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Taoist Neigong and Meditation, Medical Qigong, Tai Chi and Bagua
Heaven and Earth Qigong is a gift from the ancients, a self-healing practice that has a 3,000-year-old history. Traditionally being reserved only for disciples, this two-part exercise spans the first 12 of 16 internal (neigong) components.
Its many threads of internal (neigong) techniques are ...
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By Paul Cavel
The goal of all Taoist movement arts is to move energy (qi) in the body, which can be done through direct or indirect methods.
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Direct movement of qi occurs when a practitioner's mind connects and merges with specific layers of energy within their flesh, and then mobilises that
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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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By Anna Price
In this especially bleak midwinter, many of us will be hauling Christmas Trees into our living rooms and festooning them with lights and trinkets to help gladden our hearts. We all seem to love a bit of fir - its dark green and resinous smell closely associated with seasonal festi...
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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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