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Sexual energy is the strongest energy you have in your body. So, why are we always tired? Learn how to dissolve blocked sexual chi again to live a more fulfilling life and enjoy abundant energy. Sexual transmutation and semen retention have a lot of benefits, but no one knows that you need to do THIS first. Sign up for the Free Love Mastery training (for men) here:https://taoistlovealchemy.com/free-trainingwww.alexvangalen.com

In this podcast I will teach you to silence your inner critic instantly, without trying to tame or control it, and without fighting your thoughts. This is an extremely effective body-based Taoist method that changed my own life. It includes a special Taoist Inner Critic MeditationFree Love Mastery training (for men):https://taoistlovealchemy.com/free-trainingFree grounding exercise:https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page

During spring you can feel the abundance of energy in nature. And there's a way to draw in more of that energy. In this video, I will give you 4 very simple ways to start attracting more energy from nature. The secret? Your body is a magnet that attracts energy. You just have to know how to use it. Get your free training video here: https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page

The book The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk is about how you can heal from trauma. Trauma is not just stored in your brain, but mainly in your body, scientists have found. And that aligns perfectly with the Taoist practices. It helps us to heal the body so it will stop producing stress symptoms all day. So in this podcast, you will learn how to heal trauma through your body.   Get your free training video here: https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page

I this episode I will explain why most meditation practices do not relax you the way they should. And what you can do about it in a simple and effective way. It's all about grounding! It doesn't matter what kind of meditation practice you do, this will boost your practice. Get your free training video here: https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page

Most spiritual strategies to overcome worry and anxiety are not really effective and sometimes make things worse by trying to suppress the symptoms instead of dealing with the cause. Taoist have a very simple technique to embrace anxiety, release it from your body, and to start living from where your real power is: in your belly.  Get your free training video here: https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page

If you’re tried everything but you still don’t know how to relax and stop the thoughts running through your head… this might be the solution. In this episode, I will tell you how I struggled with this and the secret I discovered that gave me a breakthrough in my life (and the lives of my students). Get your free training video here https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page. 

Your "emotional issues" are not just in your head; they're in your body. And if you want to release emotional stress, your own body offers a much more direct approach to release that stress.  In this podcast, I will teach you 3 very easy steps to start doing that right now. Get the free training video here: https://groundtorelax.com/optin-page

#027 We are bombarded with sensory imput all day so our Fight or Flight response is turned ON 24/7. And that’s bad for you health. In this episode you will learn very simple ways to shut that Fight/Flight  response down and actually start feeling SAFE again. Also Alex will give you his personal email address so you can send him questions and suggestions for new episodes.  

#026 In this episode I share 7 secrets that helped me in my 3 decades of spiritual practice to have deep spiritual awakenings. They will help you to see what you can do to get a breakthrough yourself. I talk about goal setting, discipline, frustration, grace, and the ONE most important thing I can teach you about awakening.  

#025 If your really want to ground yourself, you need to go a lot deeper then “taking a walk” of “do some gardening". In this episode I will give you 6 Daoist techniques to ground yourself that can actually change you life. For an online course about grounding go to www.groundtorelax.com.

#023 How do you make your prayer powerful? Many spiritual people feel a little bit awkward about praying. And that’s a shame, because you’re missing out on a very powerful tool in your life: the ancient science of prayer and intention. Because it IS a science. And in this episode, you will learn how you can use it succesfully in your own life.  

#021 Most spiritual paths see sexual desire as an obstacle to spiritual growth. For centuries you were taught that you had to be celibate if you wanted to awaken. But in this modern world, that's no longer an option. So luckily there is a path where you can use your sexual power for your spiritual growth: Daoism. In this episode, I will explain exactly how Daoism can help you to use your sexual power for your health and meditation.

#024 I’m talking to Dao teacher Eva van der Plas about the importance of grounding your spiritual practice and sexuality, especially if you're a woman. She also talks about female sexual trauma and she explains why the psoas muscle is so important if you want to ground yourself.  You will understand why they call it "the muscle of the soul". 

#022 Do you ever say "I should meditate more", but you can't seem to do it? We know that a spiritual practice is good for us, but it's difficult to actually do it. We think we need discipline and will power, but in reality we don't. This episode will give you insights to find a meaningful daily practice that you will enjoy so it becomes very easy to do. 

#020 You can’t have compassion for other people if you don’t have compassion with yourself. We know that. But it’s easier said than done. Today, I want to explore some Daoist ways to develop compassion. At the end of this episode, I will give you a very simple Buddhist technique that you can practice right away. 

#019 Conventional wisdom has it that you never combine spiritual techniques or paths because it will get you nowhere. But we live in a different age now and it doesn't seem to work anymore to stay with the same teacher or technique our whole life. So how do you navigate the incredible variety of techniques and teachers that is available to us today?

#017 In the last episode I spoke about spiritual teachers who have failed to grow up. But we all need teachers and guides. Especially if you want to travel the uncharted territory of spiritual awakening. So the question that becomes very important is: how do I pick a good spiritual teacher? 

#016 We tend to think about spiritual teachers as saints, but some of them still seem to be downright jerks. We have seen many me-too issues in the spiritual community. How can you be awakened and still have these problems? To answer this question, we need to see the difference between WAKING UP and GROWING UP. And that can be a big shift on your spiritual path. 

#018 Interview with American Tao Master Michael Winn about the mind-body split that Western people suffer from, the absolute need to ground your spiritual practice, and how to do that. Michael Winn co-wrote Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy with Mantak Chia. This book caused a revolution in the West.