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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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You Are Being Bombarded By Noise! bagua grounding internal arts qigong reduce stress release tension tai chi 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 practice qi qigong tai chi taoism training 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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Yang Style Tai Chi internal arts practice qi tai chi taoism Jan 02, 2024

The Yang style tai chi form Paul Cavel teaches is derived from that of Yang Cheng Fu, a direct descendant of the Yang family, as he considers it a superb balance between ease of learning and depth of internals, making it a practice well-suited to both new and existing students alike. The internal...

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Gods Playing in the Cloud Qigong internal arts neigong qigong water method Feb 26, 2023

The most advanced of the Taoist neigong systems, Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong is recommended for students who already have experience training the Taoist Neigong set, and/or Dragon & Tiger and Heaven & Earth Qigongs. The Gods form can serve as a container that makes it possible to bridge the...

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