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Artikel: Paul Cavel
Ăśbersetzung: Sebastian Heyer und Cindy Roch
Der chinesische Begriff „Sung“ wird oft mit „entspannt“ übersetzt, einer starken Vereinfachung des tatsächlich Beschriebenen. Eine genauere Übersetzung wäre „Ungebunden“, ein Körperzustand ohne unnötige Bindungen, Widerstände und...
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By TTCS Instructor Jason Roberts
Over the last couple of years it has been pointed out that I have gained an annoying glitch in my swings, both in Energy Gates and in Paul’s Taoist Neigong set.
Energy Gates Qigong is one of my favourite sets and I have been studying it for around 20 years wit...
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By Paul Cavel
Simply put, no, breathing is not one of the three leaders, but rather the first of the 16 neigong.*
The fundamental difference is that a “leader” initiates movement, whereas neigong activates various layers of body during that movement.
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The kwa — is c
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Need some breathing space from your worries?
Find out why qigong has been practised for millennia to help relieve stress and anxiety. I also discuss how qigong helps to focus and develop the power of your mind.
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Taoist Longevity Practices
In this video, I discuss how ancient neigong exercise (e.g. qigong, tai chi and bagua) can help you to remain healthy, and increase longevity, awareness and your intent.
I discuss how and why neigong targets the body's systems, and helps to develop the mind in order t...
In this video, I discuss the neigong hierarchy for the Energy Arts System, which I and The Tai Chi Space teachers offer in our courses. I answer the questions: Can a beginner practise Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong, the oldest and most powerful of the Taoist rejuvenation practices? Why would e...
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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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"Where there is clinging there is suffering, where there is suffering there is clinging’
THE BUDDHA
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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,
...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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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:
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Starts by targeting the soft tissues (fascia, muscles,
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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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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:
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How qigong training is different fo
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Heaven and Earth Qigong Book
(Volume One)
By Taoist Master Bruce Frantzis and Paul Cavel
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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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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...

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

By Paul Cavel
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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By Paul Cavel
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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