registered acupuncturist, Qigong healer and author of Six healing Qigong sounds, Meditation and Qigong Mastery, Return to Oneness with the Tao, Return to Oneness with Spirit, Keys to Healing and Self-Mastery, Return to Oneness with Shiva, Oneness with Shiva, and The Cure & Cause of Cancer
Shakyamuni Buddha patiently and tirelessly urges us to recite Amitabha’s Name and entrusts us to Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha is responsible for bringing us to the Land of Bliss to become a Buddha.
– page 70, Akashic Records Reading with Tao Chang
This blog site provides the meditation and Qigong solution to the mental health problems or kundalini syndrome experienced by yoga practitioners!
Kundalini syndrome and its treatment
Theorists within the schools of Humanistic psychology, Transpersonal psychology and Near-Death Studies describe a complex pattern of motor functions, sensory, affective and cognitive-hermeneutic symptoms called the Kundalini Syndrome.
This psychosomatic arousal and excitation is believed to occur in connection with prolonged and intensive spiritual or contemplative practice (such as meditation or yoga) or as a result of intense life experience or a near encounter with death (such as a near-death experience).
According to these fields of study the Kundalini syndrome is of a different nature than a single Kundalini episode, such as a Kundalini arousal. The Kundalini syndrome is a process that might unfold over several months, or even years. If the accompanying symptoms unfold in an intense manner – that de-stabilizes the person – the process is usually interpreted as what Stanislav Grof has termed “spiritual emergency”.
Interdisciplinary dialogues within the mentioned schools of psychology (see references below) have now established some common criteria in order to describe this condition, of which the most prominent feature is a feeling of energy travelling along the spine, or progressing upwards in the body.
Motor symptoms are said to include tremors, other spontaneous or involuntary body movements and changes in respiratory function.
Sensory symptoms are said to include subjective changes in body temperature – feelings of heat or cold – a feeling of electricity in the body, persistent sexual arousal syndrome, headache and pressure inside of the head, tingling, vibrations and gastro-intestinal problems.
Cognitive and affective symptoms are said to include psychological upheaval, stress, depression, depersonalization or derealization, intense mood-swings, but also moments of bliss, deep peace and other altered states of consciousness.
Within the mentioned academic traditions this symptomatology is often referred to as the Physio-Kundalini syndrome or Kundalini-experience Awakening.
Transpersonal literature emphasizes that this list of symptoms is not meant to be used as a tool for self-diagnosis.
Any unusual or marked physical or mental symptom needs to be investigated by a qualified Qigong teacher who specializes in treating kundalini syndrome.
I practice Qigong to redistribute and balance my Qi after Sri Vidya meditation to prevent and treat kundalini syndrome. It works! – Acharya Ricardo B Serrano
Beware of false meditation teachers: Most meditators get into kundalini syndrome symptoms and die young because they have empty Jing (essence) by not practicing Qigong to build the Three Treasures. Heaven is Yang energy and the body’s Jing is Yin energy. If the Jing is empty, the body will get sick because of too much Yang energy. – Master Ricardo B Serrano
Chapter 16 (Tao Te Ching)
1. Reaching the ultimate emptiness,
Concentrating on the central stillness,
All things work together.
2. From this I observe their returning.
3. All things under heaven flourish in their vitality,
Yet each returns to its own root.
This is stillness.
Stillness means returning to its destiny.
Returning to its destiny is steadfastness.
To know steadfastness means enlightenment.
Not to know steadfastness is to act forcefully.
Acting forcefully brings disaster.
Knowing the steadfast implies acceptance.
Acceptance is impartial.
Impartial is regal. Regal is heaven. Heaven is Tao.
Tao is beyond danger even when the body perishes
Qi is the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which includes acupuncture, herbology, massage and Qigong as taught by my classical Chinese medicine teacher Dr. Kok Yuen Leung and practiced clinically at the Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China where I had my TCM internship in 1993. Historically, Qigong is both the Mother/Father of the later branches of oriental medicine and as a pillar of Classical Chinese Medicine. Drawings depicting Qigong movements have been found in Chinese tombs at least 3500 years old, with other references going back 5000 years or more. This makes it the grandparent of many eastern energy-based healing modalities such as acupuncture and acupressure, tui-na (meridian) massage, chi nei tsang (deep organ massage). It probably guided the development of the internal martial arts such as Tai Chi Chuan and Ba Gua Chuan, and the many derivative Japanese/Korean healing arts such as shiatsu, Do-in, as well as the numerous martial spinoffs of Aikido, Judo, etc. Some historians speculate that Qigong even travelled into India where it became part of the repertoire of yoga and sacred temple dance training.
