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Taoist Neigong and Meditation, Medical Qigong, Tai Chi and Bagua

In the Pursuit of Wu Wei tai chi taoism taoist principles water method May 09, 2024

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...

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Circle Walking: Making Your Body Conscious (Part 1 of 2) bagua circle walking internal space qi taoism May 08, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

Bagua is a pure energy art derived from Taoist philosophy and the I Ching (Book of Changes). It has been practised for millennia to embody the universal energies of change and, at advanced levels, can become a vehicle for spiritual development.

For more mundane yet meaningful purs...

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Bagua for Meditation: To Advance, First Retreat bagua meditation taoism May 06, 2024

 

 By Paul Cavel

With my new bagua online course starting today, I’ve had a handful of people who’ve asked about bagua for meditation. I suspect there are more of you out there who might want to train bagua as a form of moving meditation, as classically trained for millennia in the monastic tradit...

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Sitting For Meditation breathing meditation relaxation taoism May 02, 2024

 

Classically Taoist Meditation was done while sitting in the Emperor’s position. In this video, I’ll show you how to sit in a chair (or on a rock!) for meditation.

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The Kwa Squat internal arts internal power kwa squat taoism Apr 11, 2024

 

The kwa is essential to internal arts training as it powers all forms. In the this video, I’ll take you through the basic kwa squat to make sure you’re practising it correctly.

In my online qigong classes, we cover many layers of the kwa squat to help you refine and deepen your practice, and ...

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