Learn how Master Dao's Shaolin meditation workshop and philosophy can help bring you peace. 

The next worldwide meditation workshop will be held on Monday, September 29th, 2025, at 7 pm EST. The topic for this session is "Tempering the Heart to Master Peace and Happiness".

Join us in person at our downtown Toronto school location, or join us virtually through Zoom from anywhere in the world!

This topic is about 'Emotional Holes' and is a follow-up of several sessions where Master Dao spoke about 'Finding Your Spiritual Path Through the Ego-Self', 'Overcoming Perceptual Illusions to Find Peace and Happiness', and The Power of Calmness - Understanding Emotions.

Come meditate to calm your mind so that you can clearly see how 'emotional holes' causes suffering. Learn how to temper the heart, protect it, and how get out of these emotional holes effectively.

You can view past meditation workshop topics and learn about Shaolin Chán in general here: Shaolin Chan-Dao Knowledge Base.

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This Free Workshop is Suitable for Beginners and Advanced Practitioners

This is an opportunity for you to learn about and experience meditation and Chan/Zen/Dao philosophy. Master Dao will make it easy for you to learn and practice ancient Shaolin meditation techniques, and to apply his wisdom of Shaolin Chan-Dao to deal with modern-day issues and challenges.

Indeed one can find plenty of information about meditation online. So much so that there is often conflict in meaning, leading to confusion about the practice, its origins, and the long-term goals of practice. Some people meditate because they are seeking peace. Some are seeking spiritual or religious connection. Why are you interested?

Come learn and open yourself to a modern interpretation of what meditation now means in 2022 and how it can really benefit you and the people around you.

You can get a head start on the sitting meditation techniques through our guide here: The Shaolin Seven Points Sitting Meditation Method

Workshop Outline

Introductions and Terminology

Basic Meditation Techniques

Meditation Sessions and Guidance

Short Shaolin Chan-Dao Philosophy

Question and Answer

About Master Dao

Master Dao is 35th generation Shaolin Disciple who is actively spreading the traditional Shaolin teachings of kung fu martial arts, qigong, meditation, and Chan/Zen philosophy around the world. Since 2007 he has been training under the guidance of Shifu Guo Song, one of few authentic Shaolin monks left in the world.

Master Dao is leading through example of these arts and has gained much experience through his school and students in Toronto, Canada and online students around the world.

This is an In-Person and Live Stream Event You will need a Zoom account (free) if you would like to join us virtually. A webcam will be required to ensure you are a real person.

We will email you the Zoom Link and Passcode 24 hours before the event. We will also send you instructions on how to prepare your environment for this workshop.