The Founder - Master Arthur Levitan

Master Levitan has battle tested the philosophy he spent decades learning. Through the study and application of the ancient wisdom of Taoism, of which he is one of the only ordained masters in the West*, Master Levitan found not only a path towards survival, but a means to living a life of contentment.

Based in Boston, he is a modern teacher in a lineage that has been passed exclusively from teacher to student for over 2,500 years.

As one of the few Taoist Masters in the Western World, Master Levitan is in a unique position of having both the knowledge and authority to translate this complicated, ancient wisdom into proper modern form. His school, California Tao (since 2009), emphases practical daily applications of Tao and the practice of Qigong with the goal of simplify the principles of Tao in order to make them useful for Americans in their everyday life.

Until now, Master Levitan has chosen to remain out of the public eye, working exclusively with select students. With Outlast he steps out with a compact, rich book that carries the potential to transform the lives of its readers.

* in 2016, Master Arthur was recognized and ordained by the High Priestess of the Qingcheng Mountain Taoist temple in China, the oldest continuously operated Taoist temple in the world

I can only teach others because I’ve lived it myself. In my life, I’ve made decisions based on faulty information that nearly cost my family, my business, and my life. The only thing that got me through it all was Tao, the only truth I know in this world is Tao, and all I have to offer you is Tao. This isn't right for everyone. But it might be right for you.