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Why & How to Learn Medical Qigong dragon & tiger qigong healing medical qigong qi qigong video Jan 19, 2025

 

Systematically build and refine your medical qigong practice with step-by-step instructions and guided practices to feel, grow and develop your qi. Qigong is altogether different to modern exercise as a relaxation-based — rather than tension-based — exercise method, which targets the energy or...

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Feeding the Feminine qigong qigong for women tai chi wellness Jan 15, 2025
 

By Anna Price

 

"Where there is clinging there is suffering, where there is suffering there is clinging’

THE BUDDHA

 

I have to confess to an unsafe habit – listening to podcasts whilst commuting to and from work on my bike.  I know it’s inadvisable,

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Tapping Into Universal Energies healing heaven & earth qigong neigong qigong taoism video Jan 05, 2025

Heaven & Earth Qigong

In this video, I discuss how to tap into the energies of Heaven and Earth to cleanse and re-vitalise your body, mind and qi. See a demo of the macrocosmic and microcosmic orbits of energy used in Heaven & Earth Healing Qigong, a 3,000-year-old Taoist practice.

 

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Marrying the Energies of Heave & Earth five elements healing heaven & earth qigong liver neigong qi qigong release tension video wood element practice Jan 01, 2025

 

Heaven and Earth Healing Qigong has been practised by Taoists for 3,000 years to access the core channels of the body — the left, right and central channels of energy — to penetrate the body’s shell. Heaven and Earth Qigong practice:

  • Starts by targeting the soft tissues (fascia, muscles,

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Qigong for the Liver: Unlocking the Power to Do 5 elements bruce frantzis heaven & earth qigong liu hung chieh liver organ health qigong training cycles training tips wood element practice Dec 26, 2024

By Paul Cavel

Many people don't know that it’s possible to survive with a liver that is only half functioning. As the largest of the internal organs, it takes prominent position on the right side of the abdominal cavity, and performs a whopping 500+ metabolic and vital functions. Stress, the numb...

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Gods Qigong: Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Dec 21, 2024

Gods Qigong: The Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Gods Qigong: Ground & Strengthen Your Root gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Dec 12, 2024

Gods Playing in the Clouds Is the Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Gods Qigong: Create a Spherical Pulse & Activate the 3 Tantiens gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Dec 05, 2024

Gods Playing in the Clouds Is Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Gods Qigong: Combining the Water & Wood Elements five elements gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Nov 28, 2024

Gods Playing in the Clouds Is Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Qigong for Women: Syncing Training & Menstruation Cycles healing menopause qigong qigong for women training cycles training tips video water method Nov 20, 2024

 

In London, I sat down with fellow TTCS medical qigong instructors Anna Price, Sarah Lim-Murray and Mir Ali, an acupuncturist who specialises in women’s health (https://www.warriorhealers.co.uk/), to discuss qigong and meditation for women.

We discuss:

  • How qigong training is different fo

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Heaven and Earth Qigong: Heal Your Body And Awaken Your Qi amazon books healing heaven & earth qigong qi qigong taoism water method Nov 10, 2024

 

Heaven and Earth Qigong Book
(Volume One)

By Taoist Master Bruce Frantzis and Paul Cavel

Amazon #1 Best Seller!

Heaven and Earth is a classic Taoist qigong, which consists of a two-part exercise that engages and stretches all the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and fascia of the body. As la...

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Qigong & Meditation for Perimenopause menopause qigong qigong for women training cycles training tips video water method Nov 06, 2024

 

Is HRT inevitable for Menopausal Women? How can tai chi, qigong and meditation help?

In London, I sat down with fellow TTCS medical qigong instructors Anna Price, Sarah Lim-Murray and Mir Ali, an acupuncturist who specialises in women’s health, to discuss perimenopause, and the benefits of qigo...

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How to Walk to Ground Your Energy energy grounding guided practice neigong qi qigong video Oct 31, 2024

Become grounded with this guided practice.

