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Origins of the Water Method & Liu Hong Jie bagua taoism water method Jul 22, 2024

This is Part Two of the Water Method series with Paul Cavel and Mir Ali.

Much of the documentation on Daoism has been destroyed, but the oral tradition has been preserved with the teachings being transmitted from master to student for millennia, to us in the present day.

In this video, Mir and ...

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What is the Water Method? dissolving reduce stress relaxation taoism water method Jul 15, 2024

The stress and pressure of life coupled with the constant comparing of ourselves to others creates competition. Only super athletes and the highest of high-performers can operate well under these conditions. It creates a push — in the body, in the mind — which ultimately leads to a glass ceiling,...

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An Exercise for Releasing the Nerves to Increase Relaxation qigong relaxation relaxation exercise tai chi Jul 10, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

In a previous post I offered exercises for opening up the musculoskeletal frame in a coordinated fashion to create space in your body. As you begin to feel a sense of more space, you want to transition your focus from the muscles to the nerves.

In order to target nerve flow, you w...

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Feeling versus Visualising bagua practice qi qigong tai chi taoism water method wellness Jul 01, 2024

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 ...

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Qigong for acupuncturists healing practice qi qigong training Jun 27, 2024

By Mir Ali, LicAc, MBAcC

I love qigong … so much so that I don’t think I could be a practising acupuncturist without it. Qigong helps me keep healthy, informs my diagnosis, helps my patients keep healthy, helps me treat patients!

When I started learning Shaolin Kung-fu in 1991, I began practis...

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