Water Method Blog
Taoist Philosophy, Neigong and Meditation, Medical Qigong, Tai Chi and Bagua
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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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What's Holding You Back?
In this follow-on talk with TTCS Instructor Javi Martinez, we discuss healing with Taoist neigong. Topics include:
- The benefits of training, such as better sleep, increased flexibility and growing a younger body
- Healing physical, energetic, emotional, mental and...
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By Mir Ali, LicAc, MBAcC
I love qigong … so much so that I don’t think I could be a practising acupuncturist without it. Qigong helps me keep healthy, informs my diagnosis, helps my patients keep healthy, helps me treat patients!
When I started learning Shaolin Kung-fu in 1991, I began practi...
If you really want to be healthy, to feel freer, to become a better human being, you must first create balance. Taoist energy arts have been practised for millennia for these reasons, and many more.
Most popular is qigong (and younger tai chi), but in the Water Method, the focus is on neigong an...

 By Paul Cavel
In previous posts, I covered exercises for creating space in body, mind and qi to increase relaxation and release deeply bound tension. Now we’ll explore foundational breathing techniques to lull the nerves into a state of letting go and gently massage the internal organs to increa...
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