I have completed my translation of Dao and De, written by a Chinese Daoist under his Daoist name, Wu Dao Zhenzi. His family name is Wang. This book is available as an Ebook at www.qi.org.

Dao and De - Life and Afterlife: A Daoist Experience in Training the Soul tells from personal experience about internal human evolution, the energy basis and vitality of body and soul, and soul refining. It is about the earth and heavens, and whether beyond heaven there is yet another heaven. It is about why and how our inner spirit needs nutrition, too. This is a book about Qi theory, the artifact or record left behind by human ancient civilizations.

Human beings have been trying throughout their history to find out more about the Cosmos. An astronaut, who experiences the wonderful sensation of vast space, is observing the same space through a big window. My Chinese ancestors have been creating openings, one after another--opening “windows” and “doors” to help people find a way to see a larger picture of the Cosmos--the Great Void--and to discover the dimensions of energy qi and spirit. Emptiness is just what many ancient and contemporary high-level masters of both Daoism and Buddhism have discovered at the end of their spiritual journeys. They have reached the Great Void.

When he wrote this book, Daoist Wang opened one window for us. Wang emphasized that what he practices is Daoism, which is not a religion. Daosist Wang shares his personal experiences in sould training, experiences with other osuld and with the spiritual worlds. His education, larning, and extraordinary cultivation experiences are valuable especially to people who want to learn about the spiritual world. Daoist Wang shares his experience of the Great Void.

My second manuscript the main practice that I translated is called The Daoist Female Alchemy or the Daoist Female Dan Gong in Chinese. I believe those who are interested in reading this book surely understand that the Female Alchemy is one of the many wonderful “gates”/methods the ancient sages created to follow cosmically.

In this book you may find some qigong proof that treating women as a second class was not our human ancestors’s idea. Possibly, in Chinese culture this treatment of women was oriented from a sincere mistaken belief and ignorance. Qigong theory and practice can show why treating women unequally is against the natural law, against science, and is a sign of a terrible ignorance.

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Yanling’s books and translations to date (some books are in press).
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• A Woman’s Qigong Guide (Empowerment Through Movement, Diet, & Herbs)
• Qigong for Living
• Qi, the Treasure and Power of Your Body
• Qigong for Women (II)
• What is Beyond the Earth Dimension
• Dao & De
• Qi Energy in Foods
  • Vol. 1: Vegetables
  • Vol 2: Grains
  • Vol 3: Fruit and Nuts
  • Vol 4: Peppers and Tea
  • Vol 5: Insects
  • Vol 6: Fish
  • Vol 7: Birds
  • Vol 8: Animals, Milk, & Breast Milk
  • Vol 9: Flowers and Plants
  • Vol 10: Trees
  • Vol 11: Minerals and Waters
  • Vol 12: Recipes & Incompatible Foods

Reader comments about Qigong for Living:

Yangling’s joyful shen (spirit) emanates from each page of this wonderful book. The author shares intimate personal moments along with her professional wisdom. The title says it all!
Brother Bernard Seif
Salesian Monastic Community
Roman Catholic Monk
Clinical Psychologist, Board Certified in Behavorial Medicine
Doctor of Naturopathy; Chinese Medicine Specialist

Yanling is one of our most sincere Qi cultivation practitioner-scholars. Raised in China and steeped in the tradition, yet articulate in the language of the West, her books bring the reader into vastness of China’s Qigong domain of self-healing, empowerment and spirituality. If you are interested in healing and health care, this book is a must-read. If you seek personal growth, this book will open your eyes, broaden your views, and much more.
Roger Jahnke, OMD
Chair, Department of Qi Cultivation
Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine

Reader comments about A Woman’s Qigong Guide:

Yanling Johnson writes from her own direct experience as a Chinese-born woman and Qigong teacher living with the demands and complexities of contemporary western society. A Woman’s Qigong Guide is an authoritative and valuable guide on the major principles and practices of Qigong and a must-read for any woman who seeks to cultivate and benefit from this wisdom in her daily life.
Gunther M. Weil, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Management onsultant, Qigong teacher, and
Founding Chairman, National Qigong Association(NQA)

This is one of the relatively few qigong books we have available that deals with women’s health issues. With chapters on the history of qigong, an introduction to qi and qigong in general and specifically on qigong and female energy, as well as sections on diet and emotional balance, we are given useful and important information. Another helpful and important chapter is on practices for various aspects of women’s health, such as: skin condition, good breast health, menopause, amenorrhea, pregnancy, depression, sterility, and other topics. Sections on qi, food and herbs, and herbal remedies, including many herbal recipes, give us information on how to treat women’s health issues through diet and the use of the centuries-old tradition of Chinese herbs. According to the author: “Certainly Chinese philosophies and medicine apply to both men and women, and of course, both men and women practice qigong, but qigong addresses the differences as well as the similarities.” It is certainly true that, while the qi itself is the same, whether in a man or a woman, women certainly do have their own health issues and interests. Taoists, throughout the ages, have crafted both qigong practices and herbal treatments that specifically relate to women’s health and self-cultivation. And, while most books work with general qigong practices it is extremely useful to have books like this that address the interests and needs of women.
Review by Solala Towler
Published in The Empty Vessel, Spring 2001

Some thoughts about Qigong for Women (II):

This is a book of Daoist style. It is not for women who seek only to heal physical illnesses, but for women who are spiritual pursuers. This book is also for those women who want to know about the culture of Daoism. An ancient sage of Chan commented: “People are Buddhas themselves, yet they seek the help from a Buddha; a sage seeks help only from within and does not pray for help from a Buddha.” This book is available in CD form only.

