Where does our tradition originate?

Taoist-Lifestyle.com primarily shares information and practices rooted in the Jindan (Golden Cinnabar) tradition, as interpreted by the Yinyangpai (Yinyang Current). This Taoist alchemical tradition was developed during the Song Dynasty by Ziyang Zhenren or Zhang Boduan (984-1082). Zhang initially passed on his knowledge to Shi Tai (1022-1158), who along with subsequent generations, further expanded the tradition. It is a critical and practical approach, aimed at integrating Taoist alchemical practices into everyday life, which originates from the Southern Tradition in Zhejiang province, more specifically the Tiantai Mountains. The fundamental text is the Wuzhenpian ('Treatise on Understanding Authenticity') by Grandmaster Zhang Boduan. Later, the most popular branch of this tradition was integrated by the Quanzhen sect, which posthumously honored Zhang Boduan as the first of the five great ancestors of Southern Quanzhen Taoism. In addition to this primary source, Taoist-Lifestyle.com draws from other traditions for its practices and background, such as the Fu Qinglong tradition of Yuanqigong (also derived from Jindan), Taoist interpretations of the Yang tradition of Taijiquan (early Dong Yingjie tradition and Yue/Fu style), the Henan and Hebei traditions of Xin(g)yiquan, the Liang and Cheng traditions of Baguazhang, and various teachings from the Longmen tradition of Quanzhen Taoism.