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COLLEGE OF TAO
February 2022
NEWSLETTER
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Let's Shake off the Old Year and
Bring in the Water Tiger of 2022
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HAPPY 2022 YEAR OF THE
WATER/WOOD TIGER
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Your Year of the Tiger Forecast
Based on the Ancient Science of the I Ching
By: Dr. Mao Shing Ni
Welcome to 2022, the Chinese Year of the Tiger!
The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar calendar, thus the first day of the Tiger year officially will begin on February 1, 2022! The 2022 Year of the Tiger is influenced by the elements of Water and Wood. Water and Wood are two elements that are in harmony—Water nourishes Wood, enabling its germination and growth. When the elements of the year are in harmony, the general state reflects balance and congruence. The Wood Element is the mother of the Fire Element which engenders warmth, excitement, and positive energy. 2022 is likely to be a year of healing and recovery from the pandemic that paralyzed and caused so much despair throughout the world.
The world will breathe a sigh of relief in 2022 as the Covid pandemic recedes into the periodic ebbs and flows of an endemic. There will be more optimism and continued economic growth, albeit uneven due to inflationary pressures, the “great resignation” and rising interest rates. More effort will be made toward peaceful resolutions and harmonious co-existence among people and politics. However, in an unpredictably aggressive tiger year, one should brace for unexpected conflicts and turmoil.
Take care of your Liver and Kidney health…
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Dive in to see what's in our February Issue | |
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Dr. Mao's Water Tiger Message for 2022
Dr. Dao's Favorite Chinese Fable
Chinese New Years Celebration Feb 6th
Meditation Offering at New Years Celebration
International Taoist Meditation Courses starting March
2022 College of Tao Retreat April
Unlimited Life Chuang Tzu Reading Group
Weight Wellness Qigong March
5 Element TCM Cooking Class March
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Monthly Features & Groups | |
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Sunday Renewal
Taoist Horoscope
Sunday Reflection
Tao-of-Life Study Group
High Energy Days
Stems & Branches
Sisters Group
Brother's Group
Lao Tzu Study Group
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The Frog at the Bottom of the Well
Dr. Daoshing Ni
Jing Di Zhi Wa, or The Frog at the Bottom of the Well, is one of my favorite Chinese fables. It is from Zhuang Zi, an ancient book of anecdotes, allegories, and parables that demonstrate the core principles of Taoist philosophy. My own interpretation of the story is not an exact translation from the original, but the message is the same. You may have heard me speak of the frog in the past, but I think it is well worth repeating – finding our place in life and searching for human happiness is a worthy endeavor for us all.
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Dr Daoshing Ni and Dr Mao Shing Ni, The Yo San University Student Association, & The College of Tao cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the Year of the Tiger!
Sunday, February 6, 2022
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
To attend online, join via zoom.
link will be available at Collegeoftao.org on the morning of the event
No registration is necessary
In person attendance is Full at this time
In person Attendees must show proof of vaccination in either physical or digital form, or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72-hours before the event.
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2022 COLLEGE OF TAO RETREAT
Regrow, Revitalize, and Regenerate
“Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain“
April 27, 2022 through May 1st, 2022
with optional class day on April 26th
The Royal Way Spiritual Center
The Ranch
8088 High Road
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
Retreat, comfortable lodging, and organic meals all included in one low price. See details at
Collegeoftao.Org
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Dear Friends,
Are you ready for the Tiger? Now it's Time to allow the energy of the Water Tiger to flow within you with a sense of freedom and more inner peace and balance.
This is the perfect opportunity for personal spiritual growth and physical revitalization at the 2022 College of Tao
in- person Retreat.
We can't think of a safer place to be than the Royal Way Retreat Site. And it's absolutely beautiful. A secluded, peaceful Oasis in the middle of the high dessert. Natural Spring wells provide all the water needed for the gardens, ponds, and streams. Walking paths take you to many areas of beauty and opportunities for reflection. April is a time when everything is in bloom.
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Retreat Schedule on Website: Collegeoftao.org
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu
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2 Classes in March
offered by Amira Kusala
Certified through Chi Health
Certified TCM Nutrition
Weight Wellness Qigong
Ni family tradition
10 Thursday classes 9 to 10 - $100
March 17 – May 19, 2022
🍀Register & Pay at Collegeoftao.org
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Swimming dragon, acupressure massage & more.
🐉Chinese dragons are beneficial omens of prosperity & longevity. 🐲
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5 Element TCM Cooking –
Spring Session
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1 class - 3 hrs - $90
March 27th 🌱 9AM – Noon.
🍀Register & Pay at Collegeoftao.org
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SUNDAY RENEWAL WITH
DR. MAO & JAMES TUGGLE
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Every Sunday at 7 am PST, Dr. Mao Shing Ni invites you to join in a spiritual renewal ceremony followed by a talk on how to apply the wisdom of the Integral Way to the Five Healths—healthy body, mind/spirit, relationship, work and finance. On alternate Sundays James Tuggle shall lead the Sunday Renewal sessions free for the College of Tao community.
Friends and family are welcome.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/136428813
Meeting ID: 136 428 813
Password: 006090
Dial by your location
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abp1aNfWIK
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Taoist February Horoscope | |
In Chinese Medicine, February is a Wood Element month; the first month of spring's energy, providing an abundance of momentum to kick off endless growth and prosperity. Chinese New Year will begin on February 1 and in the US, we will observe Black History Month, Valentine's Day, President’s Day, and National Wear Red Day to support women’s heart health. While some Elements might find new love, others may gain new careers or re-ignite old passions. Check out your personal element to find out exactly what the Chinese horoscope has in store for you and what to expect from the first month of the Year of the Tiger!
