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The 5 Facilitators of Healing: Part 2 healing neigong qigong trauma Oct 30, 2025

(My teacher and me in the early days of my training, 1995)

How to Build Mind-Body Trust

By Paul Cavel

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My own journey to overcome a serious injury and the associated pain with internal arts training was in direct contrast to the fast relief experienced by the previous case. While pra...

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The 5 Facilitators of Healing: Part 1 healing kwa kwa squat neigong qigong sciatica Oct 23, 2025

How to Grow Your State of Health and Well-being

By Paul Cavel

Internal arts are practised the world over because, above all else, they have a proven track record of health and healing results. If you ask the average practitioner about the mechanisms that drive these beneficial outcomes, anecdote...

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TTCS Water Method Training bagua gods qigong heaven & earth qigong medical qigong qigong tai chi taoist energy arts wu style tai chi yang style tai chi Oct 14, 2025

By Paul Cavel

 

This article covers:

  • How to start a personal practice
  • My five-year curriculum

 

How to Learn Taoist Energy Arts

Many people are surprised to learn that beginners learn almost exactly the same material as experienced practitioners. This may sound counterintuitive, but con...

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The Tai Chi Space: How To Move In Tai Chi And Qigong books qigong tai chi taoism training water method Oct 09, 2025

 

Foreword by Dr. Michael Mettner

“Metaphors, images and symbols are the language of our subconscious minds. They help to convey meaning to our consciousness and hence store in the memory quite easily and naturally. If they are chosen well, they are able to penetrate the deeper layers of our con...

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Weaving Neigong in Heaven & Earth Qigong breathing healing heaven & earth qigong neigong opening and closing pulsing taoist energy arts Oct 07, 2025

By Paul Cavel

The many threads and layers of neigong that can be activated and integrated in the Marriage of Heaven and Earth Qigong give practitioners a taste of what is possible from ongoing study of Taoist arts — without the complex choreography associated with other qigong sets, tai chi or ba...

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