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Gary J. Clyman
Licensed Acupuncturist,
Chi Kung & Tai Chi Master,
& Peak Performance Coach
3257 N. Sheffield Ave., Suite 105
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Nationally call, (800) 782-4244
Locally call, (312) 446-8218
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Chi Kung/Personal Cell Heaven/Specialty Nutrition Temple Style, Total System Outline |
CHI KUNG & PERSONAL POWER TRAINING TRAINING TESTIMONIALS (Including a letter from a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patient)
"In 1981, I witnessed Gary Clyman request Grandmaster Ch'ang Tung Sheng to hit him so he could reality test his
Gold Bell Training. He was hit 6 times and kept smiling. He is the only person I ever saw brave enough to do that."
Dr. Chi-Hsiu "Daniel" Weng Ph.D., Founder, United States Shuai Chiao Assn., 9th Degree Black Belt 
I have been practicing Tidal Wave Chi-Kung for three months and already I have experienced progress far beyond my initial expectations. By practicing this program you will blow open your mind to the limitless potential chi-kung has to offer, and feel humbled that your understanding of the workings of your own body had been previously completely hidden from you. Jamil
My association and friendship with Gary began in 1982. From the start, I was amazed by his openness and willingness to share his knowledge. He is extremely confident in his ability and knowledge as a martial artists and I learned it came from nearly 6-10 hours of practice a day for many years. After he learned what he could from Temple Style Tai Chi Ch'uan, he opened his store front school and began teaching "full time." He continued to practice his skills and increased his own knowledge.
He systematized his material even more to make learning easier. About a year and a half after I met him, he decided to teach the meditation aspects of Tai Chi as a separate entity.
At first, it was a reasonably presented system of Chi Kung. Since then, he has evolved a highly specific, non-traditional program of Chi Kung as it applied to "the Central Being" of the student.
This he trade marked as PERSONAL POWER TRAINING.
PERSONAL POWER TRAINING and its applications to students is completely different, yet includes all the Chi Kung principles. Gary has taken all his knowledge and practice and created something new and unique. Its scope goes beyond the martial arts and enters areas of Chinese medicine and specialty nutrition. Each application varies with the individual.
It is a system founded in centuries old knowledge of the body brought into the present for use by anyone, not just a martial arts expert. Charles Traxler, Chicago suburb.
I met Gary when I was seeking a practice partner and immediately became his student after a short pushing hands session. I've had many Tai Chi Ch'uan teachers since I began studying in 1977. Gary's instruction excels them all because of his attention to detail and his quality control. His enthusiasm overrides the challenge of his classes where you will learn "The Real Thing." students learn the root, application, methods of practice and many variations.
The form is broken down into individual pieces instead of the usual sequential method. A student of Gary's will have strong foundation on which to build. Temple Style is the most practical style for students who want all of the health, meditation, and self-defense benefits for which Tai Chi is famous.
Gary has removed the shroud of mystery and worked hard to save his students from making mistakes. This will save you tremendous amounts of time and energy.
He is frank and to-the-point. I am thankful for the opportunity to study with Gary, a true Master of his art. David F. Thompson, Brookline, MA
A LETTER FROM A RECOVERED CHRONIC FATIGUE PATIENT (CFIDS)
I am writing this letter as an endorsement of Gary Clyman's Personal Power Training system. I hope my story will be useful and relevant for those considering learning from Gary.
In 1989 I had been suffering from Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS) for over three years. I found that diet seemed to affect my energy level. As I experimented with systematically eliminating food, I ended up subsisting on rice and a small variety of green vegetables.
I felt as though I was starving, but when I went off my diet I experienced immediate fatigue, mental dullness, mild joint pain and a skin rash. However, with this severe diet and meditation practice I was able to survive.
I heard about Gary Clyman from a friend who practiced Tai Chi. Gary was described as a "Master of Tai Chi" who could revitalize his clients in just one weekend. I called Gary who sent me a demonstration tape that had to do more with martial arts than CFIDS, but I could understand from watching the tremendous power of his Tai Chi that he certainly knew about cultivating and utilizing "chi," or body energy.
After several phone calls to Gary's former students I was still skeptical but persuaded enough to travel from Charlottesville, Virginia to Chicago to pay Mr. Clyman an exorbitant fee to see if he had anything to offer. You must know from my telling of this story and that I was desperate.
I had tried homeopathy, intravenous hydrogen peroxide treatments, aerobics, diets, fasts, meditation, NLP, psychotherapy, hypnosis, intestinal parasite treatments, prayer, and systematic elimination of life stressors to name the most memorable cures. On the plane to Chicago I felt as though visiting Gary would only add another expensive wild goose to the growing flock I had chased.
