Dr.
Jeffrey C. Yuen comes from two Daoist lineages - 88th generation of the
Yu Qing Huang Lao Pai (Jade Purity Yellow Emperor Lao Zi School) and
26th generation of the Quan Zhen Long Men Pai (Complete Reality Dragon
Gate School). His Daoist name for each tradition is respectively
Yuan Xu and Song De.
Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen trained
under his adopted grandfather, the late Daoist Master Yu Wen
(1872-1981) of the Yu Qing Huang Lao Pai, a sect from the Shang Qing
tradition of Daoism that developed during the later Han Dynasty (3rd
Cent. CE). Master Yu Wen trained in Mt. Hua and learned all the
facets of Daoism, including the classics; rites and liturgies; healing
arts; and divination. He later traveled extensively throughout
China and served as the lineage holder of the Daoist martial arts
system know as Wu Xing Quan/Five Element Fist - an internal and
monastic style of Hua Shan. Having a strong resonance with Daoist
teachings ever since childhood, Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen studied extensively
under Master Yu Wen and was allowed to openly practice and serve the
community when he was 16 years old.
In addition to
his ordainment within the Yu Qing Huang Lao Pai, Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen
was ordained by Master Lu Xin-Xu of the Quan Zhen Long Men Pai as an
expression of gratitude. When arriving to the United States on a
visitor's visa, Master Lu served as one of the Daoist priests of the
American Daoist and Buddhist Association in New York City. Master
Lu later decided to stay in the United States and thus applied for
permanent residency under the status for special reasons (namely,
religious persecution in China at that time). His initial
application was rejected by the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization
Service on the grounds that Daoism was a philosophy and not a
religion. Due to Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen's effort, Daoism became
recognized as a major religious tradition of China by INS.
Dr.
Jeffrey C. Yuen also studied Chinese herbal medicine with Master Gong
Song-Liu, a eunuch for the last two emperors of the Qing Dynasty who
apprenticed with the imperial medical physicians. As a friend of
Master Yu Wen, Gong was persuaded to teach Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen,
imparting his deep knowledge of Chinese medicine over a period of 8
years. At the age of 100, Master Gong felt deeply satisfied with
his transmission to Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen and left for China.
In
the martial arts arena, Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen also trained under many
eminent masters. Among these masters are Leung Shum (Northern
Eagle Claw), Lo Ching-Sum (Vietnamese Jing Wu Association), Chan Hai-Fu
(White Crane's Needle-In-Cotton), Chan Tai Shan (Tibetan Lama Style),
Yao Mei-Hua (Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan), Wang Qing Shan (Yang Style Tai
Chi Chuan), and Cui Yan (Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan).
Dr.
Jeffrey C. Yuen currently believes that he can contribute to the
practice of Chinese medicine in this country by spreading the
traditions of Classical Chinese Medicine. In that regards, he
continues to teach extensively throughout the United States and
abroad. Dr. Jeffrey C. Yuen served as former Dean for Academic
Affairs for the Swedish Institute's School of Acupuncture and Oriental
Studies (NY), also, Dr Yuen serves as Dean of Classical Studies at
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts at Ashville,
NC. His teachings have served as the basis of a state-approved
doctoral program offered by the American University of Complementary
Medicine (AUCM) in Los Angeles, CA. |