Chungliang Al Huang

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Chungliang Al Huang has been called "a master in the arts of living" and "a sage for the modern age." Chungliang Al Huang is the founder and president of Living Tao Foundation and director of Lan Ting Institute in China. Chungliang Al Huang received his early training in the classics and martial arts in China and is now a renowned and popular teacher of creative tai chi and contemporary Taoism. He has found success as an architect, cultural anthropologist, and dancer-choreographer.

Chungliang Al Huang is author of many books on mind/body/spirit integration, including the best-selling Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain and Quantum Soup; Beginner's Taiji Book; Tao: The Watercourse Way; Thinking Body, Dancing Mind; The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom; and Working Out, Working Within: The Tao of Inner Fitness Through Sports and Exercise. Chungliang Al Huang is a highly regarded authority of Tai Ji, Taoism and related disciplines and a celebrated artist and performer.

Chungliang Al Huang's organic style of Tai Ji is immediately accessible to people of all ages and experience levels. His approach allows students to quickly experience the joys of Tai Ji energy flow along with the deeper sensations of stillness in motion. From athletes to businesspeople, Chungliang Al Huang presents techniques and exercises to promote relaxation and enhance performance.

Chungliang Al Huang uses a wide range of tools to inspire his students: brush calligraphy, music, poetry, mythic story telling, and more. Fundamental to his work are the Five Elements, Tao Te Ching, I Ching and other classics in Taoist, Zen Buddhist and Confucian studies.

If you spend any time at all with Chungliang Al Huang, you immediately understand why so many people around the world choose to study with him. His passion, charm, intelligence, tireless energy, and child-like enthusiasm are infectious.

Chungliang Al Huang has been a keynote speaker at major world gatherings in China, India, Switzerland, Germany, South America, South Africa, and Bali. He was also a featured presenter in the inaugural segment of the PBS series, "World of Ideas" moderated by Bill Moyers.


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Philosopher, calligrapher, dancer, bamboo flute player and Tai Ji expert, Chungliang Al Huang is the embodiment of energy and wisdom: a matchless catalyst of the meeting of East and West. Chungliang Al Huang's presentations show people how to incorporate Tai Ji into their business and everyday lives. He artfully teaches participants how to create an energy that transcends daily life activities in order to make them more successful in their professional and personal lives.

Chungliang Al Huang was born in China where he was immersed in the traditional study of Tai Ji, kung fu, calligraphy, and classic Chinese scholarly arts. In 1949, after the communist revolution, his family fled mainland China for Taiwan where he continued his studies.

Chungliang Al Huang came to the U.S. in 1955 as a university student. His intuitive knowledge of the ancient wisdom and rich traditions of his native China led to early collaborations with thought leaders Joseph Campbell, Alan Watts, John Blofeld and Huston Smith.

A popular and in-demand speaker at conferences and workshops, Chungliang Al Huang first returned to China in 1982 as a consultant to prominent American business groups.

Chungliang Al Huang's life, varied career and scholarly pursuits have taken him around the globe. From the renowned Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, to the world's major capitals, he shares the stage with such luminaries as the Dalai Lama.

In recognition of his contributions and achievements, Chungliang Al Huang was awarded the Gold Medal of Education, one of China's most highly-regarded honors. He is a research fellow at Academia Sinica, a fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Science, Stockholm, Sweden, and an assembly member of the Parliament of the World's Religions.

Prior to founding Living Tao, Chungliang Al Huang enjoyed a successful career as a dancer, choreographer and was a highly regarded performing artist in theatre, film and television. He performed with such cultural icons as Sammy Davis Jr. and Bruce Lee. His acting and dancing credits include "Flower Drum Song" and "Green Hornet".

As a musician and performer, Chungliang Al Huang has collaborated with pianist Lorin Hollander; jazz musician Paul Horn; cellists David Darling and Michael Fitzpatrick; flutists Alexander Murray, Lorna McGhee and Michael Faust; singers John Denver and Joan Baez; harpist Andreas Vollenweider; trombonist Stuart Dempster; trumpeter Guy Few; and many others.

• The Tao of Lifestyles
• Thinking Body/Dancing Mind
• Tao Mentoring

"Chungliang Al Huang uses ancient Chinese wisdom in creative Western ways in compassionate healing of the human soul."

Jane Goodall, anthropologist, primologist, social activist

"Chungliang Al Huang has found a new way to explain The Hero's Journey. He helps others to follow their bliss through the experience of Tai Ji."

Joseph Campbell, mythologist, scholar, author

"Chungliang Al Huang is a truly superior and gifted teacher who works upon others as the sun and rain upon plants."

Alan W. Watts, philosopher, author