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In the Pursuit of Wu Wei tai chi taoism taoist principles water method May 09, 2024

Wu wei is often translated literally, based on the Chinese characters. But Water Method practitioners have a much different understanding of the Taoist concept of wu wei. Following the principles of water, it starts with the physical body and goes through the Three Treasures, the Taoist path of a...

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In the Pursuit of Wu Wei: Part 2 bagua internal arts qigong tai chi taoist principles water method Mar 04, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

PART 2: What Is Wu Wei? 

Wu wei is often described as “doing without doing”, but what does that really mean? How can you do something without doing it? This misunderstanding is generally due to scholars outside the tradition translating Chinese characters into English, and studyin...

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Peaks & Plateaus of Internal Arts Training (Part 2 of 2) bagua energy internal arts practice qigong tai chi taoist principles training Feb 12, 2023

By Paul Cavel

In Part 1, we explored the peaks and plateaus in training both external and internal forms of exercises, and why you should not be discouraged when you recognize you have reached a plateau.

The Taoist Principle That Saves the Day

When you hit a plateau, that is the time when you m...

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