Early Chinese medicine has always been seeped into the practice of alchemy – the redemption of shen-spirit from jing-matter. Through the process of transmutation, it was believed that an individual can transcend their current state of disharmony – including illness. Originally alchemy developed as an attempt to attain longevity/immortality, it also evolved into perspectives by which medical clinicians were able to utilize its principle to transform a client in all aspects of body mind spirit imbalances. This workshop will explore the principles of Chinese Alchemy and how it has been integrated into early medical traditions of some well-known clinicians (as well as alchemists), such as Ge Hong, Tao Hong-Jing, and Sun Si-Miao.
