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Taoist Neigong and Meditation, Medical Qigong, Tai Chi and Bagua

Secrets of Taoism: Healing with Neigong heaven & earth qigong neigong taoism training Sep 29, 2025

In this talk with Chris Cinnamon of Chicago Tai Chi, I discuss how to start a qigong and tai chi practice.

I discuss in-depth the 16 neigong and how Heaven and Earth Qigong bridges beginning to advanced training in the Water Method.

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Secrets of Taoism: How to Cultivate Qi qi tai chi taoism water method Sep 10, 2025

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...

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Taoist Cosmology: 8 Trigrams or 5 Elements? 5 elements i ching arts taoism Jul 10, 2025

Both the I Ching and the 5 Elements talk about Water, Fire and Earth energies, but they are not the same! The Five Elements are applicable to the manifest realm, here on Earth, whereas the Eight Trigrams are the templates for manifestation, applicable to our realm and beyond.

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Investing in Loss | Lifestyle Design Podcast bagua qigong tai chi taoism water method May 07, 2025

Thanks to Morgan Freedude for the chat. I hope you guys all enjoy it. We discuss: *Taoism, Lao Tzu and the Oral Tradition of the Tao Te Ching *How to heal physical and emotional traumas *How to live a longer life of quality *How to transform the body and mind with millennia-old practices includin...

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Baguazhang Double Palm Change 5 elements bagua taoism water method Apr 16, 2025

In this video, I discuss Bagua's Double Palm Change and Earth energy from the I Ching trigram (as opposed to the 5 Elements), as well as the Single Palm Change: Earth Version.

For more info about my double palm online course, click here.

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