Horoscope by Element
Quiz Link:to determine your Element click below
Find your Element
Taoist Horoscope Link for February:
Your Horoscope
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Living far away from your Integral Friends and wanting to stay connected to the Tradition? Join the Integral Way Friends mailing list. Weekly inspirational quotes into your inbox and warm conversation.
Email: Jono Howard at: jono9@shaw.ca to get signed up.
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Teaching from the Sunlight
by Hua-Ching Ni & Mao Shing Ni
Master Ni, Hua-Ching, the 37th-generation practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as Taoist Healing Arts, has written many well-known books on spirituality. Led by Dr. Dao, our monthly tele-study group is open to everyone. There is a wide range of experience in this group from newcomers to long-term participants. Together, we will explore Master Ni’s writings. Participants take turns to select a passage from his books so that as a group, we can delve into the meanings of his writings and how we can apply this knowledge into our daily lives.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM PST
ZOOM LIVE AUDIO EVENT
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This month’s reading, offered by Joy Grant, is from Teaching from the Sunlight, Chapter 2, pages 20-30, ‘The Sun was the Early Model for Public Leadership’, supplemented by the commentaries in Chapter 4, pages 38-46, ‘Duty of Cleansing the 9 Houses of Life’.
The topic is Healthy Leadership, both internal and external. Around 4000 years ago the Great Yu developed a model for all public leadership in life, which was inspired by the 9 houses and octagon derived from the Lo Su diagram. Later, during the Shang Dynasty, this guidance was elucidated by Ji Zi when his King requested advice on the healthiest way for the people to live while helping each other. OmNi suggests, page 28, that this approach is also a model for personal life at any time, and especially during dark times, and offers further guidance in the commentaries found in the above chapters. It was also the inspiration for the ‘Five Healths’ book.
• Which guidance do you think is the most relevant in today’s society and your own life?
• How can we practice the suggestion in the second essential matter on page 29 to both ‘live quietly during dark times’ while undertaking ‘the moral duty to help others’ during these times?
This book may be purchased on the Wellness Living Store website at: www.taostar.com. If you have any questions,please contact Peter Stege at: pstege@hotmail.com
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DR. DAOSHING NI, Dr. Dao, is a 38th generation doctor of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, holds two doctorates in Oriental Medicine and was awarded the American Fertility Association’s Dr. Joyce Vargyas Visionary Award. Dr. Dao has appeared on the Today Show, provided numerous news/magazine interviews, and is a best-selling author, | |
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Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/301873824 - Meeting ID: 301 873 824 - Passcode: 2825
Or iDial a number based on your current location: +1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 301 873 824 - Passcode: 2825 -
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keSJNcGG9
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HIGH ENERGY DAYS FOR FEBRUARY | |
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Xin-Chou (Ox)
Year Pillar: Ren Yin (壬 寅) Water Tiger
The Seasonal Periods:
Chinese Lunar New Year - Tuesday, February 1
New Moon in Aquarius, in Europe - Tuesday, February 1
(January 31 in USA)
The Beginning of Spring - Friday, February 4
Mercury Direct - Friday, February 4
Valentine’s Day - Monday, February 14
Lantern Festival - Tuesday, February 15
Full Moon February 16 - 8:59am PST
Seasonal Period Rain Water (Yu Shui) - Wednesday, February, 18,19
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STEMS AND BRANCHES
FREE DISCUSSION GROUP
We invite you all to join us:
Every other Sunday Morning @ 8:15 AM Pacific Standard time, continuing February 13th following the Sunday Renewal to carry on our lively discussion of the 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches. James Tuggle guides our exploration of this helpful resource that connects us with the universal cycles and living in harmony and balance with the flow of nature.
Please join Zoom Meeting Here
If any questions, please contact Courtney 2bcourtneycole@gmail.com
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SISTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL
INTEGRAL HEAVENLY WAY
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Internal Sufficiency
Recently, the Sisters were invited to reflect on the statement by Hua Ching Ni (OmNi) that: Internal sufficiency is a spiritual power; it is a much greater power than being with someone.
Emotional, physical and worldly pressures often move us to attend outside of ourselves for satisfaction in the forms and pleasures of others and things. How different a pathway we take when guided by the Way to internal sufficiency by appreciating, developing and elevating our inner energies to harmonize with the essence of Universal Life.
Being internally sufficient, or internally content, we no longer seek to be filled by others or things. We are thus free to enjoy others and things, wholeheartedly, and without impractical and unnatural bargains
Our Next Sister's Meeting: Saturday
February 20th 3:30 PM PST USA
February 19th 7:30 AM Perth Australia
Click Here to Join Sisters
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BROTHERS OF THE UNIVERSAL INTEGRAL HEAVENLY WAY | |
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Brothers Meeting
FEBRUARY 2022
To Join our next Tao Men's Group Please click link below
Time: February 27, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Click Here to connect with Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 821 8918 0145
Passcode: 771725
Dial by your location
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
Meeting ID: 821 8918 0145
Passcode: 771725
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc9I03IdgM
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Free virtual study group on zoom!
It's not too late to Join
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Amira invites you to join our
Ongoing Free monthly
Integral Way Study Group
The Complete Works of Lao Tzu
as elucidated by Hua-Ching Ni
Tao Teh Ching and the Hua Hu Ching
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In the tenth moon, plum blossoms bloom,
Awaiting the early arrival of spring.
If inanimate things can predict nature’s Way,
It would be folly for us not to follow the Tao.
Lu, Tung Ping
p 123, The Taoist Inner View by Hua-Ching Ni
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Please join us for the 2022 College of Tao Retreat at
April 26/27thru May 1st 2022
Royal Way Spiritual Center Lucerne Ca
REGROW, REVITALIZE, AND REGENERATE
(Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain)
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College of Tao
13315 Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90066
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Love
Sue and Amira
Co-Editors
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