School of Awakening Dragon

In Taoism, the dragon is the symbol for the essence of the spiritual half of the cosmos. The dragon breath in-takes the chaos of the unformed potentials of the Tao and breathes out the order of our very nature.

The focus of Awakening Dragon is to re-connect and re-integrate with the spiritual aspects of life.
Modern western culture has focused almost exclusively upon the physical (Tiger) aspects of nature, to the degree the dragon is merely a myth within western culture. Without our spiritual half, life becomes meaningless and without direction. The school of Awakening Dragon concentrates on helping students discover a balance between mind, body and spirit.

Ask yourself: “How do you define spirit?”

and after you decide on your first answer,

then ask: “What are your actions that fulfill and support your definition of spirit?”

Awakening Dragon Taoism focuses each student to train against theses personally defined actions to answer the very question of what it means to move with spirit. We support each student in a comprehensive manner to refined and polish their actions to flow in a graceful manner within their own life. This isn’t a western school where a student studies various one size fits all Taoism 101 classes, rather we work with you and your heart to reveal your own hidden inner book.

Make no mistake if you only want to learn information about Taoism, then plenty of resources exist online for free to do just that. This school is about learning how to live to Taoism and using these lessons to fully live your own life. This is something that only happens in person and actively taking time out to explore your own life.

School of Awakening Dragon Taoism
is taught in three levels.

The materials on this site only concentrate on the first two levels of teachings.

Transformational teachings are taught personally, being directly transmitted from master to student.

Acceptance

The first part of the practice is discovering Acceptance.

Acceptance cannot be obtained by gathering more knowledge. The route of knowledge, while powerful, is an endless chase for more knowledge. Acceptance is the hardest of the three levels to learn. Without acceptance: the understanding of inner and outer truth becomes impossible. Without acceptance, a person cannot transform their nature beyond flesh and blood.

Awareness: Inner and Outer Truth

The second aspect of Awakening Dragon is opening one’s awareness and learning the nature of truth.

Teaching awareness has many aspects to it. To some it might mean expanding out their knowledge and exploring different variations of Taoism for perspective. It can mean for someone disconnected to the world to learn how to better use the information and resources around us and to better integrate to our society. However, it can also mean the exact opposite for a person too connected and the lesson could very well focus on disconnecting oneself from the larger world in order to hear the heart on one’s own personal terms.

Taoism, more than any other faith or philosophy, concentrates upon the relative nature of the self. Awakening Dragon Taoism both removes ego and embraces ego in order to reveal a person’s full nature.

This is the process of discovering kindness and connection to a larger world.

Meditation is one of many tools used to help a person open into a larger awareness of their life.

Transformation

Transformation is not a goal, it’s part of every day life. To live is to change. Awakening Dragon teaches how to harness the nature of change and direct it in a spiritually fulfilling manner. The true potential of transformation is limitless by the very definition of transformation.

However, in the rush to improve life, people often transform into something they don’t like. For this reason School of Awakening Dragon only teaches transformational practices after a person understands and accepts their own nature.

In this manner, personal transformation becomes soulful, spiritual and a process of living to wonder.

Practices taught within Awakening Dragon Taoism

Most people confuse purpose to be found within a set of practices. This is a false assumption and often the reason most seekers stumble within the search of meaning for their life.

Awakening Dragon Taoism understands each person will need to blend in a unique set of practices to support their nature. We teach Qi-Gong, Yoga, meditation, dance and many other forms of practice as an initial baseline to enable each student to find what works best in their life.

Becoming a Student of Awakening Dragon Taoism

This school teaches at the pace of life. This means as a student you learn at your own life’s pace. This isn’t a stressful experience of trying to memorize the hidden secrets of someone else’s teachings. Rather this is a process of learning of how to release into your life fully. To become a student in Awakening Dragon Taoism is to accept the challenge to be yourself in full potential. Not to be measured to the standards of others, but to the inner truth and needs of your own heart.


Sincerely
Casey
Contact me at:
PersonalTao@gmail.com
(360) 870-2897

More About Awakening Dragon Taoism

Awakening Dragon Taoism was founded in 2006 by Casey Kochmer.

Taoism teaches

Live life kindly, compassionately, gracefully, never striving to be first, with modesty while embracing a colorful story to enjoy as ourselves.

The Awakening Dragon Taoist Lineage is about teaching a Taoist lifestyle without having to find a monastery at the end of the world. We do teach over the internet to help keep costs down for students around the world. In addition, we have a simple retreat center located in Hilo, Hawaii to provide a beautiful, quiet place for those wanting a place of peace to learn Taoism from.

Normally people change to fit their practices… However, in Awakening Dragon Taoism…

Taoism changes to fit its practitioners.

It’s an unique school to address the challenges of living in a modern world that strips away Taoist ideals of kindness and compassion. Awakening Dragon Taoism, is simple and relaxed in its core teachings and more importantly very specifically focuses on how to live without judgement.

There are three circles in Awakening Dragon Taoism. The outer circle consists the common practices and teachings that apply with ease to everyone. The inner circle is your own personal practice. The middle circle consists of the more esoteric teachings such as energy work, Qi Gong or spiritual exploration that Taoism has been teaching for countless generations but isn’t necessarily required for everyone to learn either. In this system, a master teacher works with the students in the first and second circle. However, each person is their own master in the exploration of the inner circle of their own heart.

Most organized religions teach a person an outside framework of truth to live by, Awakening Dragon flips that around to show how your heart is the central truth and framework of your life.

Since Awakening Dragon Taoism releases judgement it becomes possible to share your heart’s journey with Awakening Dragon Taoism teachers without fear you will lose sight of your own unique personal journey. Once releasing judgement, it means discovering the strength of true friends that work with each other to accomplish the dreams of the heart.

In this manner Awakening Dragon accomplishes something unique: a school that can be shared across the world, and yet still be fully personal place for each member of Awakening Dragon Taoism.

Sincerely
Casey