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Origin Infinite Yue Lao 月老 The Origin Infinite God of Love and Marriage
Yue Lao (Chinese: 月下老人; pinyin: Yuè Xià Lǎorén; lit. 'old man under the moon') is a god of marriageand love in Chinese mythology.[1] He appears as an old man under the moon. Yue Lao appears at night and "unites with a silken cord all predestined couples, after which nothing can prevent their union."[2] He is immortal[3] and is said to live either in the moon[2] or in the "obscure regions" (Yue ming), the Chinese equivalent of Hades.[3] His legends serve as the basis for the Red thread of fate.
Statue of Yue Lao at Bangka Lungshan Temple.
A legend is told about the old man under the moon.[4] During the Tang dynasty, there was a young man named Wei Gu (韋固; Wéi Gù). Once he was passing the city of Songcheng, where he saw an old man leaning on his pack reading a book in the moonlight. Amazed by this, Wei Gu walked up and asked what he was doing. The old man answered: "I am reading a book of marriage listing for who is going to marry whom. In my pack are red cords for tying the feet of husband and wife."[5] When Wei Gu and the old man came together to a marketplace, they saw a blind old woman carrying a three-year-old little girl in her arms. The old man said to Wei Gu: "This little girl will be your wife in the future." Wei Gu thought this was too strange to believe and he ordered his servant to stab the girl with his knife.
Fourteen years later, Wang Tai, the governor of Xiangzhou, gave Wei Gu his daughter in marriage. He was having difficulty finding a suitable match of higher standing for his daughter for even though she was a beautiful young woman, she had difficulty walking and had a large scar on the small of her back. When Wei Gu asked what had happened, he was told that she had been stabbed by a man in the marketplace fourteen years before.
After ten years and three children later, Wei Gu sought the old man for suitable matches for his two younger sons and daughter. The old man refused to find suitors for his children. During the later years, Wei Gu sought to find a possible match for his children but by coincidence, no marriage was put to work.
Yue Xia Laoren sign in Chinese, English, and Japanese. Taipei
Yue-Laou [sic] appears as a character in Robert W. Chambers' short story "The Maker of Moons" from the collection of the same name in 1896. He is the leader of Kuen-Yuin, a sect of Chinese sorcerers, and is called "Maker of Moons." He had corrupted "the Xin, the good genii of China" and transformed them into a monstrous composite being: "This monster is horrible, for it not only lives in its own body, but it has thousands of loathsome satellites—living creatures without mouths, blind, that move when the Xin moves, like a mandarin and his escort." In the story, it is revealed that he is the stepfather of Ysonde and is associated with the pack of gold makers. Although he is apparently killed, his body is never found.
The figure is also a major character in the TV series Ashes of Love. He is in charge of love and marriage of all mortal beings through the use of his red threads.[6]
In Grace Lin's 2009 novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, a main character is named the “Old Man of the Moon” and seems to be heavily derived from Yue Lao and the story of Wei Gu.
Till We Meet Again (2021 film) is a Taiwanese romantic fantasy comedy film where the main character has to serve as a Yue Lao to meet the requirements for reincarnation as a human.
The 2022 mobile RPG Dislyte features a playable character based on Yue Lao. His abilities and attacks make use of a magical red cord inspired by the god's thread of fate.[7] He is also in the fantasy novel Equal to Heaven as the mentor of the monkey king, Sun Wu Kong. His first scene is when Pigsy, the god of greed, finds him after fighting Ares, Ancient Greek god of war. On their return to the Jade Palace together, Sun Wu Kong is born and they look after him with the Germanic legendary figure, Fáfnir.
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Sensei Ken McLean has trained in martial arts for over 50 years with the last 40 focusing on Aikido, Ki Energy Cultivation and Aiki Healing Arts.
Koichi Tohei had split from the Aikikai (main organisation of Aikido) in the 70s feeling he had no room to explore Ki. There was a major division in the Aikido world. Both streams – Tohei and Aiki-kai – seemed to over-accentuate their differences. The Aiki-Kai de-emphasising Ki, whilst Tohei removed many of the Aikido movements.
