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Bagua: Pulling Up the Roots of Physical & Emotional Pain (Part 2 of 2) bagua dissolving healing qi traumas May 23, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

 

In Part 1, we looked at how Circle Walking is the minimalist’s paradise. Once you have some understanding of and become proficient in Circle Walking, you can progress to the Single Palm Change, the core of both the monastic bagua and bagua zhang taditions.

 

The Single Palm Ch...

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A Breathing Practice To Relax & Release Tension breathing healing internal space reduce stress relaxation relaxation exercise release tension Apr 18, 2024

 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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The Taoist Rule of Thirds anxiety depression healing release tension traumas 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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Cultivate Internal Power and Vitality with the Lower Tantien bagua healing health internal power martial arts neigong qi qigong tai chi tantien water method wellness Feb 16, 2024

 

By Paul Cavel

Although people who train the internal arts of qigong, tai chi and bagua do so for a variety of reasons, all motivations can be classified into three general categories: health/healing, martial arts and spiritual development. In reality, everyone trains for health because, at the...

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Acceptance After Loss: A Water Method Approach anxiety grief healing taoism Nov 20, 2023

 By Paul Cavel

From a Taoist perspective, loss is a natural part of living. You cannot live a life without losing something, and at the end of the day, you are going to lose everything, including your life.

For this reason, the Taoists have always looked at how to become comfortable

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