Andrew Jan
Taoist Teacher
Upcoming Classes, Workshops and Courses
“Mastering the internal arts of Tai Chi and Chi Kung is about turning the senses inwardly and identifying the myriad of feelings (forces) in the body. With time these feelings are recognised as ‘forces’ or ‘chi’ - and learning to not only merge them but direct them.”
- Andrew Jan
Private Mentorship in Advanced Taoist Practices
Work one-on-one with Andrew Jan to deepen your meditation, qigong, and inner alchemy. These tailored sessions are designed for dedicated students ready to explore intermediate and advanced practices in a supportive and structured way.
Testimonials Private mentorship:
"When Andrew Jan and I first met at a martial arts seminar many years ago I was immediately impressed by his knowledge and dedication to the martial and healing arts. In that moment I resolved to seek him out and have him teach me the Universal Healing Tao system. Over the years he has guided me to the highest levels of the UHT practice and I am very grateful for all the lessons I have learnt under his tutelage.
In my own journey I have studied many spiritual and healing practices with some amazing teachers, yet I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Andrew Jan is a true master of his craft and the greatest mentor I have had in my life. Andrew is more than a mentor to me, he is my friend, he is my brother, he is my fellow traveller on the Path. Eternal thanks Andrew, it is my great honour that we walk this path together."
James Alamanos
Sports Kinesiologist/Personal Trainer at Moveology
"Surrounded by infinite chaos, we have turned fantasy into consciousness. Doctor Andrew's poetry has guided our practice in darkness, turning heaven and earth, into the great white light."
Edgar Sanchez
Artist
“I’ve practiced the Lesser, Greater, and Greatest Kan & Li practices with Dr. Andrew, and it was by far the most transformative experience I’ve had in my spiritual journey. Dr. Andrew has an incredible ability to guide and teach students with clarity, patience, and deep wisdom. His presence creates a safe and powerful space for genuine inner transformation. I’m deeply grateful for his guidance and for the insights and energetic shifts I experienced through these practices.”
Khulan Gantsog
Business woman
First public presentation of UHT Formulas 8 and 9 from GM Mantak Chia's Universal Healing Tao® System
The 2026 Berlin workshop presented an integrated intensive training in the complete Taoist-alchemical pathway of Mantak Chia's Universal Healing Tao® Formulas 8 and 9. Participants were guided through the full progression of Sealing of the Five Senses, Ecstatic Spirit Flight, and Grand Completion, experiencing the practices as a unified and coherent system.
UHT Formula 8 Congress of Heaven and Earth - Ecstatic Spirit Flight
UHT Formula 9 Reunion of Human and Tao - The Grand Completion
Rather than studying each cauldron and formula as separate multi-year modules, the workshop employed an accelerated and immersive format that allowed practitioners to experience the entire alchemical journey while maintaining substantial depth of practice and understanding.
The training also marked the first public presentation of previously unpublished material from the advanced Taoist-alchemical curriculum developed by Grandmaster Mantak Chia and Andrew Jan. It serves as a foundation for future advanced trainings, upcoming books, and professionally produced instructional videos, where each stage of the system will be explored in considerably greater detail.
The workshop began with a day and a half revisiting the practice of UHT Formula 7 Sealing of the Five Senses, exploring a more refined approach to merging the senses into a unified field of awareness. Through this process, participants learned to move beyond ordinary perception and enter a deeper experiential field from which the higher alchemical practices unfold.
From this foundation we entered UHT Formula 8 – Ecstatic Spirit Flight - The Congress of Heaven and Earth. Over two days, participants undertook a streamlined journey through the Nine Cauldrons, moving progressively through the Lower Tan Tien, Solar Plexus, Heart, the Upper Tan Tien centres, the Energy Body, Saturn, and ultimately the South and North Celestial Pole Cauldrons. These were then merged into the Final Cauldron, creating a gateway to direct experiences of ecstatic spirit flight. Many participants reported profound states of joy, freedom, expansion, and encounters with symbolic or mythical guides that accompanied their journeys through the inner realms.
The final day and a half introduced UHT Formula 9 – The Grand Completion - Reunion of Human and Tao. Here, the emphasis shifted from expansion into dissolution and return. Participants learned to gather the multiplicity of experience into a single point within the Mysterious Pass, allowing access to the profound stillness of the Void. Through the Final Cauldron, the many became one, and the exploration moved from love of the universe to direct immersion within the unchanging ground from which all experience arises.
While this year’s training provided an overview of the complete journey, future workshops will explore these teachings in much greater depth.
Looking Forward to 2027
May 14-18, 2027
We will devote the entire advanced workshop to UHT Formula 8 Ecstatic Spirit Flight - The Congress of Heaven and Earth, spending significantly more time within each of the Nine Cauldrons. Participants will explore the unique qualities, insights, and transformations associated with every stage of the journey—from the grounding wisdom of the Earth Cauldron, through the awakening of the spiritual body and the vast perspectives of the Solar System Cauldron, to the cultivation of True Yang within the North Celestial Pole and True Yin within the South Celestial Pole.
These celestial forces will ultimately be united within the Final Cauldron, opening the gateway to ecstatic flight and the deeper exploration of the inner heavens. Particular emphasis will be placed on safe navigation, grounding, and return. The mythical Qilin, long associated with wisdom, harmony, and auspicious return, will serve as an important symbol for integrating these profound experiences into everyday life.
The 2027 training will therefore offer not only a journey through extraordinary states of consciousness, but also a practical and grounded framework for bringing the insights of Heaven and Earth back into the human world.
Fusion of the Five Elements (I, II & III), Lesser & Greater Kan and Li
with Andrew Jan, PhD
🗓 May 2027
If interested, please contact:
📧 Kostas – kostas@totalhealthnow.co.uk 📧 Andrew Jan – via this website
Join Andrew Jan, PhD—renowned author, senior Universal Healing Tao instructor, and international teacher of Taoist alchemical meditation—for a transformative six-day immersion into the advanced inner practices of Taoist spiritual cultivation.
This powerful retreat offers a rare opportunity to experience the final meditative formulas of the Universal Healing Tao system in a sacred island setting.
With over 30 years of experience and more than 20 darkroom retreats facilitated, Andrew Jan brings a rare synthesis of clarity, embodiment, and alchemical transmission. His prior books include: Greater Kan and Li, Greatest Kan and Li, Tai Chi Wu Style, and Fa Jin. His forthcoming books—Ecstatic Spirit Flight – Entering the Congress of Heaven and Earth. The Grand Completion – The Reunion of Heaven and Humanity- reveals the culmination of the Universal Healing Tao’s most advanced teachings.
Participation, Access & Important Notes
Educational and spiritual instruction only — not medical advice, diagnosis, or therapy. Terms such as “healing,” “elixir,” “medicine,” and “pill” are metaphorical in Taoist practice. Descriptions of posture, breath, energy, or sensation use traditional Taoist language and are not medical or health claims. Not suitable during pregnancy. Participants with medical or psychological conditions should seek appropriate professional guidance before engaging in these practices. Content, livestreams, and recordings are unavailable to residents of the USA or Canada due to insurance restrictions. By engaging with these teachings, you accept responsibility for your own physical and mental well-being.