Yamaguchi had been a student of George Ohsawa who had taken Macrobiotics to the west. After George Ohsawa had met O’Sensei (Morihei Uyeshiba) he sent Seigo Yamaguchi to train with O’Sensei. George Ohsawa and O’Sensei had become firm friends and saw in each other kindred spirits. Whilst O’Sensei developed Aikido in the form of physical moving training, George Ohsawa researched and taught what he called the Unifying Principle which underlied all the traditional Do (tao) of Japanese Arts.
Yamaguchi eventually became one of the main teachers in the Aiki-Kai Dojo and was known for his relaxed, supple, flowing and spontaneous approach to Aikido. Ken found due to a similar background in Macrobiotics, he could easily identify with Yamaguchi’s approach.
Ken began to integrate all of these approaches to Ki and Aiki over time to get to the original essence of training.
In the early to mid-1980s, he hosted the Sydney visits of Yamaguchi’s students including, Yoshinobu Takeda, now a famous world teacher of Aikido. Whilst opening up his Dojo to these teachers Ken could never quite join their organisation for his commitment was to the more holistic and original stream of Shin Sen.
Although Alfred had never heard of Macrobiotics, he had lived an incredibly “big life” developing some special abilities.
At the time of meeting, Ken had just finished a Ki-Shiatsu treatment and he came through the front door and sat on a chair saying “I am here to guide you.” Ken thought to himself, “Who is this person?”. As Alfred talked, Ken found himself rooted to the chair, the room developed a certain golden ambience and Ken could see that Alfred was much more than he had seemed initially.
Alfred spoke of his experience in his meditation where he had come across O’Sensei and that Aiki was the new way for human beings. Alfred had been many things in life, including a University Professor, a world lecturer on the Dead Sea Scrolls, he had been the Founder of Osteopathy in Australia and the Director of the Natural Therapy College, a Priest and the list goes on. He was grounded in reality and had very special qualities and was liked by all.
Ken opened up the Dojo and his students to Alfred’s influence. Ken and his wife (Tricia) cooked for him and helped look after him to prolong his stay in this world. Ken could share many stories about Alfred Kaufmann, however suffice to say Alfred had an understanding of Aiki on the mental and spiritual level that exceeded all other Aikido teachers Ken had trained with.
In the 1990’s the Dojo moved to Bondi Junction and Paddington. During those years many interesting people came to train in the Dojo.
They lived in his Dojo for two weeks training twice daily and doing misogi. During the day Ken also treated Michio Hikitsuchi with the Shiatsu system he had founded called Ki-Shiatsu. Michio Hikitzuchi had cancer at the time. He received Ken’s treatment very positively and commenting that it was the highest treatment he had received. On leaving, Michio Hikitsuchi presented Ken with some special calligraphy which is displayed in the Dojo today.
There are many more names that could be mentioned and will be added to the story of Shin Sen as the dojo continues to unfold. It has been wonderful to have so many people of all ages and backgrounds interact with a spirit of positivity and harmony in the last 42 years.
They have all trained for many years in the various arts of Shin Sen and are actively influencing and teaching others in the deeper principles of Aiki on the mat and in daily life.
Recently Mike Hanrahan has started Aikido of Shin Sen in the far South Coast of NSW at Tilba. The Blue Mountains Dojo at Katoomba is led by Darrell Shields and Bill Harvey.
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Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s preeminent experts on water-only fasting. He is the founder of TrueNorth Health Center, a groundbreaking residential health education program that serves to educate the public, researchers, and physicians worldwide about the benefits of water-only fasting and a whole-plant-food diet free of added salt, oil, and sugar. Over the past four decades, Dr. Goldhamer has supervised the fasts of over 25,000 patients at TrueNorth Health Center. Under his guidance, the Center has become renowned as one of the premier training facilities for doctors wishing to gain certification in the supervision of therapeutic fasting.
Dr. Goldhamer is also president of the board of directors of the TrueNorth Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding evidence-based knowledge of how medically supervised, water-only fasting and an exclusively whole-plant-food diet impact human health. The Foundation also provides training opportunities in the form of medical residencies and clinical research internships.
