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A Breathing Practice To Relax & Release Tension belly breathing breathing guided practice healing internal space qigong exercise reduce stress relaxation relaxation exercise release tension taoist breathing training tips 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 Kwa Squat internal arts kwa squat neigong qigong taoism training tips video 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 Taoist Neigong online classes, core Water Method training, we cover many layers of the kwa squat to help you r...

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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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Cultivate Internal Power and Vitality with the Lower Tantien bagua healing martial arts neigong qi qigong tantien training cycles training tips water method 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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