 

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Some Thoughts on Change lao tzu neigong qi qigong taoism trauma water method Oct 30, 2024

Hold fast to the great form within

And let the world pass as it may

Then the changes of life will not bring pain

But contentment, joy and well being

TAO TE CHING Verse 35
Laozi

By TTCS Instructor Anna Price

 

Most mornings, before breakfast, I practice qigong. Every morning is the same but ...

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Dragon & Tiger: From Medical Qigong to Taoist Neigong (Part 5 of 5) dragon & tiger qigong etheric field internal space medical qigong neigong qi qigong qigong exercise training tips water method wei qi Oct 15, 2024

By Paul Cavel

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Dragon and Tiger, as a form of medical qigong, was originally designed to contact and develop the etheric field and the wei qi of the body. For this reason, it links very well with the meridian-line system used in acupuncture. The information covered in the last fou...

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Dragon & Tiger Qigong: Strengthen & Grow Your Etheric Field (Part 4 of 5) dragon & tiger qigong etheric field medical qigong neigong qi qigong water method wei qi Oct 09, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

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In Part 3, we looked at the two primary methods for mobilising and developing qi within Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong. Now we’ll take a look at the three primary depths of developing qi to strengthen the etheric field and the physical body.

All the practices a...

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Les Trois Niveaux De Pratique Dans Le Tai Chi Et Le Qi Gong articles de blog en français meditation practice qigong tai chi training Oct 02, 2024

 

Auteur : Paul Cavel 

Traduction : Xavier Benard

Beaucoup de gens méditent, mais, comme le fait remarquer mon professeur Bruce, cela ne vous dit pas vraiment ce qu'ils font. De même, la pratique du tai chi et du qi gong est en pleine croissance depuis un an, car l'accès aux enseignements n'a j...

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Comment Les Arts Énergétiques Internes Renforcent Le Système Immunitaire articles de blog en français internal arts qi reduce stress Sep 29, 2024

 

Auteur : Paul Cavel 

Traduction : Xavier Benard

Récemment, mon professeur, Maître Bruce Frantzis, a publié une courte vidéo sur la façon de renforcer le système immunitaire. Il y démontre trois exercices de base pour atteindre cet objectif, qui ont reçu deux réponses générales :

  • Principa

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Dragon & Tiger Medical Qigong Video acupuncture dragon & tiger qigong medical qigong practice qi qigong qigong exercise video Sep 25, 2024

 

La version en français est disponible ici.

Most people find it rather difficult to feel their energy, especially in the early years of practice. In this case, Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong offers a straightforward and exceptionally easy methodology for learning how to feel your qi, and develo...

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Dragon & Tiger Qigong: Developing Your Qi (Part 3 of 5) dragon & tiger qigong medical qigong neigong qi qigong qigong exercise water method Sep 25, 2024

By Paul Cavel

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With the first two phases of softness and precision embodied, at least to some degree, Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong becomes an excellent vehicle for delving into the subtle layers of qi development. Before this, you can gain a general sense of the qi that powers ...

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Dragon & Tiger Qigong: Three Phases of Developing Your Qi (Part 2 of 5) dragon & tiger qigong medical qigong neigong qi qigong qigong exercise water method Sep 18, 2024

By Paul Cavel

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Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong includes many layers and levels of energetic development, which can take a practitioner deep into the realms of qi. But in order to get the most out of your practice, there are three distinct phases that must be followed to allow you ...

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Medical Qigong: How to Get a Handle on Your Qigong Practice (Part 1 of 5) breathing dragon & tiger qigong medical qigong neigong qi qigong qigong exercise water method Sep 12, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

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The two most popular questions I get asked by new students in a qigong class, hands down, are:

 

What do I do with my breathing?

What do I do with my qi? Or how do I get access to my qi?

 

I’d really like to answer these questions. After all, this is the s...

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