Foundation for Alchemical Work: Building the Alchemical Body [online program]

Dates: January 11, 2025 — January 26, 2025 (every Saturday and Sunday)

Master:  Jie Kong (Oleg Tcherne)

Language: Russian (with simultaneous translation into English provided by Anna Leona)

Program Overview

The "Foundation for Alchemical Work" program offers essential practices designed to build a practical understanding of alchemy. This process demands intentional efforts that surpass the body’s typical patterns of functioning.

In Daoist alchemy, establishing a strong foundation is vital for cultivating internal energy cycles. These cycles, distinct from natural internal rhythms, are deeply influenced by one’s lifestyle and are characterized by their capacity to renew and restore energy.

This knowledge is linked to the Kun trigram (坤, ☷), representing the body's receptivity and internal axis. The "Kun Palm" concept embodies this quality. Energy restoration is a complex mechanism that relies on certain physical structures, such as the womb in women or the lower abdomen in men, along with energy wells and reservoirs in the body. For this to work, the body’s geometry, proportions, and axis must be properly aligned.

Only by normalizing the foundation for energy restoration can the other conditions for the alchemical process be developed. Before engaging in alchemical practices, it is crucial to prepare the body’s ability to absorb internally, focusing on the stomach and semen. Even with physical readiness, mental strength is essential to absorb both qi energy and jing essence.

Program Details

Foundations for Building the Alchemical Body
Developing the Alchemical Body involves creating conditions for transformation, grounded in the Five Elements principles.

Art of Building the Body Through the Wood Element (Mu, 木)

In Daoist alchemical tradition, the Wood element symbolizes renewal, growth, creativity, and upward movement. Working with the Wood element is essential for strengthening and transforming the body and spirit, and for fostering the flow of energy.

Alchemical Work with the Wood Element focuses on Rooting (Gen, 根) and Rising (Shu, 树). These practices harmonize and structure the body, laying the groundwork for stability and inner peace. A strong foundation and trunk are critical for developing structural integrity and energy flow.

Building the body through the Wood element is the cornerstone of alchemical growth and transformation. This approach strengthens the physical and energetic body, enhances inner harmony, and prepares practitioners for advanced alchemical processes. Internally, this mirrors neuroplasticity — the brain and nervous system’s ability to adapt, repair, and create new connections.

Additional Modules:

• The Fire Element (Huo, 火): Transformative Energy
• The Earth Element (Tu, 土): Stability and Centering
• The Metal Element (Jin, 金): Precision and Refinement
• The Water Element (Shui, 水): Flow and Adaptability

Schedule

The program consists of 6 sessions held on Saturdays and Sundays.

• Dates: January 11–26, 2025
• Time (MSK): 08:30–09:30
• Time (AMS): 06:30–07:30

Important Information

• Recordings of missed sessions will not be available.
• Cost: 200 EUR

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How to Join

1. Install the Zoom app on your computer or phone.
2. Pay the program fee. After payment, you will receive an email with the conference access link.
3. Ensure your email is correct during registration. If you do not receive a confirmation email, check your Spam folder or contact us via the Telegram with proof of payment.

Join 5 minutes early to test your audio, video, and prepare for the session.