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Taoist Philosophy, Neigong and Meditation, Medical Qigong, Tai Chi and Bagua
Taoists say you already have everything you need inside of you. It's just that traumas of the physical, energetic, emotional, mental and/or spiritual nature prevent you from realising your full potential.
 
By Paul Cavel
In a previous post I offered exercises for opening up the musculoskeletal frame in a coordinated fashion to create space in your body. As you begin to feel a sense of more space, you want to transition your focus from the muscles to the nerves.
In order to target nerve flow, you w...
By Paul Cavel
Two Methods for Growing Your Life-force Energy
There are two primary methods of moving energy in the body, which can be broadly classified as beginning and advanced phases. Many qigong systems are designed according to the principles of the beginning phase and remain within this re...
Audio from a recording in California, March 2024 on how to make practice effortless with a video of an evening tai chi practice in California, May 2024.
Javi Martinez teaches tai chi and qigong in London
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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 ...
 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 nothin...
 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, Taoists have always looked at how to become comfortable with
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