Taoist Meditation Practices For Stillness And Vitality, with Solala Towler

We talk with Taoist meditation and qigong teacher Solala Tauler about returning to the source through simple practices that fit into real life. We explore how slowing down, sensing the body, and learning from nature can restore steadiness, vitality, and meaning.

Returning To The Source: https://www.amazon.com/Returning-Source-Meditations-Rediscovering-Everyday/dp/1645475085/

To learn more about Solala’s books, classes, tea ceremonies and his Qigong and Cha Dao tours to Taiwan go to www.abodetao.com/

• Solala’s origin story from Buddhism to Taoist practice and teaching 
• How qigong and stillness meditation work together through qi 
• Core Taoist principles like flexibility and wu wei as not forcing 
• Nature as the highest teacher and the shift from head to belly 
• Lower dantian as a foundation for embodied awareness 
• “Source” as Tao and the longing to reconnect with the great mother 
• Manzou and why going slowly deepens experience and reduces harm 
• Organ balancing through the five phases and emotional qualities of organs 
• Breath training and the idea of breathing with the whole body 
• Acupuncture as a way to unblock stuck qi and restore flow 
• Tea meditation and Cha Dao as a path to presence and gratitude 
• Pu’er tea, fermentation, aging, and why “energy” matters in ritual 

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