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Taoist Neigong and Meditation, Medical Qigong, Tai Chi and Bagua
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By Paul Cavel
In a previous post I offered exercises for opening up the musculoskeletal frame in a coordinated fashion to create space in your body. As you begin to feel a sense of more space, you want to transition your focus from the muscles to the nerves.
In order to target nerve flow, you w...
By Paul Cavel
When learning any internal energy art, such as qigong, tai chi or bagua, there is a major hurdle that must be overĀcome to create sustainable, long-term training results: feeling instead of visualĀising. Iāve watched how this has become more and more difficult for students over the ...
In this video, I meet with my friend and fellow Water Method teacher Jason Roberts to discuss how to practise to cultivate qi and manifest the energies of the Five Elements.
We discuss:
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Where to put your focus and strategies for practising the Water Method as it is comprised of five neigong
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In this video, I discuss bending-and-stretching neigong and lengthening neigong, and how they become one.
Wu wei is often translated literally, based on the Chinese characters. But Water Method practitioners have a much different understanding of the Taoist concept of wu wei. Following the principles of water, it starts with the physical body and goes through the Three Treasures, the Taoist path of a...
