Meet the teachers.
Explore spiritual teachers across paths. Compare their background, central themes and way of working before choosing a book, talk or retreat.
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Damo Mitchell
British teacher of Daoist internal arts (Nei Gong, Qi Gong and Taijiquan), founder of the Lotus Nei Gong International School, known for his books on Daoist alchemy and Chinese internal medicine.
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Master Zhongxian Wu
Daoist Qigong and internal-arts master, founder of Chinese Wisdom Traditions, teaching internationally since 1988.
View profile →Nathan Brine
Canadian teacher of Wang Liping's system of Daoist internal alchemy, offering a structured, English-language online curriculum alongside occasional in-person retreats.
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Shifu Lindsey Wei
American-trained Daoist lineage holder who spent years living and training at a temple in the Wudang Mountains, now teaching Wudang Qigong and Daoist meditation from her school in southern Oregon.
View profile →Solala Towler
Daoist teacher, Qigong instructor, and editor/publisher of The Empty Vessel journal of Daoist philosophy and practice.
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We choose teachers with care, drawing on their experience, their lineage, and the depth of what they offer, and we try to portray each of them fully and honestly, so you can look beyond charisma and sense whether their path speaks to you.
We do this with attention, but we can't know everything, and we can be wrong. So we'd gently encourage you to follow your own discernment too: read widely, sit with your questions, and look into a teacher yourself before making a commitment. Appreciation and honest reflection can sit side by side.
Where does the teaching come from, and how is it presented?
Costs, organisation, authority and potential conflicts are made visible.
Appreciation and critical context can exist side by side.