasters and translating directly from ancient texts in our library. The old ways and traditions are perfectly applicable in the modern life, if you have enough understanding of the Chinese philosophy, traditions, principles and culture. Even learning classical Chinese language is a possibility!
We like to keep it simple and unified instead of divided and complicated.
What we do at Taoist-Lifestyle.Com is mainly based on the knowledge developed by the Taoist Alchemy Tradition of the Yinyang School of the GoldenCinnabar, a 1,000-year-old alchemical tradition from the Jiangnan region of Southeast China. This tradition was developed in China by Zhang Boduan (984 – 1082), during the Song Dynasty. Our knowledge comes from Taoist alchemy masters of this tradition and from our own practicalexperience and scientific research. Our predecessors instructed us to promote Taoist disciplines,such as Taoist inspired Internal Martial Arts and Fine Arts. Taoist-Lifestyle.Com possesses an extensive Chinese library with thousands of works. Relevant Western books are also in our collection.
Prof. dr. Dan K.J. Vercammen is a direct disciple of Dr. Fu Qinglong 傅青龍.
If you have any questions, please check our FAQ and information page before reaching out to us via chat or form. We're here to help you on your journey!