With his glasses and closely cropped hair Gary looked like somebody's accountant wearing a Tai Chi uniform. He seemed inordinately confident and happy. He listened with polite interest as I told him every detail that I thought might help him put the CFIDS puzzle together. He assured me that I would be better by the end of the weekend, and somewhere inside my brain I saw a wild goose flying into the sunset with my hard earned dollars.
As it turned out Gary was right. I was cured by the end of the weekend. Gary cajoled me into eating chocolate ice cream after lunch on Sunday. I sat in disbelief as the fatigue that had always so fiercely and immediately over powered me failed to show up. Two years later I still practice what Gary showed me. I had occasional mild relapses when I let stress build too high, but Gary's Chi Kung practice always brought me back to balance.
My energy increased month by month, and my daily practice became a dependable friend.
If you are considering Gary Clyman's Personal Power Training I hope this letter has helped. If you have already enrolled or purchased the program, so much the better. I wish you abundant health and prosperity on a lifetime adventure. Stephen Josephs Ed. D., National Chi Kung Association
PERSPECTIVE BY DOUG CARTER
When I first realized that I had an opportunity to write a forward for Gary Clyman's new book, I found myself thinking back on when I first heard about him. I was conducting an instructor training conference for a well-known international training company. One of the instructor candidates was an assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon.
One day he and I began discussing how people become energized, that is "full of energy, excitement and personal power." After a few minutes, the candidate looked at me and said, "Doug, you've just got to meet Gary!," and so I asked him, "Gary who?" He said, "Gary Clyman," and I replied, "So, who's Gary Clyman?" Little did I recognize at the time how difficult it would be for anyone to describe who Gary Clyman is, or what he does.
Because as he so succinctly put it on numerous occasions, "I'm not who you think I am. This isn't what you think it is, and it's different than anything you've ever seen, so don't try to put it in a box." Based on the trust and respect I had for my instructor candidate, I agreed to attend a weekend seminar.
Many of the things that occurred that weekend are in this book. You'll read about Gaye and her miscarriage, and about the ex-Green Beret and his pent up guilt about leaving a young soldier along a dike in Viet Nam. You'll have an opportunity to discover a lot about yourself and how you react in the world around you. And if you're open enough, you'll discover techniques, and ways for you to begin the process of "breaking out" of some of the bonds that are holding you back from really being who you want to be.
All I can suggest is, that you realize that what is in this book and what Gary does is unlike anything you've probably ever seen or heard, although similar to many things, but it's definitely different than anything you've ever experienced.
In order to really understand all the implications... You've just got to meet Gary! Doug Carter, San Diego, CA
PERSPECTIVE BY GARY WHITLEY, D.C.
I first became acquainted with Gary Clyman in 1980, when he became a distributor of the nutritional formulas that I and Dr. Lamar Rosquist formulated. Gary became interested and then got very excited about determining his "own" nutritional needs. He became fascinated with the uniqueness of our formulations and the results that he was getting for himself. He began testing his friends and clients and got them on the formulas and they too were getting great results.
Over the next few years, Gary developed quite a following of people who were looking for "better health." But this is not where Gary Clyman's greatest talent lies, for Gary Clyman is a very gifted Master in the arts of Tai Chi and Chi Kung. This is where the "true genius" of Gary Clyman really lies.
Through his discipline of the past 15 years that he has been studying and practicing the ancient arts of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung, he has developed an incredible insight into the positive and negative energy flows that people express through their behavior patterns. Gary can talk to you for a few minutes and through "listening and observing" how you communicate with him, he can determine your negative behavior patterns that you are totally unaware of.
By helping you to recognize these negative patterns that you have adopted, he can help you in all aspects of your life.
He then teaches you the art of Chi Kung or "Energy Cultivation" which provides The Power through increased personal energy to make a clear break from the negative behavior patterns that may be holding you back from living a total and successful life. I went through this experience with Gary when I attended his PERSONAL POWER TRAINING which he taught in Portland, Oregon about 2 years ago (1987).
The reason I went to his seminar was to learn to become a better public speaker. I found out that my problem related to public speaking was locked up in "self-defeating patterns" of behavior that had become so ingrained that I wasn't even aware I had them. I hope this makes sense to you, it certainly did to me.During the seminar, I was asked to tell the group why I came and what I wanted to get out of it. While I was expressing myself, Gary was able to pinpoint behavior patterns that I was using that were negative and self-defeating and pointed them out to me and the group. It was a very uneasy feeling to be put on the spot at the time, but it was extremely rewarding for me. Since then, I have dropped those "negative patterns" and have become a much better communicator with the people I speak to and more importantly, with myself.
