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Qigong for acupuncturists healing practice qi qigong training Jun 27, 2024

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 practis...

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How to Make Practice Effortless practice qi training water method Jun 10, 2024

Audio from a recording in California, March 2024 on how to make practice effortless with a video of an evening tai chi practice in California, May 2024.

Javi Martinez teaches tai chi and qigong in London:
https://www.taomovement.net/

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The Best Time …and Place to Train bagua internal arts practice qi qigong tai chi taoism training water method Jan 09, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

In ancient times, internal arts training often started just before dawn and was usually done outside. Taoists found that morning practice not only warms up the body’s systems by circulating blood and chi, but also wakes up the intuitive aspects of the mind. Starting the day on soli...

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Opening to Let Go bagua internal space practice qigong reduce stress release tension tai chi training traumas water method wellness 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 nothi...

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The joy of trees practice qigong tai chi training Feb 19, 2023

By Anna Price

In this especially bleak midwinter, many of us will be hauling Christmas Trees into our living rooms and festooning them with lights and trinkets to help gladden our hearts. We all seem to love a bit of fir - its dark green and resinous smell closely associated with seasonal festi...

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