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In the Pursuit of Wu Wei: Part 2 bagua internal arts qigong rule of thirds tai chi taoism taoist principles training tips water method Mar 04, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

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PART 2: What Is Wu Wei? 

Wu wei is often described as “doing without doing”, but what does that really mean? How can you do something without doing it? This misunderstanding is generally due to scholars outside the tradition translating Chinese characters into English,...

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Taoist Rule of Thirds anxiety depression healing letting go release tension rule of thirds taoism taoist philosophy taoist principles trauma video water method Feb 20, 2024

Following the Path of Least Resistance

Following the path of least resistance is how you can heal your body from imbalances, injury, illness and other traumas. Overtime, you can accomplish more by making consistent, small changes than going for gold and then experiencing setbacks in the form of ...

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Opening to Let Go letting go neigong qigong reduce stress release tension taoism taoist principles trauma water method Dec 17, 2023

 By Paul Cavel

I began studying the Taoist Water tradition in the late 1980s and quickly dedicated myself to my training because of life-debilitating injuries I needed to address to maintain any decent quality of life. At that time, I felt as though I had looked everywhere for answers, but nothin...

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The Water Method: In the Pursuit of Wu Wei 5 elements lao tzu origins qi taoism taoist principles water method Jun 15, 2023

 

By Paul Cavel

Part 1: Origins of the Water Method

The Water Method, first coined by Lao Tzu, author of the Tao Te Ching, twenty-five hundred years ago, comes from the teachings of the Taoist oral tradition and has existed for many millennia. For this reason, I like to refer to it as “Old Taoism...

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