Some thoughts about Dao & De:

Daoist Master Wang wrote this book in 1990s; I translated in 2004. In his preface he wrote, “In this book I display my personal cultivation and practical experiences to you, and what I have learned about the truth of life. They are the facts. My experiences are not simply based on a religious belief. ” The Chinese ancestors have been creating openings, one after another – opening “windows” for people to find a way to see a larger picture of the universe and to discover the dimensions of energy and spirit. The Chinese Daoist immortals created the foundation of a true holistic health care by aiming at the heart-mind to promote purifying qi. Daoist Wang opened another window for us. I have translated some personal soul purifying and training y the ancient also in my other books.

Some thoughts about What is Beyond the Earth Dimension:

This book tells how a fully awakened heart contains only compassion and explored remarkable natural powers. It is the biography of a great Tibetan Buddhist Guru by the name of Rwa Dorjie, who lived through almost the same period as another great Guru, Milereba. Much information about Milereba has been translated into English, but Rwa’s name was barely known. He was was the founder of the Yamataka sect of Tibetan Buddhism tradition. His lineage Of Yamantaka School has been passed on in Tibet. Milariba and Rwa had different life experiences and lived totally contrasting lifestyles. They both had saved many lives and souls by using similar phenomenal powers. They both had strongly influenced Buddhism of Tibetan tradition and attained Buddhahoods, but they were very different in many ways. In this book you will read how Upaya and karma display the Dharma on different great paths.

Some thoughts about Qi, the Treasure and Power of Your Body:

Yanling donated this book to Qigong Association of America when she first finished in 1996. It is a practical book for qigong practitioners, includes some diet and information for mother and baby. Chapter 9 is begins, “Why can mushroom grow by themselves on one piece of wood? There are no ’germs’ to help them grow. They grow themselves. Similarly, you grow your own germ—diseases. ” This book supplies much useful information for self healthcare and more.

Some thoughts about Qi Energy in Foods:

Eating natural or organic foods does not mean that you are eating right! A balanced meal means a scientific combination of foods that nourish your body and adapt into balancing the qi energy. These twelve volumes on various types of foods book contains the most interesting and powerful information about foods that cannot be found in the United States. This information is based on Chinese methods of eating right. Human vital energy, or life force, is called qi (pronounced “chi”) in the Chinese language. This qi energy has been the focus and the first priority of Chinese health care for 7,000 years. Qi energy is the basic theory of how acupuncture needles, herbal formulas, Chinese diet, and Chinese exercises (like tai chi and qigong) work. The distinguishing characteristic of Chinese health care compared to that of the rest of the world is that it is about the energy of the whole being.

Qi energy can be cleansed, balanced and increased also by eating right and eating the right combination of foods. Wrong eating can do the opposite. So, eating right has been the main principle in Chinese medicine and in the Chinese people’s lives forever.

This book gives you the information to understand the many aspects of foods including both the good and harmful aspects and what types of food can be eaten to harmonize your energy. You will also learn how the qi in the foods can change due to different locations and seasons and how to avoid eating the wrong combination of foods. This book teaches you how to eat to balance the mind and body. following are some tidbits of knowledge from this series of books. Note: This material is for educational purposes only; it does not take the place of your physician or advice from your physician.

This book explains to you the main principal in Chinese herbal nutrition: to follow the changing body’s need is vitalizing and practical and necessary to have whole health.

• Green onion is named also the Vegetables’ Uncle & the Harmonizer and all its parts are beneficial.
• Eating celery can help reduce high blood pressure; but eating celery with much vinegar will harm the teeth.
• It is not good to eat much tofu in the hot summer when sweating a lot.
• Adding a few apricot seeds to the beef when cooking the meat will become tender and also be beneficial to health.
• Ginseng is not good for people to take like those who are alcoholic or sexually overactive.
• Lilac has male and female; only the female is the best as an herb.
• Eating the meat of a brooding hen may cause piles, hemorrhoid, and weakness.
• Nuts are beneficial; but you should not eat too much of any nut at one time.
• When you have the complete information about the different sides of foods you can avoid the unnecessary harm.
• Did you know that it is not good to eat raw honey in July?
• Did you know that eating much black pepper will produce extra internal heat that can cause dim vision or piles?
• Did you know that the wasp can be used in treating spider bite?
• Did you know that wax can be used to promote re-growth of dark hair?
• Did you know that dried fish or fermented fish also have healing functions?
• Did you know that the qi nature of chickens of different colors is slightly different?
• Did you know that the powder of the pine root and the fine skin inside the trunk can be used to treat and promote healing of a broken bone?
• Did you know that winter frost can function as an herb, too?

This is a sample of the information in these volumes. Each volume contains much more information and practical tips and uses for everyday foods.

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