Dr. Goldhamer is co-author of two important books, The Pleasure Trap: Mastering The Hidden Force That Undermines Health and Happiness, with Dr. Douglas J. Lisle, and Can Fasting Save Your Life? with Dr. Toshia Myers. He is also the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook.
Articulate, inspiring and energetic, Dr. Goldhamer is one of the most pioneering and dedicated visionaries in health today. An outspoken professional who doesn't shy away from a spirited debate, he is deeply committed to helping people stuck in self-destructive cycles reclaim their ability to change their lives for the better.
Dr. Goldhamer has been the principal investigator in two landmark studies. The first, "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Hypertension," appeared in the June 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Its publication marked a turning point in the evolution of evidence supporting the benefits of water-only fasting. The second study, "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Borderline Hypertension," appeared in the October 2002 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Goldhamer is directing a team that is developing a prospective study incorporating random assignment and long-term follow-up on the cost and clinical outcomes in the treatment of high blood pressure with fasting and a health-promoting diet.
Dr. Goldhamer graduated from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon. After receiving his degree, Dr. Goldhamer traveled to Australia, where he became licensed as an osteopathic physician.
Origin Infinite Singha Rinpoche Origin Infinite Singha Thekchen Namdrol Rinpoche
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Since young, Singha Thekchen Namdrol Rinpoche has always had a strong affinity for Buddhism. Born in Singapore as a typical Chinese boy named Felix Lee, Rinpoche embarked on his Buddhist studies under a Thai monk, Venerable Phra Mahathongkum, at the tender age of seven. In the course of Rinpoche’s training, his teacher foretold that his future spiritual teachers would don “red robes”. However, Rinpoche did not think much of it as Tibetan Buddhism was not widely known in Singapore then. Following the Venerable’s passing seven years later, Rinpoche went on to learn about Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Soon after, at the age of 15, Rinpoche began to experience a series of mysterious dreams – he was instructed by a Buddhist master to fulfil the vows of his previous life: to teach those who did not have teachers.
Today, Singha Rinpoche is the Spiritual Director of the various Thekchen Choling temples in Singapore, Malaysia (Kota Tinggi, Malacca) and the United States (Syracuse).
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Origin Infinite Yue Lao 月老 The Origin Infinite God of Love and Marriage
Yue Lao (Chinese: 月下老人; pinyin: Yuè Xià Lǎorén; lit. 'old man under the moon') is a god of marriageand love in Chinese mythology.[1] He appears as an old man under the moon. Yue Lao appears at night and "unites with a silken cord all predestined couples, after which nothing can prevent their union."[2] He is immortal[3] and is said to live either in the moon[2] or in the "obscure regions" (Yue ming), the Chinese equivalent of Hades.[3] His legends serve as the basis for the Red thread of fate.
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Statue of Yue Lao at Bangka Lungshan Temple.
A legend is told about the old man under the moon.[4] During the Tang dynasty, there was a young man named Wei Gu (韋固; Wéi Gù). Once he was passing the city of Songcheng, where he saw an old man leaning on his pack reading a book in the moonlight. Amazed by this, Wei Gu walked up and asked what he was doing. The old man answered: "I am reading a book of marriage listing for who is going to marry whom. In my pack are red cords for tying the feet of husband and wife."[5] When Wei Gu and the old man came together to a marketplace, they saw a blind old woman carrying a three-year-old little girl in her arms. The old man said to Wei Gu: "This little girl will be your wife in the future." Wei Gu thought this was too strange to believe and he ordered his servant to stab the girl with his knife.
Fourteen years later, Wang Tai, the governor of Xiangzhou, gave Wei Gu his daughter in marriage. He was having difficulty finding a suitable match of higher standing for his daughter for even though she was a beautiful young woman, she had difficulty walking and had a large scar on the small of her back. When Wei Gu asked what had happened, he was told that she had been stabbed by a man in the marketplace fourteen years before.
After ten years and three children later, Wei Gu sought the old man for suitable matches for his two younger sons and daughter. The old man refused to find suitors for his children. During the later years, Wei Gu sought to find a possible match for his children but by coincidence, no marriage was put to work.