Yi Jin Jing is a Daoyin method to cultivate jing (essence) and direct and refine qi, the internal energy of the body according to traditional Chinese medicine.
Thus, Qigong is what Chinese medicine since prehistoric times is based on!
The Yellow Emperor and the Han Dynasty
The earliest written record of Qigong as a healing technique is found in The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine, or Huang Di Neijing Suwen, written during the Han Dynasty (240 B.C.). It shows that classical Chinese medicine is a quasi-religious system relying heavily on ancient doctrines and a small number of ancient texts that offer a philosophy of balance and harmony between human beings and the environment. It describes the fundamental natural principles that lead to good health, implying that all phenomena of the world stimulate, tonify, subdue, or depress one’s natural life force, and that humans are the offspring of the universe and therefore are subject to its laws:
“In the past, people practiced the Tao, the Way of Life. They understood the principle of balance, of yin and yang, as represented by the transformations of the energies of the universe. Thus, they formulated practices such as Dao-in (Qigong), an exercise combining stretching, massaging, and breathing to promote energy flow, and meditation to help maintain and harmonize themselves with the universe.
“They ate a balanced diet at regular times, arose and retired at regular hours, avoided overstressing their bodies and minds, and refrained from overindulgence of all kinds. They maintained well-being of body and mind; thus, it is not surprising that they lived over one hundred years.”
“Health and well-being can be achieved only by remaining centered in spirit, guarding against the squandering of energy, promoting the constant flow of qi and blood, maintaining harmonious balance of yin and yang, adapting to the changing seasonal and yearly macrocosmic influences, and nourishing one’s self preventively. This is the way to a long and happy life.”
As a seeker of truth, holistic healing and enlightenment (oneness with Spirit) since I was in my 20’s, I have been fortunate and grateful to have studied under classical Chinese medicine and Qigong teachers and have read the classical references of TCM with Tao Master Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, Huang Di Neijing, Shen Nong Ben Cao, and the other classical teachings of my Qigong teachers which assisted me greatly to the eventual realization that with no understanding, application and mastery of Qi through the practice of classical Qigong and without the wisdom of the fundamental correct doctrines of the classics, deeper and faster healing of clients or the fullfilment of the goal in becoming a self-realized Qi-healer will be just a pipe dream. See Three Treasures (Shen, Qi, Jing)
“The teaching focuses essentially on the purification of Jing-Chi-Shen into its final product: the elixir of pure-person.” – Door to All Wonders, Tao Te Ching
The practice of Qigong is essentially oriental medicine without needles. The Qigong craze is spreading like wildfire in the west because it is easy to learn, easy to do, and produces fast results, whether you need healing or are just a bliss junkie. It may be the greatest blessing ever for Oriental Medicine. If tens of millions of Americans graduate from jogging and muscle-building to the more subtle practice of Qigong, they will become educated about qi flow. That means millions of more people who will feel comfortable seeing an acupuncturist /herbalist to diagnose and help balance their Qi. This is the real grassroots foundation of the revolution in energy medicine occurring in the west today…
On a more basic level, all qigong is so simple yet powerful that many energy healers use Qigong to repair themselves from “healer burnout.”
The Taoists are famous in China for their medical qigong. They claim to use neigong to tap into the universal pool of pre-natal jing. Medically, this means you can replace the “acquired jing” from your parents that is gradually spent, the depletion of which causes one to age. A high level practitioner of neigong is considered an “immortal“, since death now becomes a voluntary event, not an unconscious process that forces us out of our body. There are many cases of people claiming to regrow hair, teeth, repair diseased organs, or recover from near death conditions.
