More than 2000 years ago, the Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic) was written. The authors had discovered something truly remarkable and incredibly powerful, and we believe it was their goal to make it available to all people for all time.

Our goal at the Living Neijing Academy is to participate in carrying on the Neijing project, making this knowledge accessible to people in the modern world through study of the classical texts, physical culture, self-cultivation and application of its principles in real world settings.

“The law comes from ancient times; the proof and confirmation are in this present moment.”
Lingshu 73

Who is this for?

We believe you will benefit from the Living Neijing Academy and its courses if you are anyone simply seeking a beautiful and unique way of finding health and harmony in life, but also if you are a student, a practitioner or interested in:

  • Chinese medicine (acupuncture, Tuina, Moxa, Herbs, etc.);
  • Chinese martial arts;
  • Qigong;
  • Taiji;
  • Manual therapy (Shiatsu, massage, osteopathy, etc.);
  • Classical Chinese philosophy or history;

What you get from our academy?

  • Weekly video lessons on topics such as the Neijing Text Studies, Physical Cultivation, Jingluo Qigong, Character Studies, History and more;
  • Step by step instruction in physical culture methods of Neigong, Daoyin and Qigong;
  • Supporting material such as articles, resources and videos from external sources;
  • Historical material, links to academic articles, modern research and related articles;
  • Access to a like-minded community of people from all around the world;
  • Live events, workshops, retreats, and seminars, open to both public and members.

About the Founder, Ethan Murchie

Ethan has been practicing taiji, xingyi and bagua for over 30 years, has practiced Chinese Medicine professionally for 26 years and has been a licensed acupuncturist for 25 years.

Ethan was inspired on the path that led him to the practice of gongfu and Chinese medicine after suffering a life-threatening spontaneous pneumothorax at the age of 14. He underwent a surgical intervention that most likely saved his life, but left him debilitated. Searching for methods to regain full health led him first to Chinese gongfu, and then to his teacher, Vince Black, who taught him not only xingyi, bagua and taiji, but also Chinese osteopathy, acupuncture and herbal medicine.

In 2008, he founded the Montreal Gongfu Research Center in Montreal, an acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinic, a gongfu school, and a school for students to learn Tuina (offering professional certification), as well as other forms of manual therapies, medicinal herbs, and more.

Since 2017, Ethan has devoted himself to researching the classical roots of Chinese medicine. He travels regularly to Taiwan to research Chinese language, particularly the classical Chinese in which the medical classics are written. He devotes his time to practicing taiji quan and reading the classical texts, particularly the Huangdi Neijing, the Huainanzi, and the Yijing. His primary interest is in developing ways to apply the science of this beautiful worldview to the challenges we are facing in the modern world. 

“After decades of living Neijing principles through the practice of gongfu and Chinese medicine, a desire to engage directly with the Neijing blossomed in my heart. Looking back, it seems like the logical step, but at the time, it basically just swept me away.

So, eight years ago, in 2017, I convinced my wife Josianne to move to Taiwan with me to go to school. This proved to be the first of many extended visits to Taiwan studying Chinese language, both modern and classical, at the International Chinese Language Program (ICLP), at National Taiwan University in Taipei.

Today, eight years later, my enthusiasm remains, and every day, as I read, I am struck by how intricately beautiful, logically satisfying and practically applicable the Neijing text is, and it is this that I want to share with people through the Living Neijing Project.”

Ethan