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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
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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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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Auteur : Paul CavelÂ
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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Auteur : Paul CavelÂ
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 :
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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...

By Paul Cavel
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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By Paul Cavel
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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By Paul Cavel
The two most popular questions I get asked by new students in a qigong class, hands down, are:
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What do I do with my breathing?
What do I do with my qi? Or how do I get access to my qi?
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I’d really like to answer these questions. After all, this is the s...
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