“My path with holistic practices began over 30 years ago when I first met and became a student of Master Franco Mescola, head of the Centro Ricerche Tai Chi (CRT) Italy, where I began learning the art of Qigong and Taijiquan…”
Gillian Reid, Founder
As a disciple I followed Master Franco Mescola’s teachings, contributing to the development of the Tai Chi Research Centre and the school of Metodo Biospirali where I became a senior instructor.
Over the years, as my inner world transformed and I experienced the benefits of this in my everyday life, my passion for opening the path to others for health, abundance and spiritual growth developed.
I have dedicated my heart and soul to embodying the essence of Qigong, Metodo Biospirali, Taijiquan, 108 Yang style, sabre, long stick, tui shou, applications, chi’nà and much more for personal growth; embracing healing and martial arts through the teachings of various international masters including Grandmaster Mantak Chia.
From my ongoing training with Grandmaster Mantak Chia and the Tao Garden community, I have earned the titles of Senior 1 Instructor and Holistic Operator of the Universal Healing Tao System, and Italian Coordinator and Organiser.
In 2018 I founded Biotaolife. In collaboration with experienced practitioners, we provide teachings and training empowering you to connect to your inner potential. I am also the founder and director of the Biospirals Method Training School UK; the creator of Junior Tao Chi, a programme for school children; and co-founder of Nuova Tao Italy, an association dedicated to the growth of the Italian UHT community. I continue to travel extensively cultivating my passion and sharing my life path as a coach and holistic therapist and I am available for events tailored to individual needs.
Our Methods
Biospirals Method
What is it
Created in Venice in the 1980s by Master Franco Mescola, founder and director of Centro Ricerche Tai Chi Italia, and the help of his collaborators. The system took form after the long and patient work of combining Eastern knowledge and Western science. It is a form of Qigong which draws on the movement of the universe through images and spiral movements, aimed at accessing the wisdom of the body.
Why it exists
The aim is to enhance physical and emotional harmony by loosening and connecting to the body’s connective-fascial system. Once freed, the fascia allows Life Force (Qi) to travel through our body's meridians (energy pathways), connecting us to the abundance of the Earth and Celestial Forces.
What we practice
Suitable for all. From standing and walking meditation, to progressively more dynamic sequences, and finally synthesised into a spiralling internal martial form called 'Xuan Chuan'. The aim is to stay connected to the 'Flow'.
Universal Healing Tao
What it is
Created by Master Mantak Chia, the result of over six decades of personal experience, teaching tens of thousands of students from virtually every country in the world.
Deeply rooted in traditional Taoist practices from the East and complimented with modern science from the West. Master Chia's teaching method develops physical, mental, and spiritual (energetic) bodies that are integrated within human beings.
Why it exists
Our goal is the development of human life force (Qi) for self-healing and life transformation. We will accompany you on a journey of personal evolution that enables you to harmonise and raise your own vibration to 'Become the change'.
What we practice
We use a methodology of active recursive learning, addressing the theory behind the practices to provide you with the immediate tools to embrace your wellness. The Universal Healing Tao System is divided into five branches of healing arts:
1) Tao Energy Cultivation - Basis & Healing Sexual Energy.
2) The Practices of Chi Nei Tsang – Internal organ massage.
3) The Practices of Cosmic Healing – Energy channelling for Healing
4) Internal Martial Arts.
5) The Practices of Immortal Tao – Path to Spiritual Enlightenment.
Junior Tao Chi
What it is
Tao Chi Junior is a method of practical games and interactive learning for children and young adults, formulated by amalgamating the foundations of the Universal Healing Tao practices, the Biospirals Method and Taiji.
Why it exists
“Children are our future.” After many years of assisting adults in their constant search for health, balance and happiness, I became aware of the need to intervene in the process that had stripped them of their birthright ‘Greatness’.
We aim to maintain and restore the awareness and 'Inner Peace' children are born with. We give our children the tools to cultivate the desire to live healthier, more balanced lives because they know their unlimited potential.
What we practice
The Six Healing Sounds and Inner Smile meditation allow children to gain awareness of their physical and emotional bodies in relation to the world around them and manage the everyday demands of life.
Taiji, the Biospirals Method and imitating animals and nature, tone and align a strong, flexible body structure. Thus developing the coordination skills and qualities required for the child's growth in its 'sensitive phase'.