James McConnell has been a student of the Tao for over 35 years. His study of the I Ching (The Book of Changes) and its deep connections with Chinese medicine and Taoist theory and practice started at the University of Toronto during undergraduate work in Mathematics and Philosophy in the 1960’s. He has studied the applied Taoist arts of Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Tao Yin (Taoist Yoga), Nei Kung, Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist Abdominal Massage), Fusion and Internal Alchemy with a variety of Taoist Masters and teachers since 1988. Since 1997 he has spent a total of more than 18 months working full time with Master Mantak Chia, internationally respected Taoist Master and author at Tao Garden, Master Chia’s retreat center in northern Thailand. James is the author of “Energy Master”, the widely distributed Taoist I Ching Astrology program and numerous Taoist on-line resources. He has been teaching Taoist self-cultivation methods, practicing Chi Kung therapy and I Ching consulting in the Atlantic region since 1983.