(Chungkuo Yue Chia Lien Ming - Chugoku Yuka Renmei)
The Federation was founded in Britain in 1958 and preserves the traditional teachings, practices and studies of the
Buddhist esoteric (Mi Chao) Yoga in its Wu Hsing (Five Elements) form practiced in China and in certain schools in Japan.
Membership of the Federation is open to both professional individuals and organisations seeking to improve their knowledge of the many non Taoist Chinese medical and remedial traditions of which there are many. Such traditions have long been overshadowed by various Taoist systems representing themselves as being both ancient and widespread in China when in fact they never were.
The traditional Wu Hsing methods are primarily concerned with Preventative,
Remedial and
Diagnostic methods of Natural Healing and were utilised by Monks within their
temples as a means of keeping healthy. Many of its techniques were evolved from
the Indian Buddhist medical tradition brought by missionaries into China in the
1st -2nd centuries CE. Present day studies include Buddhist Meditation,
Dietetics, Philosophy, Kinetic Sequences and Respiration Patterns. Written and practical
examinations in these subjects are a requirement for the teaching diploma.
Practice is based upon natural movement forms and include a wide range
of diagnostic and remedial techniques, the emphasis being upon developing one's
ability in self diagnosis and healing as well as the useage of natural medicines. The teachings can be learnt either singly or in a class.
The Federation runs its own Teacher Training Programme and maintains
a residential study centre for more serious students. It regards study as a serious and dedicated
vocation and its members often work in conjunction with other Groups in both East and West.
Its Advisory Board includes eminent Yoga teachers and Doctors of many traditions
and nations.
The Wu Hsing teaching was brought to and developed in GB mainly
through the work of Sensei Terence Dukes who studied with Chinese, Japanese and Indian teachers both here and abroad.
In the 1970's he taught at the London based Acacia House Centre at which the
British Wheel of Yoga was formed. It was to here he brought Master M.Oki from Japan to lecture and later introduced him at the European Yoga Federations' conference at the Club Meditarranean in Zinal Switzerland.
In 1974 he founded the Hakurenji temple in Finchley and many Yoga groups,
including the British Wheel, held meetings there.
Teachers of Japanese, Tibetan, Thai and Korean traditions often visited to stay
or lecture.
Sensei's students from Hakurenji and/or his Cambridge University club went on to teach in the
USA, India, Thailand, Israel, Iran, Pakistan, S.Africa, Mauritius and Denmark and it is mainly they who constitute the Federation membership, although there are many members following the traditional Vedic based systems also.
Like the fingers of the hand they all form part of the 'palm' of the complete picture.
Since 1978 Sensei has been studying, researching,
teaching and writing at a Buddhist Temple in Norfolk.
Many of the Wu Hsing techniques he introduced into Britain have been copied by others and become standard practices in British remedial Yoga
groups.
Applicatons for membership
may be obtained by sending a SSAE to the CYF Hon Sec c/o
KONGORYU-JI. London Road, East Dereham. Norfolk. NR19 1AS
The Federation is a founder member of the British Yoga Federation
and has connections with Chinese Medical Associations and Yoga
Organisations in countries such as India, China, Japan, Europe and
Australasia . The Federation publishes its own Books, Newsheets,
Research Notes and distributes much free literature to its members.
It also operates 'Self help' Groups, and has representatives or
organisers who arrange low cost lectures, seminars and tutorials all over
the British Isles and abroad. Every year since 1974 it has staged
an International Teachers Conference. 