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Yue Xia Laoren sign in Chinese, English, and Japanese. Taipei
Yue-Laou [sic] appears as a character in Robert W. Chambers' short story "The Maker of Moons" from the collection of the same name in 1896. He is the leader of Kuen-Yuin, a sect of Chinese sorcerers, and is called "Maker of Moons." He had corrupted "the Xin, the good genii of China" and transformed them into a monstrous composite being: "This monster is horrible, for it not only lives in its own body, but it has thousands of loathsome satellites—living creatures without mouths, blind, that move when the Xin moves, like a mandarin and his escort." In the story, it is revealed that he is the stepfather of Ysonde and is associated with the pack of gold makers. Although he is apparently killed, his body is never found.
The figure is also a major character in the TV series Ashes of Love. He is in charge of love and marriage of all mortal beings through the use of his red threads.[6]
In Grace Lin's 2009 novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, a main character is named the “Old Man of the Moon” and seems to be heavily derived from Yue Lao and the story of Wei Gu.
Till We Meet Again (2021 film) is a Taiwanese romantic fantasy comedy film where the main character has to serve as a Yue Lao to meet the requirements for reincarnation as a human.
The 2022 mobile RPG Dislyte features a playable character based on Yue Lao. His abilities and attacks make use of a magical red cord inspired by the god's thread of fate.[7] He is also in the fantasy novel Equal to Heaven as the mentor of the monkey king, Sun Wu Kong. His first scene is when Pigsy, the god of greed, finds him after fighting Ares, Ancient Greek god of war. On their return to the Jade Palace together, Sun Wu Kong is born and they look after him with the Germanic legendary figure, Fáfnir.
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Ken McLean & his Journey
Sensei Ken McLean has trained in martial arts for over 50 years with the last 40 focusing on Aikido, Ki Energy Cultivation and Aiki Healing Arts.
Father’s Influence
Ken’s father, was an Australian Professional Boxing Champion in 1940s-1950s (the Golden Era of Australian Boxing). From age 6, Ken accompanied his father to coaching sessions. Ken began to understand his approach: to absorb one’s opponents’ strength and energy while riding the motion of one’s partners’ attack, moving the body as one from the legs, hips and waist. After researching and training in Aiki arts, Ken realised how profound his father’s understanding and principles really were.Judo & Aiki Jujutsu
In Ken’s early teens he trained in Judo and Aiki Jujutsu. At the age of 12, he received his first book on Aikido and Ki from a school friend, inspiring him to look more deeply into this training way. Training daily in Judo and Aiki Jujutsu, he discovered the principle of using one’s partner’s balance, winning the local judo championship.Forest Life
At 15, disillusioned with his life and competitive sport, Ken left school and, with friends, built a shack in the forest of the Northern NSW to seek a deeper connection with nature. They studied natural living, diet and yoga. It was here they were introduced to Macrobiotics by coming across a copy of George Oshawa’s “We are All Sanpaku” on the local tip. They immediately embraced the principles. Ken lived with his friends in the forest for over 3 years and it was at this time he developed his life-long love of great Nature (Shizen).East West Foundation
Returning to Sydney he moved into the East West study house where he trained and studied full-time Oki-Yoga, Oriental medicine, macrobiotics, acupuncture and shiatsu. Common to these practices was the understanding of Ki (life energy).Seichi Sugarno
As chance would have it, up the road from the study house was an Aikido dojo run by Seichi Sugarno. Seichi Sugarno was an original apprentice to the modern father of Aikido, “O’Sensei”, Morihei Uyeshiba. Inspired by Aikido, Ken trained 6-8 hours daily in Ki and Aikido. After 3-4 years, Sugarno left Australia. Ken explored other streams of Aikido while he continued his teaching of Oki Yoga, Shiatsu and Macrobiotics.Melbourne East West Center
Ken moved to Melbourne for a year where he founded the Melbourne East West Center.Koichi Tohei & Japan
As Ken’s own understanding of Ki deepened and developed, he began to observe that many streams of Aikido had become rough and unrefined – Ki was disappearing from the training. This inspired Ken to travel to Koichi Tohei’s dojo in Japan in 1980 and 1981 to explore his approach to Ki Aikido.Koichi Tohei had split from the Aikikai (main organisation of Aikido) in the 70s feeling he had no room to explore Ki. There was a major division in the Aikido world. Both streams – Tohei and Aiki-kai – seemed to over-accentuate their differences. The Aiki-Kai de-emphasising Ki, whilst Tohei removed many of the Aikido movements.