This focus on tapping into the universal pool of pre-natal jing defines one of the differences between “classical qigong” (largely suppressed by the Communists as being too spiritual) and “modern TCM qigong“. Classical qigong might also focus more heavily on the Eight Extra Meridians and the role of the five vital organ shen (zhang fu spirits, or intelligences) that regulate the flow of qi in the five elements cycle. In Taoist neigong, these practices include the famous “Microcosmic Orbit” and the more secret “Fusion of the Five Elements“. The five types of qi are fused into a “pearl” of concentrated or purified consciousness that has the power to dissolve deep physical or emotional trauma…
When Qigong is combined with acupuncture, Qi is sent through the needles to regulate meridian flow, allowing for much faster and deeper healing than using needles without Qi emission… The main limitation of Qigong is the skill of the healer or the willingness of the patient to practice. Acupuncturists are in the best position to introduce this healing modality into the west, and they can gradually increase their Qi skills to complement their needle/herbal practice and TCM diagnostic knowledge. Learning to do so is both fun and rewarding for the acupuncturist.”
Wuji Quan Master Chenhan Yang with Ricardo B Serrano
Wuji Quan workshop, August 14-15, 2025
Wuji Quan is an ancient internal martial art form long veiled in mystery. A great number of people have long heard of; few, however, have ever seen it, and an even fewer have had a mastery over it. Wuji means no extreme. It is before Tai Chi, the grand ultimate. The entire form of Wuji depicts a vivid story that embodies profound Taoist and Buddhist philosophies; it is about how we cultivate our ‘original spirit’ following the course of the cosmos and harmonizing with the myriad of changes of the universe. The physical movements and training express the ancient Taoist physical form and its many applications as well as having an in depth understanding of the theories and philosophies of this art.
– Excerpts from Nityananda is the divine presence
Liu He Ba Fa and Wuji Quan
Liu He Ba Fa and Wuji Quan are rare and profound internal martial arts rooted in Taoist and Buddhist traditions. These practices blend flowing movement, meditative stillness, and deep internal awareness. They help calm the nervous system, enhance balance and coordination, build inner strength, and guide us toward clarity and peace – both physically and mentally.
– Excerpts from Nityananda is the divine presence
In Chinese medicine, the Shen is housed in the heart – not just the physical heart, but the center of emotional and spiritual life. When the heart is agitated, the shen becomes scattered. When the heart is at ease, the shen rests peacefully.
The physical movements and training express the ancient Taoist physical form and its many applications as well as having an in depth understanding of the theories and philosophies of this art. The movements develop Song, a relaxed state of fajing to build internal power and flow.
– Excerpts from Nityananda is the divine presence
It is possible to experience internal power and flow with the advanced Liu He Ba Fa. – Master Ricardo B Serrano
In this advanced form of Liu He Ba Fa, I have:
Expanded my understanding of the 6 Unities and 8 Principles — and how they calm the mind and instill movement with fluidity, spirit, and connection
Cultivated Yin and Yang in movement — Yin as soft, yielding, inward energy (contraction, stillness, adaptability) and Yang as strong, expanding, outward energy (extension, structure, expression)
Deepened my experience of how Qi flows through breath, intention, and movement — which must be cultivated, and not forced
Experienced how the Bow Stance, Horse Stance, Cross Resting Stance, Empty Stance, and Drop Stance create stability and grounding — and how these stances affect balance, root, and the way Qi flows through the body
Increased Gu Jin (bone strength) — and how true strength comes from the bones, tendons, and alignment — not brute force
Understood the role of Yi (Intention) in strength — how Yi provides clarity and control, ensuring Qi moves efficiently, and how movement is scattered without Yi
Learned why action should be guided by a calm, elevated Shen (spirit) — not forced or erratic, and how movements flow smoothly and efficiently when Shen is balanced
Watch the entire 32-movement sequence from beginning to end, refining continuity and flow, precision and awareness, and expression of Shen (spirit) as you move beyond mechanics to embody true presence and intent. Thank you Master Helen Liang for your guidance!
– Excerpts from Akashic Records Reading with Tao Chang
Liu He Ba Fa and Wuji Quan
Liu He Ba Fa and Wuji Quan are rare and profound internal martial arts rooted in Taoist and Buddhist traditions. These practices blend flowing movement, meditative stillness, and deep internal awareness. They help calm the nervous system, enhance balance and coordination, build inner strength, and guide us toward clarity and peace – both physically and mentally.
