In the West, we don't focus on contacting, let alone banking, the energy (or qi/chi) that we generate. Qigong, tai chi and bagua target qi development to heal body imbalances and traumas, restore health and vitality, and strengthen weaknesses. All of it is guided by the Taoist Principle of Thir...

Qigong, tai chi, hsing-i and bagua target the qi (or chi) that powers the physical body to create health, vitality and longevity.

After finishing a qigong, tai chi or bagua practice, you want to spend a few minutes banking the qi you have generated. You can use this qi at a later time, when you need it.

In this talk with Chris Cinnamon of Chicago Tai Chi, I discuss the Taoist Water Method, including how to:

* Develop your qi

* Open up and balance your body

* Avoid injury and maintain your practice over long periods of time.

I also discuss the difference between qigong and the 16 neigong as a...

In this video, I discuss how to breathe to release trapped and suppressed energy and blockages from physical, emotional and mental traumas.

Learn more about Dragon & Tiger Medical Qigong, which includes my 23 guided practices on Taoist Breathing and Meditation, 23 guided practices on whole-body ...

According to Chinese medicine, your kidneys are supercharged with cosmic qi when you're in the womb. Learn how you can activate and replenish your kidney qi and lift the negative emotions of the kidneys, depression.

My Taoist Breathing & Meditation online course — 23 guided practices on whole-bo...

Taoist Longevity Practices

In this video, I discuss how ancient neigong exercise (e.g. qigong, tai chi and bagua) can help you to remain healthy, and increase longevity, awareness and your intent.

I discuss how and why neigong targets the body's systems, and helps to develop the mind in order t...

Systematically build and refine your medical qigong practice with step-by-step instructions and guided practices to feel, grow and develop your qi. Qigong is altogether different to modern exercise as a relaxation-based — rather than tension-based — exercise method, which targets the energy or...

Heaven and Earth Healing Qigong has been practised by Taoists for 3,000 years to access the core channels of the body — the left, right and central channels of energy — to penetrate the body’s shell. Heaven and Earth Qigong practice:

• Starts by targeting the soft tissues (fascia, muscles,

  ...

Become grounded with this guided practice.

Heaven and Earth Qigong Book
(Volume One)

By Taoist Master Bruce Frantzis and Paul Cavel

Amazon #1 Best Seller!

Heaven and Earth is a classic Taoist qigong, which consists of a two-part exercise that engages and stretches all the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and fascia of the body. As la...

Become grounded with this guided practice.

Hold fast to the great form within

And let the world pass as it may

Then the changes of life will not bring pain

But contentment, joy and well being

TAO TE CHING Verse 35
Laozi

By TTCS Instructor Anna Price

Most mornings, before breakfast, I practice qigong. Every morning is the same but ...

Become grounded with this guided practice.

By Paul Cavel

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Dragon and Tiger, as a form of medical qigong, was originally designed to contact and develop the etheric field and the wei qi of the body. For this reason, it links very well with the meridian-line system used in acupuncture. The information covered in the last fou...

By Paul Cavel

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In Part 3, we looked at the two primary methods for mobilising and developing qi within Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong. Now we’ll take a look at the three primary depths of developing qi to strengthen the etheric field and the physical body.

All the practices a...

Auteur : Paul Cavel 

Traduction : Xavier Benard

Récemment, mon professeur, Maître Bruce Frantzis, a publié une courte vidéo sur la façon de renforcer le système immunitaire. Il y démontre trois exercices de base pour atteindre cet objectif, qui ont reçu deux réponses générales :

• Principa

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Most people find it rather difficult to feel their energy, especially in the early years of practice. In this case, Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong offers a straightforward and exceptionally easy methodology for learning how to feel your qi, and develo...

By Paul Cavel

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With the first two phases of softness and precision embodied, at least to some degree, Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong becomes an excellent vehicle for delving into the subtle layers of qi development. Before this, you can gain a general sense of the qi that powers ...

By Paul Cavel

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Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong includes many layers and levels of energetic development, which can take a practitioner deep into the realms of qi. But in order to get the most out of your practice, there are three distinct phases that must be followed to allow you ...

By Paul Cavel

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The two most popular questions I get asked by new students in a qigong class, hands down, are:

What do I do with my breathing?

What do I do with my qi? Or how do I get access to my qi?

I’d really like to answer these questions. After all, this is the s...

By Paul Cavel

La version en Français est disponible ici.

My teacher, Taoist Lineage Holder Bruce Frantzis, released a short video on how to strengthen the immune system. He demonstrates three basic exercises to achieve the goal, which received two general responses:

• Primarily positive - fro

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By Paul Cavel

When learning any internal energy art, such as qigong, tai chi or bagua, there is a major hurdle that must be over­come to create sustainable, long-term training results: feeling instead of visual­ising. I’ve watched how this has become more and more difficult for students over the ...

By Paul Cavel

Two Methods for Growing Your Life-force Energy

There are two primary methods of moving energy in the body, which can be broadly classified as beginning and advanced phases. Many qigong systems are designed according to the principles of the beginning phase and remain within this re...