Thank you Gary Clyman for your talent in this very important area of "The Human Experience," which so many of us don't know how to access by ourselves, but so deeply need.
Gary Clyman sent me a copy of his book entitled BEYOND SELF-HELP: MASTERING PERSONAL POWER. I have been very excited about the possibilities that it will open up for thousands of people just like me, who can benefit from the "truths" that Gary teaches. This book contains some of "The Secrets of the Universe" and I would exhort you to read this material with an open heart and mind and to practice the principles taught within its covers. In so doing, you can become a "Master of Personal Power" in your own personal life.
I love you Gary, for the person you are and for the great contribution that you are making to mankind by providing a book such as this for our use. GOD has and will continue to bless you abundantly for your years of dedicated service to humanity and your sincere desire to help others to have a more meaningful life experience. Gary Whitley D.C., S.L.C., UT
PERSPECTIVE BY JOSEPH LARONGE
If I could talk about Chi Kung I would like to relate to you an incident in which I found, in a way that I think was representative of the way Chi Kung has helped me in my law practice.
It was the fall of 1987 and I found myself sitting at a trial table. I was in the 4th week of a month long trial. In fact, it was the longest trial of my career. It had been brutal. I was up against 3 other lawyers just by myself. They really had a strategy for trying to wear me down, before we got to the trial. About 3 weeks before, they just hit me with tons of papers that required responses, answers, and a lot of attention so that I would lose some footing and some momentum in approaching the trial. As the things moved along, it was really a battle of wits and endurance.
On the last day of the 4th week of trial, I had a particularly troublesome "expert" witness. He was a Doctor of Finance from the East coast and was really sharp.
It was a cross examination of their witness. It was funny. I stood up. I was about to start this tense cross examination. I picked up this water pitcher from the table I was using. You could just cut the air with a knife. I mean, it had been that way the whole trial because there were 10 million dollars in question. You could imagine people were pretty tense.
So I picked up the water pitcher and I went to pour the water. The table was just filled with all these detailed notes and all that. The cap fell right off of the pitcher and all the water just poured all over the table... you know right in front of me and on my lap. Well the other side started laughing and it was kind of humorous.
What I found very interesting was, it didn't throw me at all. You know, I had spent the whole trial practicing the things I had been training in in Chi Kung. Every night I would be "Condensing," channeling my energy and in fact, one of the best things I was doing was taking the assaults that the other attorneys were throwing at me and using them.
You know, I could absorb what they were doing and channel it for my own purposes. So when this happened and the water fell all over the papers in this tense incident, I just laughed like everyone else and was really relaxed. I just took the "add humor" of it that I was getting from the other side and just churned it into being even more effective in the cross examination.
I could almost just feel it condensing into my bones and saying "I'm going to sink this down into my Tan Tien, put it into the Earth, and send it send it back out, the way I want it to be." Well, it worked just that way. I was very effective against their "expert" witness. I mean, they were shaking their heads. They could not believe the way things were going.
When the trial was over, I knew that I had done what I needed to do. I had kept my endurance. I had been sharp and quick and never really lost a step. I would attribute a lot of that to the mental, physical, and emotional stamina that I got from practicing Chi Kung and of course, also to my many years of Tai Chi which act as a foundation that gives my Chi Kung a place to blossom. So, it was a really enjoyable experience to see it in action.
GJC: Please explain a little bit about what does Chi Kung mean to you? It's not just meditation.JAL: I think that's an interesting question. You know, many years ago, in my 20's, I had come across some of the Eastern philosophies, and although I had trained in the martial arts for many years, meditation was very new to me then. It was not Chi Kung or the other things that I had practiced then.
I had found that while it was restful, it was more "up in my head." It wasn't something concrete, that I could actually use or do something with. With Chi Kung, when you really feel yourself getting control of parts of yourself, first of all, you didn't even know exists and secondly, didn't believe you could ever have a handle on, you begin to feel a sense of "POWER," and also a sense of connection to things outside of yourself.
Instead of alienating and separating you from other people and things, I think it connects you to "The Source" in a way that you can feel your own individuality, at the same time feeling part of the system as a whole. And that's very empowering.
Chi Kung opens you up a lot of options you didn't even know were available before you begin to realize that your capacities as a person were really limited by your own belief systems. As those belief systems change because you see the growth from your practice, what you can do sometimes feels limitless. I mean your rational mind knows perhaps this is not so, but usually when you're practicing and trying to accelerate your energy beyond the speed of light, and sense some of the things that are happening, and the results that you can produce, you, at least I, get kind of an inner smile inside and say here's something that's really worth while. It allows me to make things happen. I would say, "that's what Chi Kung is." Joseph A. Laronge, Salem, OR
PERSPECTIVE BY GILBERT CARROLL M.D.
