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You Are Being Bombarded By Noise! bagua grounding guided practice healing internal arts qigong qigong exercise reduce stress release tension stress-relief tai chi training tips water method wellness Feb 02, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

You are being bombarded by noise – unrelenting distractions in the form of notifications, news and marketing – that diminish peace of mind. It’s no wonder why stress is the number one cause of disease with 90 percent of illnesses and diseases being linked to chronic stress (accor...

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The Best Time …and Place to Train bagua internal arts qi qigong tai chi taoism training tips water method Jan 09, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

In ancient times, internal arts training often started just before dawn and was usually done outside. Taoists found that morning practice not only warms up the body’s systems by circulating blood and chi, but also wakes up the intuitive aspects of the mind. Starting the day on soli...

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Opening to Let Go letting go neigong qigong reduce stress release tension taoism taoist principles trauma water method Dec 17, 2023

 By Paul Cavel

I began studying the Taoist Water tradition in the late 1980s and quickly dedicated myself to my training because of life-debilitating injuries I needed to address to maintain any decent quality of life. At that time, I felt as though I had looked everywhere for answers, but nothin...

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Acceptance After Loss: A Water Method Approach anxiety emotions healing letting go meditation taoism water method Nov 20, 2023

 By Paul Cavel

From a Taoist perspective, loss is a natural part of living. You cannot live a life without losing something, and at the end of the day, you are going to lose everything, including your life.

For this reason, Taoists have always looked at how to become comfortable with

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The Water Method: In the Pursuit of Wu Wei 5 elements lao tzu origins qi taoism taoist principles water method Jun 15, 2023

 

By Paul Cavel

Part 1: Origins of the Water Method

The Water Method, first coined by Lao Tzu, author of the Tao Te Ching, twenty-five hundred years ago, comes from the teachings of the Taoist oral tradition and has existed for many millennia. For this reason, I like to refer to it as “Old Taoism...

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