Filming Update July 8, 2008
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Feng Shui , add a commentWe have another day of filming to go, perhaps two, and then it’s into post-production! Director Michelle Cotterill has been a dream to work with as too has camera ace Ben Shepherd.
We did well in meeting the demands of the ambitious schedule and look forward to getting the final product out there as soon as is possible!
I think everyone will be pleased with the effort and find it especially user-friendly.
Jaime is still speaking to me which means we’re doing something right!
‘Food As Medicine’ TV/DVD Series June 16, 2008
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Feng Shui , add a commentNext week, at long last, we begin filming of our Television/DVD series on ‘Food As Medicine’. For the past month, the team has been meeting, collaborating, writing, rehearsing, scheduling, and preparing. The show will be fabulous! The episodes are brim-full of juicy content, wonderful food, practical tips and plenty of food for thought as well!
So, all hands are on deck for the next month. Wherever possible, I will endeavour to include progress reports with the odd shot or two.
Stay tuned.
G
On Spiritual Alchemy – Review of an Assignment March 31, 2008
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Feng Shui,Psychology , add a commentI thought this might be useful for all students enrolled in the Oriental Psychology distance course.
To an Oriental Psychology student,
I’ve just read your assignment.
Perhaps in your enthusiasm you forgot to follow the basic rules.
There are 4 questions.
Identify and explain the basic steps of the Firing Process as spiritual tools to rectify the negative effects of temporal conditioning. This is Q1 of the assignment for Module 2 – Spiritual Alchemy.
You start off with your personal makeup. That is not answering the question! What are the 6 steps?
Q2 is about yin and yang. You don’t ever mention yin and yang. For example, what aspects of steps 1-6 of the Firing Process relate to true and false yin and yang?
Denial is false yin isn’t it?
You need to flesh out the qualities of false yin and yang – for example, pp 61 of Spirit of Change describes false yang as the use of ‘aggression, domination or force’ and pp 193 describes false yin as ‘taking things personally’ – etc.
Still on Q2, step 3 of the Firing Process is ‘hurry when applying effort’. Is this yin or yang? Why?
What about steps 4-6? Are they yin or yang? Why? Explain.
Q3 is about you. It is related to a specific life challenge that you face. You are asked to put this in perspective and relate it to each step of the Firing Process.
Perhaps you could use the personal description of your agitation mentioned on the first page of your assignment here.
It is now important to apply the 6 steps of the Firing Process to your management of agitation. For example, the 1st step is to acknowledge that you are the embodiment of agitation. Agitation is not something apart from you – you are it – the agitation!
The second step is to deflect external influences – in this case, people or things – that you allow to be projected onto you! If you are agitated because someone has said something you don’t like, then don’t buy into it!
The third step is to hurry – meaning, don’t indulge in whatever it is someone is projecting onto you. Apply effort to not indulge!
The fourth step is to relax when everything is settled. Obviously, unless you are settled, you can’t relax into it. There is no point in trying to relax when you are agitated! Therefore, go back to the beginning and follow the first three steps.
The fifth step applies when you run out of juice and need to recharge on the good stuff to get stronger. The good stuff may be something like reading an enlightening book, or visiting an enlightened friend. Whatever you find inspiring and uplifting spiritually.
The sixth step relates to the emergence of emotion. In other words, withdraw when you are disturbed about something or someone. Review your position and review the situation. Establish the facts and make sure you are not just buying in.
Q4 is the final question and it asks you to apply the correct step of the Firing Process to your situation. As evidenced by your attempt to render a personal account at the beginning of your assignment, you need to flesh out how your emotional reactions relate to the various steps. For example, when you mention that ‘a lacking in self-respect sets off the agitation’, this could be correlated to step one of the Firing Process – i.e. a lack of self-respect is based on a judgment you have made (a non-fact, a prejudice) and is a failure to apply inward discipline.
So what is the correct application? Whenever you feel inadequate, immediately establish inward discipline. Judging yourself is not an element of discipline!
Then go through each of your behaviours and relate them to the Firing Process. For example, your desire to please other people (this is a disturbance isn’t it?), to be seen to be doing an excellent job (this is a projection isn’t it?), your inability to say no, not liking to get things wrong, hating to be late, blasting others, getting interrupted, and so on and so forth.
So, back to the beginning. Answer each of the questions. Be thorough. Enjoy the experience. Pay attention to what you are saying.
