title: Embryonic Breathing: The Taoist Method of Opening the Dan Tian
author: Stuart Alve Olson
description: Stuart Alve Olson, longtime protege of Master T.T. Liang (19002002), is a teacher, translator, and writer on Taoist philosophy, health, and internal arts. In 2006, he formed Valley Spirit Arts to present his books and DVDs, and is the head teacher at the Sanctuary of Tao in Phoenix, Arizona, where he focuses on translating various Taoist texts, conducting lectures, leading retreats, and teaching.
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  Buryoku
  
  
  Book Two
  
  
  
  
  
  Aaron Oster
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  For my baby brother. I’m starting to run out of people to dedicate my books
  to, and you were the only one I could think of.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #  Prologue
  
  
  
  
  
  Moramor Yen sat in a small room, her legs folded up under her in a meditative
  position. The thin cushion resting under her knees did almost nothing to
  protect them from the hardwood floor underneath. Not that Yen even noticed.
  She was too deep in her cycling for something so trivial to bother her.
  
  
  Not to mention that to someone of her level of advancement, the wood floor was
  as soft as the softest of feather mats. The air around her was tinged green
  with Wind Essence, and as she breathed, she pulled the thin strands into her
  core, cycling and purifying it to turn into Qi. Normally, she wouldn’t be
  cycling at this time of day. Mornings were best for cycling Wind Essence, as
  it was when the cooler night air would be heated up, resulting