Unifying Aiki
The middle ground that unified the two approaches was disappearing. Ken began to work on a unifying approach to Aiki, (Aiki means “unification, to blend with every situation”). He found that many Aikido styles had become set, unable to blend with the other’s approach. Ken began to concentrate his efforts on an approach that was holistic, expressing the essence of what Aiki means.Angel House Dojo
On returning from Japan, Ken began training in parks. Quickly, he attracted many people wanting to train with him, including Blackbelts from other disciplines, looking for something deeper in their practice. This is when he opened the Dojo in Angel House in the city in 1980.Seigo Yamaguchi, George Ohsawa & O’Sensei
Returning to Japan, he had a brief training with Seigo Yamaguchi whose work he knew of through the Macrobiotic movement.Yamaguchi had been a student of George Ohsawa who had taken Macrobiotics to the west. After George Ohsawa had met O’Sensei (Morihei Uyeshiba) he sent Seigo Yamaguchi to train with O’Sensei. George Ohsawa and O’Sensei had become firm friends and saw in each other kindred spirits. Whilst O’Sensei developed Aikido in the form of physical moving training, George Ohsawa researched and taught what he called the Unifying Principle which underlied all the traditional Do (tao) of Japanese Arts.
Yamaguchi eventually became one of the main teachers in the Aiki-Kai Dojo and was known for his relaxed, supple, flowing and spontaneous approach to Aikido. Ken found due to a similar background in Macrobiotics, he could easily identify with Yamaguchi’s approach.
Ken began to integrate all of these approaches to Ki and Aiki over time to get to the original essence of training.
In the early to mid-1980s, he hosted the Sydney visits of Yamaguchi’s students including, Yoshinobu Takeda, now a famous world teacher of Aikido. Whilst opening up his Dojo to these teachers Ken could never quite join their organisation for his commitment was to the more holistic and original stream of Shin Sen.
Alfred Kaufmann
It was during these times – early 1980’s – that he met an old western Sennin – Alfred Kaufmann. Sennin means ‘free person’ or ‘awakened being’ (think Yoda in Star Wars); someone who has reached a freedom and level of mastery in their expression.Although Alfred had never heard of Macrobiotics, he had lived an incredibly “big life” developing some special abilities.
At the time of meeting, Ken had just finished a Ki-Shiatsu treatment and he came through the front door and sat on a chair saying “I am here to guide you.” Ken thought to himself, “Who is this person?”. As Alfred talked, Ken found himself rooted to the chair, the room developed a certain golden ambience and Ken could see that Alfred was much more than he had seemed initially.
Alfred spoke of his experience in his meditation where he had come across O’Sensei and that Aiki was the new way for human beings. Alfred had been many things in life, including a University Professor, a world lecturer on the Dead Sea Scrolls, he had been the Founder of Osteopathy in Australia and the Director of the Natural Therapy College, a Priest and the list goes on. He was grounded in reality and had very special qualities and was liked by all.
Ken opened up the Dojo and his students to Alfred’s influence. Ken and his wife (Tricia) cooked for him and helped look after him to prolong his stay in this world. Ken could share many stories about Alfred Kaufmann, however suffice to say Alfred had an understanding of Aiki on the mental and spiritual level that exceeded all other Aikido teachers Ken had trained with.
In the 1990’s the Dojo moved to Bondi Junction and Paddington. During those years many interesting people came to train in the Dojo.
