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QIGONG & DAOIST TRAINING CENTER
American Dragon Gate Lineage
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Daoist Priest Ordination Ceremony, August 25, 2003
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The above photographs were taken during Michael's Daoist Priest ordination at Master Wan Su Jian's qigong center in Beijing. Included are Master Wan Sujian, Daoist Priest Ji Zhi Tong, myself, and students.
In August of 2006, Michael (Li Chang Dao) was certified by Master Wan Sujian and Daoist Priest Ji Zhi Tong to ordain others as Daoist priests.
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Last Update July 12, 2008
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National Qigong Association Conference
August 7-10 Baltimore
All-day Friday
Workshop on Zuowang Qigong
See my classes link for details,
or NQA.org
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American Dragon Gate Lineage
Of Quanzhen Daoism
The American Dragon Gate Lineage (ADGL) is an umbrella organization for the activities and services of the Qigong & Daoist Training Center (QDTC). The ADGL was founded by Michael Rinaldini (Li Chang Dao), a Qigong Teacher, and a 22nd generation (Longmen) Dragon Gate Daoist priest. The ADGL is inspired by the teachings of Chinese qigong and Daoist Master Wan Su Jian from Beijing, and from Daoist Priest Ji Zhi Tong of White Cloud Temple, Beijing. Historically, the ADGL is linked to the Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) school of the Daoist religion, founded by Wang Zhe (Chongyang, 1113-1170) and his direct disciples.
Summary of services and activities of
Qigong & Daoist Training Center
1. Provide classes and retreats in qigong and Daoist meditation through local community centers, and private training sessions in the Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, CA area.
2. Provide special trainings in qigong/Daoist practices at NQA annual conferences, retreats, or other workshops throughout the USA. At this year's 2008 conference, I will offer a full-day workshop on Zuowang Qigong, on August 8th.
3. Qigong Clinic. In conjunction with the local classes, a monthly Qigong Clinic is offered whereby a group of qigong practitioners work on an individual patient with external Qi.
4. Qigong Massage. Private massage treatments using acupressure, tuina, and Qi Transmission. One hour treatment is $60.
5. Qigong Certification is a 100-150 hour program training in 1., basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, 2., medical qigong, 3., Introduction to Daoism, 4., Daoist meditation-Zuowang, Sitting Forgetting. The 150 hr. program includes skills in assessments and prescription of qigong exercises for specific health concerns.
6. Daoist Priest Training for those seriously committed to a Daoist way of life. Training involves completion of a 1000 Day Daoist Scripture Recitation Retreat, studies in Daoism and advanced practice in Zuowang Daoist meditation. A tuition of $300 per year is the cost for the training.
7. Daoist Initiate Training is offered to those who wish to make a simple, but formal commitment to following a Daoist way of life. Training involves completion of a 100 Day Daoist Scripture Recitation Retreat, studies in Daoism and Zuowang Daoist meditation. A tuition of $75 is the cost for the training.
8. Affiliate Practice Centers and Teacher Affiliates. Affiliate Teachers are graduates of the Certification program and/or ordained priests in the ADGL. Affiliate Practice Centers refers to groups of practitioners who are studying and practicing qigong and Daoism under the direction of the QDTC.
The American Dragon Gate Lineage is a non-monastic order of Daoist practitioners who have made a conscious commitment to self-cultivation and to the spreading of the Daoist View. Membership in the American Dragon Gate Lineage consists of two categories of Companions In The Dao.
1. Priest Companions In The Dao. Candidates who have completed the Daoist priest training of the QDTC and received ordination as a Daoist Priest. An annual membership fee of $75 supports the growth of the ADGL. Membership benefits include continued support from the QDTC.
2. Initiate Companions In The Dao. Candidates who have completed the Daoist Initiate training program of the QDTC and received recognition as a follower of the Dao. An annual membership fee of $50 supports the growth of the ADGL. Membership benefits include continued support from the QDTC.
Companions in the Dao will take specific Daoist Precepts of the ADGL.
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Michael Rinaldini is a Level IV (highest) Certified Qigong Teacher by the National Qigong Association. He is a Certified Senior Teacher of Qigong by Master Wan Sujian from the Bagua Xundao Gong Qigong Center in Beijing, China.
Michael lives in Sebastopol, about 60 miles north of San Francisco, California.
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