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The Valley Spirit is a state of natural awareness that rests in spaciousness between the separation of dual qualities. Led by this quality of mind, Cultivation of the Valley Spirit is the process of differentiating dualities within the body at increasingly fine layers of granularity.
Aligned to the Principles of T’ai Chi and classic Daoist guidance, this practice illuminates a core, essential, and direct path from the practice of Natural Way T’ai Chi as an internal art towards Nei Gong and Internal Alchemy.
“From the seed of stillness, form and function naturally unfold”
In a world inundated with information, misinformation and myriad possibilities, its value is clarity and the articulation of a minimal, essential path of internal development firmly grounded in, and guided by, classic T’ai Chi Principles and Daoist texts.
These notes provide a concise, “bare-bones” explanation of how to practice and follow the pathway that unfolds. Cultivating the Valley Spirit may initially appear philosophically abstract - it is not. It is grounded in direct experience and can only be genuinely understood and followed through practice.
The latest in the series of "T'ai chi Study Notes", this ebook will be available on Amazon from Februaury 6th 2026. The ebook is available for pre-order now at: