Somatic Primer Podcast

On this episode I had the pleasure to speak with Master Dennis Wang. Master Dennis Wang is a devoted lifetime practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts and Qi Gong. His expertise and skills span decades of dedicated practice. In 2003, Master Dennis discovered Han Yang Ru Yi and became captivated by its rich history and healing power. In 2010, Master Dennis was inducted as the first indoor disciple of Grandmaster Shao Xing Xuen. Since then, he has devoted his life to spreading the practice of Han Yang Ru Yi Gong. His extensive experience and unique perspective are invaluable to students seeking to deepen their knowledge and practice of this ancient art.To discover more about Dennis Wang please visit: https://yanshougong.orgor https://themartialman.com/courses/han-yang-ru-yi-qi-gong/Thank you to all the listeners who are supporting the show and if you are not already then please consider supporting the show with a monthly donation on our online learning platform at Somatic Primer on Patreon.As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode!Support the show

On today’s episode I had the pleasure to speak with Howard Wang. He has been exploring the theory and practice of Traditional Chinese Kung Fu through multiple disciplines since he was 14 years of age when he first learned the Eight Step Praying Mantis from his father, Grand Master Wang Chieh.Howard has studied Traditional Chinese Martial Arts as well as both Eastern and Western spiritual philosophies.  Combining the theory and practice of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts and spiritual insights he has summarized the essence of Chinese Kung Fu into “Prana Dynamics”, literally life energy in animation.Click here to find out more about Howard WangThank you to all the listeners who are supporting the show and if you are not already then please consider supporting the show with a monthly donation on our online learning platform at Somatic Primer on Patreon.As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode!Support the show

On today’s episode I once again had the pleasure to speak to Dr. Shin Lin. Shin Lin, PhD, is a world-renowned expert on Tai Chi and a 12th generation heir of Chen Style Tai Chi designated by Grandmaster Chen Zheng-Lei of China’s Chen Family Village, where Tai Chi originated.He is a longtime chair of biophysics at Johns Hopkins and professor of biological sciences and biomedical engineering at UCI, where his Laboratory for Mind-Body Signaling and Energy Research applies modern biophysical technologies to study the benefits of Tai Chi/Qigong on mind-body functions and body energy measured as heat, light and electricity. The result of his studies, are used to formulate models to explain the beneficial effects of these practices  on health and healing at the cellular, and molecular levels.You can checkout his research @ Department of Cell Biology Please visit Somatic Primer:You can visit at our website: Somaticprimer.comFor upcoming live courses: Vidyamethod.comOur Online Learning Platform @ Somatic Primer on PatreonPlease consider supporting the show with a monthly donation and don’t to forget to like and subscribe.Support the show

On today’s episode I had the pleasure to speak with Dr Ortwin Lüers. Dr. Lüers is a psychotherapist and an expert in the internal martial art of Wu Ji Chuan. As a psychiatrist he specializes in treating post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic stress. In 1984,  he began studying Buddhism with Tibetan meditation master Ven. Lama Chime Rinpoche and the following year he began his study of Wu Ji Chuan. In 1990 he was accepted as a disciple by Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong. He trained extensively with the Grandmaster until his passing in 2001.You can find out more about Dr. Ortwin Lüers on his website https://wuchidao.dehttps://www.yanshougong.orgSupport the Podcast at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u63954666Support the show

Gavin Kilty has been a full-time translator for the Institute of Tibetan Classics since 2001. Before that he lived in Dharamsala, India, for fourteen years, where he spent eight years training in the traditional Geluk monastic curriculum through the medium of class and debate at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. He has also taught Tibetan language courses in India, Nepal, and elsewhere, and is a translation reviewer for the organization 84000, Translating the Words of the Buddha. He received the 2017 Shantarakshita Award from Tsadra Foundation for his translation of A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages. Other published translations are The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Stages of the Path, Volume 1 (2022), The Life of My Teacher (2017), Mirror of Beryl (2010), Ornament of Stainless Light (2004), and The Splendor of an Autumn Moon (2001).Support the Podcast at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u63954666Support the show