Acknowledgments

The Universal Tao Publications staff involved in the preparation and production of Taoist Foreplay extend our gratitude to the many generations of Taoist masters who have passed on their special lineage, in the form of an unbroken oral transmission, over thousands of years. We thank Taoist Master Yi Eng for his openness in transmitting the formulas of Taoist Inner Alchemy. We also wish to thank the thou-sands of unknown men and women of the Chinese healing arts who developed many of the methods and ideas presented in this book.

We offer our eternal gratitude to our parents and teachers for their many gifts to us. Remembering them brings joy and satisfaction to our continued efforts in presenting the Universal Tao System. For their gifts, we offer our eternal gratitude and love. As always, their contribution has been crucial in presenting the concepts and techniques of the Universal Tao.

We thank the many contributors essential to this book’s final form: the editorial and production staff at Inner Traditions/Destiny Books for their efforts to clarify the text and produce a handsome new edition of the book.

We wish to thank the following people for their assistance in producing the original edition of this book: Michael Cullingworth, Ian Jackson, Red James, Beata Kociatyn, Jaclyn Snyders, Kris Deva North, and Sutharshini for photography and artwork; Sue Hix for authorizing the use of illustrations from her excellent classical meridian charts; Matt Lewis and anonymous others for donating their bodies to photography; Liz Peart and Ursula Gavin for their advice and support; Jaclyn Snyders for impeccable research, artwork, and tireless application.

Special thanks to teachers and students of the Zen School of Shiatsu in London who conscientiously investigated modern applications of ancient secrets and donated their time and talents to the creation of the ideas and illustrations. Finally, love and gratitude to Lee Dubens, Kris Deva North’s cofounder of the Zen School, without whom none of this would have happened.

A special thanks goes to our Thai production team: Raruen Keawapadung, computer graphics, and Saniem Chaisarn, production designer.