Water Method Blog
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.
There is a battle raging on for your attention, your mind. We've lost the state of just being. Take back your sovereignty, and train your mind to be more present, aware and awake! In this video, Acupuncturist Cameron Crumpler of One Pulse Wellness and I discuss the body factor, why meditation is ...
The health benefits of walking are well-documented. When adding internal techniques, you can open up your vascular system before you elevate your heart rate to keep training safe and productive. Circle Walking has an edge over other internal exercises like qigong and tai chi because it brings in ...
Need some breathing space from your worries?
Find out why qigong has been practised for millennia to help relieve stress and anxiety. I also discuss how qigong helps to focus and develop the power of your mind.
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Taoist Longevity Practices
In this video, I discuss how ancient neigong exercise (e.g. qigong, tai chi and bagua) can help you to remain healthy, and increase longevity, awareness and your intent.
I discuss how and why neigong targets the body's systems, and helps to develop the mind in order t...
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Auteur : Paul CavelÂ
Traduction : Xavier Benard
Beaucoup de gens méditent, mais, comme le fait remarquer mon professeur Bruce, cela ne vous dit pas vraiment ce qu'ils font. De même, la pratique du tai chi et du qi gong est en pleine croissance depuis un an, car l'accès aux enseignements n'a j...
In this video, I meet with my friend and fellow Water Method teacher Jason Roberts to discuss how to practise to cultivate qi and manifest the energies of the Five Elements.
We discuss:
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Where to put your focus and strategies for practising the Water Method as it is comprised of five neigong
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By Paul Cavel
In Part 1, we looked at how Circle Walking is the minimalist’s paradise. Once you have some understanding of and become proficient in Circle Walking, you can progress to the Single Palm Change, the core of both the monastic bagua and bagua zhang taditions.
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The Single Palm Cha...

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 tradition....
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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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 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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