– Excerpts from Nityananda is the divine presence
The auric field is called the Wei Qi Field, Healing Field.
There are many names for the invisible auric field that surrounds the physical body in various mystical traditions such as torus, Lightbody, Electromagnetic Field (EMF), energy bubble, Merkaba or aura. The auric field is called Wei Qi Field in Medical Qigong which will be under discussion…
Any negative interchange affects the Wei Qi by literally creating holes within the matrix of the individual’s external energetic fields. When left unattended, these holes leave the body vulnerable to penetration, and disease begins to take root in the body. Strong emotions, in the form of toxic energy, become trapped within the body’s tissues when we hold back or do not integrate our feelings. These unprocessed emotions block the natural flow of Qi, thus creating stagnant pools of toxic energy within the body.
Medical Qigong consists of specific techniques that uses the knowledge of the body’s internal and external energy fields to purge, tonify, and balance these energies. Medical Qigong therapy offers patients a safe and effective way to rid themselves of toxic pathogens and years of painful emotions that otherwise, can cause mental and physical illness. This therapy combines breathing techniques with movement, creative visualization, and spiritual intent to improve health, personal power, and control over one’s own life.”
Grounding or Earthing is defined as placing one’s bare feet on the ground whether it be dirt, grass, sand or concrete (especially when humid or wet). When you ground to the electron-enriched earth, an improved balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system occurs.
The Earth is a natural source of electrons and subtle electrical fields, which are essential for proper functioning of immune systems, circulation, synchronization of biorhythms and other physiological processes and may actually be the most effective, essential, least expensive, and easiest to attain antioxidant.
I have used grounding with meditation, Qigong, Liu He Ba Fa to resolve neuropathy.
Merkaba is an interdimensional counterclockwise rotational vehicle of Light, Pranic or energy body and Soul. Mer – counterclockwise rotation of Light, ka – Pranic or energy body, ba – Soul. The mind directs, powers, and stabilises the Merkaba in unison with God. The higher your vibration of Cosmic Christ Consciousness embraced in Unconditional love, the stronger is your Merkaba field.
According to Master Thoth, “unconditional love is a powerful magnetic force which, once activated through the hologram of love, makes you truly magnetic within every cell of your body. As a result, you begin to attract all you need to become a cosmic vibration of higher wisdom. If we could understand time and love together, Thoth said, we would have the answer.”
“The Hologram of Love Merkaba is our doorway home.” – Alton Kamadon
What is the aim of sound in healing? According to Renee Brodie, “This is the aim of sound, for you to resonate with a piece of music, or the one you sound yourself, or a particular singing bowl so that it sound “waves” through you, touches you, touches where it is needed, and balances. Then you are healed, your auric field is “in flow” and you will radiate perfect health.”
The basis of Chinese medicine exists due to the belief that all living things have Qi. Without Qi there is no life. The theory of External Qi Healing (projection) follows the same theory of acupuncture: Reduce what is excessive, and stimulate what is deficient.
In doing External Qi Healing ( Wai Qi Liao fa), the practitioner gains the benefit of doing Qigong, and after a healing session, the practitioner and recipient should feel the same as if they had just done a set of standing meditation (zhan zhuang) exercises; a sense of calm alertness, euphoria, and all-around good feelings that can last for quite a few hours after the session is done.
It is through a guru, master that the Shakti is awakened. – Kabir
“To actually know who you are is a big problem. You have to find out yourself where you are situated. It happens by the grace of Lord Siva, or by the grace of a master, or by the grace of the scriptures (sastras).” – Swamiji Lakshmanjoo
The mission of the Shaktipat Intensive by Acharya and Qigong Master Ricardo B Serrano is to facilitate Diksha -Shaktipat Meditation, and Qigong – to realize Self and Qi-healing. Realization is the merging of the mind in the Self (Divine Consciousness). In the Self-realized state, the mind becomes stable and free of thoughts; it become still. We experience supreme bliss when we go beyond thoughts. As the mind becomes one with the Self, it acquires the power of the Self that can be used for healing, creativity, rejuvenation, stress management, and for opening the heart to unconditional love, quieting the restless mind to attain personal transformation and freedom.
