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The Tai Chi Space: How To Move In Tai Chi And Qigong amazon books qigong tai chi taoism taoist principles training training tips water method yang style tai chi 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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Secrets of Taoism: Healing with Neigong heaven & earth qigong neigong taoism training video Sep 29, 2025

In this talk with Chris Cinnamon of Chicago Tai Chi, I discuss how to start a qigong and tai chi practice.

I discuss in-depth the 16 neigong and how Heaven and Earth Qigong bridges beginning to advanced training in the Water Method.

Start with Part 1

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Gods Qigong: Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Dec 21, 2024

Gods Qigong: The Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Gods Qigong: Ground & Strengthen Your Root gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Dec 12, 2024

Gods Playing in the Clouds Is the Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Gods Qigong: Create a Spherical Pulse & Activate the 3 Tantiens gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Dec 05, 2024

Gods Playing in the Clouds Is Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Gods Qigong: Combining the Water & Wood Elements five elements gods qigong practice qigong training video water method Nov 28, 2024

Gods Playing in the Clouds Is Most Powerful of the Taoist Rejuvenation Practices

 

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Les Trois Niveaux De Pratique Dans Le Tai Chi Et Le Qi Gong articles de blog en français meditation practice qigong tai chi training Oct 02, 2024

 

Auteur : Paul Cavel 

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...

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Tai Chi & Qigong for Inner Peace internal arts mindset practice qigong tai chi training Jul 31, 2024

 

By TTCS Senior Instructor Jackie Smith

When I first saw titles like this one, I thought, “Sign me up for some of that”! Now though, I can’t even remember how long I’ve been  attempting to wrap my brain cell around the concept and training to embody these simple yet profound words. There are in...

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Qigong for Acupuncturists acupuncture dragon & tiger qigong healing medical qigong qi qigong qigong exercise training Jun 27, 2024

 

By Mir Ali, LicAc, MBAcC

I love qigong … so much so that I don’t think I could be a practising acupuncturist without it. Qigong helps me keep healthy, informs my diagnosis, helps my patients keep healthy, helps me treat patients!

When I started learning Shaolin Kung-fu in 1991, I began practi...

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How to Make Practice Effortless letting go practice qi training training tips video water method Jun 10, 2024

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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The joy of trees practice qigong tai chi training Feb 19, 2023

By Anna Price

In this especially bleak midwinter, many of us will be hauling Christmas Trees into our living rooms and festooning them with lights and trinkets to help gladden our hearts. We all seem to love a bit of fir - its dark green and resinous smell closely associated with seasonal festi...

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The Principle of Separate and Combine bagua practice qigong tai chi taoist principles training Jul 25, 2022

 

By Paul Cavel

Separate and Combine is a Taoist principle for deep learning that has been used for millennia. The principle states that once a basic movement, set or form has been absorbed or established, the practitioner seeks to tease out the individual components before moving on to study that...

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