Master Gu’s Taoist Wellness Free Course: Week 1
Master Gu explains the power of Less
Do the Dao Now
Last lesson, we looked at Daoist practice as a search for harmony. this time we’ll explore a closely related principle: moderation.
In our relentless quest for success, we often overlook the importance of moderation. We chase after wealth and fame, believing they will bring us happiness, only to find ourselves facing the same persistent problems and a stubborn sense of emptiness.
By practicing and embracing moderation, we can find contentment in the present, appreciate who we are and what we have, and get the whole joy out of life’s experiences.
Actions
- Identify your excesses. Do you find yourself admitting or recognising imbalances?
- “I’ve been working a lot lately”
- “I haven’t seen any friends yet this month”
- “I’ve really overindulged recently”
- Practice stopping and letting go
- Act on these thoughts as they surface
- Seize the moment. Try to resist ‘one more minute’ or ‘one more slice’
- Even something simple helps to develop discipline, and strengthens your grounding in the present
- Can you make space to appreciate things?
- Schedule time to spend singularly on something or with someone you miss; or even just for doing nothing
- Consider letting go of things you don’t use or need
Less is more. When we reduce our desires and allow ourselves time in the present, we start to rediscover the joy in what we already have.
Happy explorations,
Master Gu
4 Week Free Course with Master Gu
☯️ Week 1: Taoist Wellness
✅ Lesson 1: Taoist Approach to Wellness
▶️ Lesson 2: The Power of Less
🧘♀️ Week 2: Mastering Meditation
🌬️ Week 3: Qi Gong in depth
🥋 Week 4: Tai Chi in depth
Bonus: Taoist Daily Routine Print Out
Taoism has been helping people find and nurture peace and balance for thousands of years. As our lives become ever-more urban and busy, Taoism’s focus on connecting with nature has never been more necessary, or transformative.
Yves came to the academy having followed George’s videos on Youtube. It was there that he’d first learned about Daoism. Alongside George’s explorations, he began reading texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Tao of Pooh to get deeper into the philosophy, inspired by its promises of tranquility and natural living.
Joining WTWA Online, Yves was able to take his studies even further and deeper. With the guidance of Master Gu he not only developed a broader understanding of the philosophy itself, but discovered how he could embody its wisdom through tai chi, qi gong and meditation.
More peaceful, more collected, and crucially “in harmony with the world around him”, Yves is one of hundreds of students to have taken their interest in Taoism to a new level with Master Gu.
