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Guide Practice: Banking Your Qi guided practice neigong qi qigong qigong exercise relaxation exercise tantien Jan 22, 2026

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.

 

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Tune in to the Water Element five elements gods qigong guided practice qigong exercise reduce stress relaxation relaxation exercise video water element practice Dec 18, 2025

 

Follow along to this qigong exercise to tune in to the Water Element. Release stress and anxiety, and become grounded.

 

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The 5 Facilitators of Healing: Part 1 healing kwa squat neigong qigong qigong exercise training tips water method Oct 23, 2025

How to Grow Your State of Health and Well-being

By Paul Cavel

Internal arts are practised the world over because, above all else, they have a proven track record of health and healing results. If you ask the average practitioner about the mechanisms that drive these beneficial outcomes, anecdote...

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Weaving Neigong in Heaven & Earth Qigong breathing healing heaven & earth qigong neigong qigong qigong exercise Oct 07, 2025

By Paul Cavel

The many threads and layers of neigong that can be activated and integrated in the Marriage of Heaven and Earth Qigong give practitioners a taste of what is possible from ongoing study of Taoist arts — without the complex choreography associated with other qigong sets, tai chi or ba...

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Is Breathing One of the “Three Leaders”? belly breathing breathing neigong qigong exercise tantien taoism trainig tips water method Feb 17, 2025

 

By Paul Cavel

Simply put, no, breathing is not one of the three leaders, but rather the first of the 16 neigong.*

The fundamental difference is that a “leader” initiates movement, whereas neigong activates various layers of body during that movement.

The three leaders are: 

  • The kwa — is c

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