Teaching Center & Taoist Hermitage The Phoenix Taoist Center (PTC) operates a teaching and practice facility in Phoenix, AZ, and has recently acquired a 20-acre Taoist Hermitage formerly run by Livia Kohn and her husband, Tom. Located in Pinon Springs, New Mexico (near the town of Magdalena), this property will provide space for members and benefactors to reside and practice there, as well as for inviting and housing other Taoists. We will also be offering live-in study programs at this facility. The Three Peaks Taoist Hermitage will be sustained through donations, memberships, and the production of Taoist publications and media projects. It will not, however, serve as a place for commercial-type events. The site will emulate the traditional manner of how hermitages, temples, and cloisters functioned in ancient China—purely as a place for practice, learning, and solace. Three Peaks Taoist Hermitage in Pinon Springs, NM (near Magdalena) Click to see more photos. From left to right: Pao Tao (Patrick), Pao Kuan (Mei Lan), Pao Wu (Kenny), Lao Shi (Stuart Alve Olson), Pao Hua (Sherri), Pao Mei (Lily)

Memberships are the Way . . . A membership in the Phoenix Taoist Center (PTC) is a great way for people to receive our teaching materials and services at a greatly reduced price. Not only do your membership fees help support the PTC, but more importantly you are participating in restoring the wonderful and beautiful traditions of Taoism.

Taoist Meditation Practiced at the Phoenix Taoist Center The Taoist methods taught here derive from Chang San-Feng (a famous Sung Dynasty Taoist Priest and attributed founder of T’ai Chi Ch’uan). Chang’s sitting, standing, walking and Taoist Yoga Eight Brocades practices are simple to learn and are exceptionally effective for attaining tranquility and developing qi. FREE booklets detailing Chang’s methods are available to anyone visiting the Center. Top

Taoist Meditation Weekend Retreats at Phoenix Taoist Center