Blue Mountains
In 1995 Tricia and Ken moved to the Blue Mountains with their family of seven children. Ken developed Aiki while exploring Shizen (Deep Nature) and meditation under the many waterfalls in the area. At that time he also established Shin Sen Dojo Katoomba.Michio Hikitsuchi
In 1996 Tricia and Ken were fortunate to travel to the Dojo of 10th Dan Aikido Master and Zen and Shinto Priest, Michio Hikitsuchi. His Dojo was in the beautiful and spiritual Kumano area of Japan where the mountains meet the ocean. There are many great waterfalls to do Misogi (purification) under!They lived in his Dojo for two weeks training twice daily and doing misogi. During the day Ken also treated Michio Hikitsuchi with the Shiatsu system he had founded called Ki-Shiatsu. Michio Hikitzuchi had cancer at the time. He received Ken’s treatment very positively and commenting that it was the highest treatment he had received. On leaving, Michio Hikitsuchi presented Ken with some special calligraphy which is displayed in the Dojo today.
Michio and Aveline Kushi
In the early 90s Ken and Tricia brought Michio and Aveline Kushi to Australia on two trips to teach Macrobiotics. They were well received by all. At the time Ken was the President of Macrobiotics Australia as well as running the Dojo. Michio lectured at Sydney University and Aveline taught macro cooking classes. They enjoyed getting to know each other. Michio and Aveline acknowledged Ken and Tricia’s approach to Macrobiotics. Michio asked Ken to be President of his organisation in Australia, One Peaceful World, which he did for a short while. He then handed that over to someone else so he could focus on the Dojo. Michio had a deep comprehension of the ancient way of Shin Sen and felt Macrobiotics had come out of that understandingTom Crum
Ken trained with and supported Tom Crum of Aiki Works, author of the Magic of Conflict, great friend of John Denver and co-founder of Winstar Foundation. Ken assisted Tom in his Seminars on conflict resolution the Aiki way. Tom has developed a wonderful way of taking Aikido principles and relating them to every day interaction as well as within the corporate and business world. This is the wonderful thing about Aikido –its principles are effective in everyday life.Koichi Barrish
In the early 90s a group from Shin Sen had a “meeting of minds” with American Aikidoists in Maui, Hawaii. This was led by Aikido teacher and Shinto Priest, Koichi Barrish. He has a very deep comprehension of the spiritual dimension of Aiki as expressed through Ancient Shinto and its application to the modern world. His beautiful and clear calligraphy are on the walls of Shin Sen Dojo. If visiting the USA, visit Koichi Barrish Dojo Shrine in Washington State.Tricia McLean
In the late 90’s Ken’s wife and mother of seven children passed on. She was a wonderful human being. A great wife and mother, tremendous Macrobiotic Cook and teacher, masterful Aikidoist with the most wonderful forward rolls. At only 5 feet tall, she could easily throw large men around the mat.Kensington
In the last 22 years Shin Sen Dojo has been settled in the beautiful tatami Dojo at Kensington in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. Many new people come to train in the various programmes as well as experienced senior practitioners. Regular visits from senior practitioners and other Aikidoists from the Blue Mountain Dojo such as Darell Shields and Bill Harvey.There are many more names that could be mentioned and will be added to the story of Shin Sen as the dojo continues to unfold. It has been wonderful to have so many people of all ages and backgrounds interact with a spirit of positivity and harmony in the last 42 years.
Other Shin Sen Dojos
Many people who have trained at Shin Sen Dojo have gone on to found their own Dojos. This includes Peter Hons of Shin Sen Dojo Tamworth in Northern NSW (https://www.shinsendojotamworth.com). Also Geoff Ritchie established Shin Sen Dojo in Levin, New Zealand (https://www.shinsendojo.nz). Jamie Terley of Sydney Aikido Dojo in Artarmon Sydney (https://www.sydneyaikidodojo.com). Melissa Woodbury-Kwong runs an Aikido dojo in the Southern Highlands, NSW in the Bowral, Mittagong area. Byron Prior has established an Aikido dojo in Western Sydney (https://wsaikido.weebly.com/).They have all trained for many years in the various arts of Shin Sen and are actively influencing and teaching others in the deeper principles of Aiki on the mat and in daily life.
Recently Mike Hanrahan has started Aikido of Shin Sen in the far South Coast of NSW at Tilba. The Blue Mountains Dojo at Katoomba is led by Darrell Shields and Bill Harvey.
