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Fascial Release to Open, Connect & Repair Your Body bagua fascia fascia stretches fascial release improve circulation qigong taichi Jan 06, 2026

By Paul Cavel

Fascia is the connective tissue that contains and encompasses the body's soft tissues and structures, linking together the entirety of the physical body.

Healthy, hydrated and elasticated fascia fibres, essentially a web of liquid-filled tubes which envelopes the body, supports and und...

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The Pursuit of Wellness healing health qigong tai chi wellness Dec 09, 2025

By Krystle Menendez

If you’re like many people, you are interested in and desperate for wellness, but don’t have a clear idea where to start on your path to achieving it. Western culture doesn’t exactly lend itself to this idea, after all–most of us have to work long weeks, take care of children ...

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The 5 Facilitators of Healing: Part 3 healing neigong qigong rule of thirds tai chi trauma Nov 06, 2025

(Photo of Jackie Smith by Jub Davis, Scotland, 2021)

The Ultimate Healing Journey

By Paul Cavel

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In the world we live in, we never know what is coming around the corner — or out of the sky — as I was reminded back in 2011. I returned home after a teaching tour in Germany to learn tha...

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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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