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Testimonials

speaking out
a detailed list of abuses witnessed


To the Ethics Committee and To Those witness or participant to slandering students in absentia

not a licensed medical doctor, acupuncturist, chiropractor, physical therapist, psychotherapist, counselor or social worker
healing or harmful?
Pa Kua School Taos
A voice from the past shares that not much has changed
Another class experience
Someone who has known Zhen since undergrad shares their experience
Mogadao: A Cauldron of Angry Spirits
Experiences from the sexology program

2 weeks of an immersion- PART 1

2 weeks of an immersion- PART 2

2 weeks of an immersion- PART 3

A situation involving boundaries
A long term student shares perspective of the progression of the school

A former student's observed patterns from within the community

A veteran's story.
A witnessing

One semester in the martial arts program

A current student shares.
 bringing parents to class.
Teachings on grace.
A student's perspective on dedicated members

A supportive email submission

An account about Zhen's dog Shea
teachings on what makes a master
 the martial arts program.
personality types.
Ch 38: When the Dao is lost
clearing demons cropped

*Explanation of pronouns and names

*At the creation of this website the founder and primary teacher of the MogaDao Institute goes by the name Zhenevere Sophia Dao, and uses the pronoun ‘she.’  Over the course of her 30+ years of teaching she has gone by Daniel Villasenor and the pronoun ‘he,’ Zhenzan Dao and the pronoun ‘they,’ Zhen Dao and the pronoun ‘she,’ prior to this most recent name change.  We respect trans rights, and we also want to provide a safe space for victims to be able to tell their story.  In these testimonials, those who are sharing will use the name and pronouns that best reflect their experience with this individual.  Any use of a pronoun that differs from how this person aligns now is not out of malice or disrespect.