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

Opening to Let Go bagua internal space practice qigong reduce stress release tension tai chi training traumas water method wellness 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 nothi...

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Acceptance After Loss: A Water Method Approach anxiety grief healing taoism 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, the Taoists have always looked at how to become comfortable

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The Water Method: In the Pursuit of Wu Wei 5 elements qi taoism 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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Energy Gates Qigong neigong qigong water method May 29, 2023

Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Qigong is the foundation of all Taoist meditation and energy arts practices, specifically developing the qualities of the Water Element. Water is all about clearing and cleansing the body and its qi, which ultimately affects the mind.

As an introductory qi...

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Tai Chi Circling Hands energy qi tai chi water method May 22, 2023

Creating Circular Forms.

The specialty of Tai Chi Circling Hands is developing circularity.

Circularity is a big deal in the internal arts and it gets talked about a lot. But when you go to practise your form, there’s a lot of complexity involved — not just with the choreography, but also nei...

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