The technique for developing and realizing the Self, Buddha nature or Krishna nature must preferably be learned from a living spiritual teacher who can impart the proper technique, spiritual help and blessings. The spiritual technique alone is not enough. The help and blessings (Shaktipat initiation) of Acharya Ricardo B Serrano are necessary and of utmost importance.
“It is through a guru, master that the Shakti is awakened – by word, touch, look, or thought.” – Kabir
He is the real Guru
Who can reveal the form of the formless
before your eyes;
Who teaches the simple path,
without rites or ceremonies;
Who does not make you close
your doors, and hold your breath,
and renounce the world;
Who makes you perceive
the Supreme Spirit
wherever the mind attaches itself;
Who teaches you to be still
in the midst of all your activities.
Fearless, always immersed in bliss,
he keeps the spirit of yoga
in the midst of enjoyments. KABIR
What you meditate on, you become. I meditate by chanting the great redeeming mantra OM NAMAH SHIVAYA and also on the form of my Shaiva Guru Bhagawan Nityananda to imbibe the Guru’s shakti. – Master Ricardo B Serrano
Acharya Ricardo B Serrano is just like a Self-Realized yogi, a Shaiva teacher/ guide (preceptor) or meditation Master, who acts as a clear channel for the grace of God, and the disciple’s worthiness draws that grace from him. He can awaken the disciple’s dormant spiritual energy, kundalini, through Shaktipat (transmission of divine energy) also called Tao Healing Hands from an authentic Taoist point of view.
“An ideal Guru should be capable of bestowing grace through Shaktipat… It is very rare to find such a Guru.” – Kularnava Tantra
Acharya Ricardo’s powerful inner blissful transformative experiences with Sadguru Nityananda’s Grace while performing the tantric and spiritual practices during his three month’s vacation, from November, 2009 till February 2010, in the Philippines, which drove him to write about it, have convinced him that he has become just like an Acharya with the ability to do Shaktipat. These experiences include dreams where he met face to face his late mother and Siddhas in Siddhaloka, and Self-Realization experiences such as overwhelming God’s love and universal oneness, inner peace and quiet mind he hasn’t felt before. The most powerful and unforgettable experience while practicing Shaktipat was being in the flow of a powerful loving Shakti (Qi) opening his heart greatly to God’s (Shiva’s) unconditional love and expansion of his consciousness uniting with the universal or Cosmic consciousness. He has to ground himself, connecting with Mother Earth, with Qigong to enable his physical body to handle this powerful expansion of consciousness and overwhelming Qi flow. This liberating and enlightening experience through the Grace of Bhagawan Sadguru Nityananda would be similar to a pond of water (you) reuniting and becoming one with the vastness of the ocean (God) through a river path (Sadguru).
Without God’s grace through a Guru, represented by his energy or spirit (“Shakti”), there can be no fulfillment or realization (enlightenment, liberation).
The Guru is like a boat that takes us across the ocean of worldliness toward oneness with God.
Sadgurunath Maharaj Ki Jay (Hail the true Guru).
This 175 page book (ISBN 978-0-9880502-9-7) is used by my Liu He Ba Fa and Wuji Quan students as a guide to its practice.
The foundation of good health is regular, mindful activity to nourish Shen (spirit).
Heal the soul first, then healing of the mind and body will follow. – Master Sha
I have used grounding with meditation, Yi Jin Jing Qigong, Liu He Ba Fa, Wuji Quan to resolve neuropathy.
Shen manifests only when the heart is open. Love melts all blockages. – Master Sha
Mantras with Heart Sutra are included together with Wuji Quan, Liu He Ba Fa and 5 Tibetan Rites to reach oneness with the Tao.
It is necessary to purify the heart (soul) to awaken the true heart (xin) by chanting the Heart Sutra.
Mantra of Avalokiteshva, Namo Amituofo, Om Mani Padme Hum, Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha and OM Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum are added for healing, purification of karma and enlightenment.
To realize our buddha nature is Guru Yoga’s goal and purpose. – Ricardo B Serrano
We are all buddhas. We just don’t recognize it. – Mingyur Rinpoche, Vajrayana master
The main role of Vajrayogini is to aid us to recognize our buddha nature. – Ricardo B Serrano
You have found your teacher when you can feel your teacher’s Qi flow. – – Ricardo B Serrano
“Distance healing is based on the principle of directability and the principle of interconnectedness.”