Trust that this helps,
Geoff
Oriental Nutritional Medicine Practitioner Course Approved by NCCAOM December 17, 2007
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Feng Shui , 1 comment so farMore good news!
The NCCAOM (national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine) has approved Art of Health Education’s other distance learning course in Oriental Nutritional Medicine.
Effectively, this means that graduates will receive points from the NCCAOM for post-graduate study and those without an Oriental Medicine qualification will receive the kudos that goes with the course’s approval by this leading governing body in certification world-wide.
There will be more good news early in the new year! So stay tuned!
About Geoffrey Wilson April 19, 2007
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Feng Shui , comments closed 
Some Personal Background
Geoffrey Wilson is the creator and developer of the Transpersonal Oriental Medicine paradigm and has been a leading exponent of it in practice for the past 25 years. He was the recipient of instruction in esoteric Taoism in China and Japan, and classical instruction in the USA, UK, and New Zealand.
His focus has been to assist others in the recovery of wholeness, the acceptance of increased responsibility for their health problems and the development of an understanding of how to deal with them effectively.
After completing an Arts degree in Melbourne with majors in philosophy and psychology, Geoff moved to Boston in 1978 to pursue his study of the Oriental healing arts. Upon his return to Australia he held teaching positions at the Australian Shiatsu College – Melbourne and the Australian College of Natural Medicine – Brisbane.
With a commitment to teaching principles and skills, which enable others to accept increased levels of responsibility, Geoff founded the Traditional Healing Arts Centre and later the Australian Institute of Applied Feng Shui both located in Brisbane.
To date Geoff has created many different tertiary and educational programs through which he has taught the full range of the traditional Oriental healing arts: acupuncture, feng shui, I-Ching studies, counselling, shiatsu, herbal medicine, Oriental dietetics, macrobiotic cooking and astrology. Courses include:
• Advanced Diploma of Oriental Health Science (1998)
• Diploma of Applied Feng Shui Design (1998)
• Diploma of Oriental Health Science (2004)
• Graduate Certificate Transpersonal Oriental Medicine (2005)
• Graduate Diploma Transpersonal Oriental Medicine (2005)
• Advanced Certificate in Oriental Psychology (2006)
• Oriental Nutritional Medicine Practitioner Course (2006)
In addition to this, Geoff has held positions as Head of the Oriental Health Science Faculty at Nature Care College in Sydney, Founder and President of the Oriental Health Practitioners Association of Australia Inc. and is currently the Director of Art of Health Holistic Therapy Centre in Sydney.
Here he combines clinical practice with teaching duties and devotes much attention to the development of the Oriental Health Sciences within the industry. He is the author of over 20 works and continues to expand this collection to this day. Geoff is also a classically trained guitarist and had the privilege of releasing a CD with Stu Hunter in 2004. Geoff composed the music on this CD and continues to enjoy this aspect of creative expression.
Collected works by Geoffrey Wilson include:
Food is Energy: How to Use it (1988)
A Guide to the Selection and Preparation of Natural Foods for Health, Healing and Balance
Ruminations on a Journey to the Lotus Land of Purity (1991)
Essays in Buddhist Practice
Macrobiotics and Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Revision of Food Cures (1991)
Take This Pebble From My Hand (1993)
The Barefoot Doctor: Workbook Meridian & Point Dynamics (1994)
The Barefoot Teachings: A Course in Rejuvenation (1996)
Rooms For Improvement – The Art of Feng Shui (1998)
The Dragon Makes Rain – Inner Feng Shui Diagnosis (1999)
Lines of the Home – Feng Shui Rules of Thumb (1999)
The Changes of Sages – Inner Feng Shui Consultation (1999)
Year of Purple Fire – Nine Star Ki Astrology (1999)
Year of Sacred Mountain – Nine Star Ki Astrology (2000)
Year of Lake – Nine Star Ki Astrology (2001)
The Spirit of Change: I-Ching Secrets for the 21st Century (2004)
Waking the Tiger: The Tao of Acumoxatherapy (2004)
Anomaly – Music CD with Stuart Hunter (2004)
Spirit Bridge (2005)
This Point of Sanctuary Within (2005)
The Tao Diet: Ultimate Vitality (2005)
Tao Cards for the 21st Century (2005)
The Tao Diet Cookbook (2006)
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Many more in the works, stay tuned…