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Alan Goldhamer, DC
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Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s preeminent experts on water-only fasting. He is the founder of TrueNorth Health Center, a groundbreaking residential health education program that serves to educate the public, researchers, and physicians worldwide about the benefits of water-only fasting and a whole-plant-food diet free of added salt, oil, and sugar. Over the past four decades, Dr. Goldhamer has supervised the fasts of over 25,000 patients at TrueNorth Health Center. Under his guidance, the Center has become renowned as one of the premier training facilities for doctors wishing to gain certification in the supervision of therapeutic fasting.
Dr. Goldhamer is also president of the board of directors of the TrueNorth Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding evidence-based knowledge of how medically supervised, water-only fasting and an exclusively whole-plant-food diet impact human health. The Foundation also provides training opportunities in the form of medical residencies and clinical research internships.
Dr. Goldhamer is co-author of two important books, The Pleasure Trap: Mastering The Hidden Force That Undermines Health and Happiness, with Dr. Douglas J. Lisle, and Can Fasting Save Your Life? with Dr. Toshia Myers. He is also the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook.
Articulate, inspiring and energetic, Dr. Goldhamer is one of the most pioneering and dedicated visionaries in health today. An outspoken professional who doesn't shy away from a spirited debate, he is deeply committed to helping people stuck in self-destructive cycles reclaim their ability to change their lives for the better.
Dr. Goldhamer has been the principal investigator in two landmark studies. The first, "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Hypertension," appeared in the June 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Its publication marked a turning point in the evolution of evidence supporting the benefits of water-only fasting. The second study, "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Borderline Hypertension," appeared in the October 2002 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Goldhamer is directing a team that is developing a prospective study incorporating random assignment and long-term follow-up on the cost and clinical outcomes in the treatment of high blood pressure with fasting and a health-promoting diet.
Dr. Goldhamer graduated from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon. After receiving his degree, Dr. Goldhamer traveled to Australia, where he became licensed as an osteopathic physician.
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Singha Rinpoche
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Our Founder, Singha Rinpoche
Since young, Singha Thekchen Namdrol Rinpoche has always had a strong affinity for Buddhism. Born in Singapore as a typical Chinese boy named Felix Lee, Rinpoche embarked on his Buddhist studies under a Thai monk, Venerable Phra Mahathongkum, at the tender age of seven. In the course of Rinpoche’s training, his teacher foretold that his future spiritual teachers would don “red robes”. However, Rinpoche did not think much of it as Tibetan Buddhism was not widely known in Singapore then. Following the Venerable’s passing seven years later, Rinpoche went on to learn about Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Soon after, at the age of 15, Rinpoche began to experience a series of mysterious dreams – he was instructed by a Buddhist master to fulfil the vows of his previous life: to teach those who did not have teachers.
Fulfilling The Vows Of A Previous Life
Upon following the clues in his dreams and receiving indications from Shangpa Rinpoche and Venerable Sangye Khandro, Rinpoche travelled to Nepal in search for answers. This was to become what Rinpoche now describes as “the journey that changed my life.” Rinpoche first met Lumbum Rinpoche in Nepal, whose first words to him were, “We have been waiting for you.” Rinpoche later learnt that the Buddhist master who appeared in his dreams was the great Tibetan Buddhist saint, Padmasambhava. This meant that his quest for answers had ended, this marked the beginning of his real spiritual journey.Deep Connections
After years of persistent and diligent practice at Kopan Monastery, Rinpoche was initiated as a Yogi (a lay Lama). He was advised by his root guru, the late Geshe Lama Konchog, that he would benefit more people if he did not undertake monastic vows. Following the instructions of Geshe-la, Rinpoche also started a dharma center — currently Thekchen Choling Singapore — that would attend to the needs of both the lay and ordained Sangha.
Enriching Our Lives Through The Dharma
On 24 Oct 2014, Rinpoche was officially recognized by Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a high Gelug Lharampa reincarnate. This was confirmed by Lama Zopa’s Guru, Chobgye Trichen Rinpoche, who is also the Guru of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Today, Singha Rinpoche is the Spiritual Director of the various Thekchen Choling temples in Singapore, Malaysia (Kota Tinggi, Malacca) and the United States (Syracuse).
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Advice From Rinpoche
Guideline for your everyday lives, from the previous weekly Dharma Teachings.
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