Distance healing is basically healing spiritually someone at a distance or remotely in another location (city, country) by a spiritually developed healer. The date and time for distance healing is synchronized between a client and a healer, so that a client or patient is receptive to a distance healer’s Qi-healing. Consultation by Zoom or picture of a patient is helpful to establish a stronger etheric link with a patient. Why does it work?
The following principles are based on the principles of Qi-healing:
Principle of Transmittability. Life force or vital energy can be transmitted from one person to another person.
Principle of Receptivity. A patient has to be receptive or at least neutral to receive the projected pranic energy. Being relaxed also helps increase the degree of receptivity. Without receptivity, the projected pranic energy will not be absorbed, or only a minimal amount of it will be absorbed. Patients may not be receptive because: they are biased towards this type of healing, they do not like the healer personally, they do not want to get well, or they are in general not receptive about anything.
Principle of Interconnectedness. The body of the patient and the body of the healer are interconnected with each other since they are part of the earth’s energy body. On a more subtle level, it means that we are part of the solar system. We are interconnected with the whole cosmos. The principle of interconnectedness is also called the Principle of Oneness.
Principle of Directability. Life force can be directed. It follows where attention is focused; it follows thought. Distant pranic healing is based on the principle of directability and the principle of interconnectedness. See Tao healing hands and its Meditation Techniques.
Healing Benefits of Distance healing
The same physical, psychological and emotional healing benefits are obtained in distance healing as in a regular one-on-one Qi-healing session. Most clients have noted that their spirits have lifted with an overall experience of tingling all over the body, inner peace, psychological and emotional healing. Some clients have noted that they felt lightness, revitalized, energized and joyful.
Conclusion:
Regular one-on-one Qi-healing session is generally a preferable mode of healing, however, because of distance and time restraints between a healer and a patient, distance healing is another viable option to those who prefer remote distance healing.
Ricardo’s principal healing Spiritual guide is Buddha Kuan Yin who assists his distance healing work and mission. Other ascended healing masters also are at hand assisting during the distance healing session. Divine spiritual (God’s) energy or Tian qi through the higher soul is directed by a spiritual healer to heal a patient’s disease at a distance.
If you have any questions about distance healing, please fill Contact Us Form to contact Ricardo if you want distance healing from Qigong healer, Tao Healing Hands practitioner Ricardo B. Serrano by Zoom.
Distance healing by Tao Healing hands practitioner Ricardo B Serrano may also assist in the recipient’s Merkaba activation which initiates the holistic healing and enlightenment process.
“The teaching focuses essentially on the purification of Jing-Chi-Shen into its final product: the elixir of pure-person.” – Door to All Wonders, Tao Te Ching
Your life’s ultimate journey and goal is soul enlightenment. – Master Sha
The magic of manifestation happens when the Spirit (Shen), the Heart and the Mind join as ONE.- Dr Rulin Xiu
Liu He Ba Fa (LHBF) utilizes the power of Xingyi as its center, utilizes the stepping patterns of Bagua for its turning and spinning, and utilizes the neutralizing power of Taiji for its variations. Its movements are sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. These movements resemble that of floating clouds, and flowing water that is sometimes calm, sometimes surging. Therefore, it is also known as Water Style. The movements of Liu He Ba Fa are constantly fluctuating with clearly defined forward, backward, upward, downward, and lateral motions. Each and every movement is lead by the mind (xin yi). The mind initiates and the movements follow. It is therefore, also known as Xinyi Liu He Ba Fa. As an internal art, it not only serves as a system of self defence; it also benefits health, strengthens the body, dispels sickness and increases longevity, and to achieve enlightenment.
Zhan Zhuang Qigong is practiced before commencing LHBF’s 12 movements to circulate the Qi in the macrocosmic orbit, expand Wei Qi field and build the lower dantien. The movements are very grounding building the Qi in leg meridians and arm meridians for healing and fajing (Qi emission) Kong power.
January 29, 2025, Chinese New Year of the Snake: The snake is a revered yet enigmatic creature in Chinese culture, often associated with wisdom, intuition, and transformation.
Your life’s ultimate journey and goal is soul enlightenment. – Master Sha
