daoboy

Does anyone know anything about who this guy actually is? History, education, training....even just his real name? He claims to be a doctor. If he wants to brandish the credentials of authority then show them to people. He used to be an ion machine salesman, then tried to delete all traces of that on this site before returning as a neigong guru. It is very suspicious to conceal one's identity when asking people for money. It is a huge red flag to ask people to trust you with their spiritual health while deliberately concealing who you are.

I did not presume a conspiracy. As an anon on a forum populated almost entirely by other anons, no one needs to justify why they might want their privacy generally speaking. But you are asking people to trust you and give you money. That changes the equation altogether. Virtually everyone who teaches anything on any topic throughout the world manages to use their own names without people showing up on their doorstep. Primary teachers, professors, martial arts instructors and even people teaching internal arts. So I don't buy a random person taking on the enormous expense and hassle of flying to China (or wherever) to bother you at home is a legitimate concern. This is an area of teaching with a great deal of fraud it seems unfair to label sensible caution as a conspiracy. That said, you avoided being super defensive in your response and that's a mark in your favor. I also appreciate that everyone has had all sorts of weird jobs in the past and it is not fair to judge you on that basis. Last, I'll concede that your TCM training isn't directly relevant to what you teach.

Thanks for the reply. The thread you are referring to is why I'm bothering to ask this question. Normally I'd just dismiss an anonymous 'master' out of hand. I can't think of a single reputable trainer who is not up front about their identity and experience.

I've been a Daoist student for many years. As a long time lurker of this forum, I have found the conversations here very helpful along the way, so thank you all for your contributions. Hope the day finds you all well and I am looking forward to interacting with the folks on this forum.