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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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Peaks & Plateaus of Internal Arts Training (Part 2 of 2) bagua energy internal arts qigong tai chi taoist principles training tips 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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The Principle of Separate and Combine bagua practice qigong tai chi taoist principles training Jul 25, 2022

 

By Paul Cavel

Separate and Combine is a Taoist principle for deep learning that has been used for millennia. The principle states that once a basic movement, set or form has been absorbed or established, the practitioner seeks to tease out the individual components before moving on to study that...

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