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

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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Tai Chi Circling Hands energy qi tai chi water method May 22, 2023

Creating Circular Forms.

The specialty of Tai Chi Circling Hands is developing circularity.

Circularity is a big deal in the internal arts and it gets talked about a lot. But when you go to practise your form, there’s a lot of complexity involved — not just with the choreography, but also nei...

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Wu Style Tai Chi neigong release tension tai chi May 09, 2023

The Wu style is considered by many to be the deepest style of tai chi. Initially designed to become a form of moving meditation, the Wu style serves as a container for all 16 Taoist neigong. This small-frame style is capable of driving neigong deep into the body, but requires the body to be relat...

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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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Peaks & Plateaus of Internal Arts Training (Part 2 of 2) bagua energy internal arts practice qigong tai chi taoist principles training Feb 12, 2023

By Paul Cavel

In Part 1, we explored the peaks and plateaus in training both external and internal forms of exercises, and why you should not be discouraged when you recognize you have reached a plateau.

The Taoist Principle That Saves the Day

When you hit a plateau, that is the time when you m...

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