I am a physician and a scientist. Consequently, I concern myself primarily with what works and then try to discover how it works. My wife and I first became acquainted with Gary through his Tai Chi class.
After 9 months of Tai Chi, my wife (also a physician) underwent Gary's PERSONAL POWER training/Chi Kung. Her increase in vigor, effectiveness, and equanimity were remarkable. Likewise her mood was uplifted generally. The changes were so profound, we refer to it as her "transformation."
Next I began PERSONAL POWER TRAINING. Within 2 weeks, my work seemed less stressful. I found new freshness and beauty in food, art, and music. People became more amusing to me. My sexual interest increased. As my practice continued everyone - even my opponents - seemed to treat me with more respect. Conflicts were resolved more quickly and amicably.
These changes have persisted for months now. I believe they will be maintained indefinitely.
The above is a partial account of what happened. My own ideas regarding the mechanism of how it happened are not important. Suffice it to say, I think the explanation for all of my experiences can be translated from Chinese mysticism into Western formulations based upon biophysics and neurobiology.
Gary has begun to develop an American version of an effective technique for self-improvement based on Tai Chi/Chi Kung. His method has many elements based not only on experience, but also on guess work and intuition. With time, I think he will discard what is ineffective, extraneous, or incorrect, and focus and refine what is effective.
Hopefully more systematic investigation by him and others will continue to develop what he has begun: a new science of coping. Gilbert Carroll M.D.
"PERSONAL POWER TRAINING taught me to focus my energy, increase my self-esteem, seed future realities, recognize and develop latent creative abilities, and improve my health/virility. It's a tool that becomes geometrically more effective the more one develops it. Gary is a fluid, but structured "Master of Practical Life" that unselfishly shares his knowledge and experience; whose enthusiastic attitude is contagious." Larry Michalski, Des Plaines, IL
"Tidal Wave Chi Kung is an unprecedented breakthrough in the world of Internal Power... Others are digging to China with a tea spoon, Clyman puts you on an elevator to your destination!" Matt Mollica, 5th Degree Black Belt, United States Shuai Chiao Assn. & V.P. Shaolin-Tiger(tm) Kung Fu Federation, Columbus, OH
"I feel extremely fortunate and appreciative to have experienced the transmission of 'The Clyman System' which has been so empowering for me. You will enjoy the subsequent life challenges that await you." Bernie Mizock M.D., Chicago, IL
"Bringing in the heat and energy has helped my prostate cancer tremendously." Ron Lammert, Uvalde, TX
"Gary's system of Chi Kung has surpassed all my expectations." Michael Lipsey, Chicago, IL
"Working with Gary Clyman has given me the ability to focus on a problem, visualize the solution, and go in a direct line to bring about the necessary change." Anonymous Bond Trader, Chicago Board of Trade
"Hands On, Transfer of Power is probably the most powerful experience of the psychological catharsis that I've ever experienced. Although I do not consider it a tool that everyone should or could use, it is an extremely important and helpful way of releasing accumulated negative emotions, limiting patterns, and psychological blocks.
"Performed in conjunction with Clyman's Chi Kung practice, it has proven to be a highly effective method for creating personal change." Gunther Weil, Ph.D., Aspen, CO, National Chi Kung Association
"My self-esteem levels increased immediately. My income and healing ability have doubled within three months of completing PERSONAL POWER TRAINING WEEKEND WORKSHOP. Clyman is a man of his word and true master. PERSONAL POWER TRAINING is an effective method for creating immediate power and success in an individuals life without going through years of counseling." Bing F. Lee, Dipl. Ac. (NCCA) & Tai Chi Instructor, Glenwood Springs, CO
"I had heard of Gary several years before I actually met him, and when I saw his ad, I remembered he had come highly recommended several years earlier. His Chi Kung has changed my life dramatically. My questions were completely understood and answered clearly and fully. He is the first one to demystify, simplify, and put it into a practical, usable, safe, and effective form, Chi Kung. I now have a safe and understandable Chi Kung system to work with and my life has dramatically changed for the better by it. This practice makes me feel stronger than I have ever felt. I would say The Clyman System is The Coca Cola of Chi Kung, An American Original, The Real Thing." Lou Buscemi, Los Angeles, CA
"Clyman knows how to catalyze things for people, and what it means for their lives. It's clear to me that love is what has him motivated to focus his life's energy around 'setting people free'. Don't you miss it!" Robb Murray, Chicago, IL
Nationally call: (800) 782-4244
Locally call: (312) 446-8218