TTCSÂ Training & Books
Study in person or online with Paul Cavel and certified qigong, tai chi and bagua instructors
Train in Person
Islington, London (UK)
Qigong, tai chi and bagua courses, including teacher certification trainings
California (USA)
Qigong courses for health and wellbeing suitable for new and existing students
Chicago (USA)
2025 October 16-19—Heaven & Earth Qigong hosted by Chicago Tai Chi
Personal Training
Paul offers private training in Taoist energy arts, both in person and via Zoom
Teacher Mentorship
Become certified! Paul has trained Water Method teachers for 30 years
All TTCS Courses
Browse the only directory of Water Method arts courses to find a teacher near you
“Paul always exceeds expectations with his personal training. Even over Zoom his observations are spot on and his corrections insightful”.
—Oliver Rathbone,
Aeon Books, Publisher of The Tai Chi Space book
Online Courses
Qigong & Neigong
Dragon & Tiger Medical Qigong: Feel Your Qi
Systematically build your qigong practice with step-by-step instructions and guided practices to feel, grow and develop your qi. Recommended for beginners.
Taoist Neigong: Heal, Strengthen, Root
Core Water Method training to root out weaknesses, heal body imbalances, and strengthen your body, mind and qi. (Prerequisite for Energy Gates Qigong.)
Heaven & Earth Qigong with Dragon & Tiger Energetics
Coming April 2026, this course will follow on from Paul's 18-module Medical Qigong curriculum to power up your Heaven & Earth form.
Circle Walking & Bagua
Circle Walking & Energy Postures
Recommended for beginners to increase strength and create an energetic vortex with heel-toe stepping and the first nine energy postures.
Bagua Single Palm Change
Learn the Single Palm Change, including bagua warm-up and unification exercises, Circle Walking and the first five energy postures.
Bagua Double Palm Change
Learn the Bagua Zhang Double Palm Change along with the Single Palm Change (Earth version) and the first nine energy postures.
Tai Chi & Meditation
Yang Style Tai Chi
Step-by-step instructions on choreography with in-depth coverage of the four primary energies that give shape to tai chi forms. Yang Mini, Short and Medium Forms, recommended for beginners and Yang stylists.
Wu Style Tai Chi
This Archive course is available as MP4 videos to download only. Receive step-by-step instruction on the choreography of the Wu Mini and Medium Forms. Recommended for existing tai chi or neigong practitioners.
Taoist Breathing & Meditation
Breathing and meditation are essential to dedicated Water Method training. Accordingly, Paul offers his 23 guided practices on whole-body breathing and Outer Dissolving to stream for free with the purchase of any online course.
“I have been practicing your Online Qigong classes for 14 months now, and I am so grateful for the lessons. My body is opening after many years of being shut down. It’s amazing. Thank you so much”.
— Morten L, Denmark
Books
Heaven & Earth Qigong: Heal Your Body & Awaken Your Qi
Volume One
Co-authors Bruce Frantzis and Paul Cavel
Instructional text with step-by-step instructions on choreography and neigong
Paperback/Ebook
The Tai Chi Space: How to Move in Tai Chi & Qigong
Author Paul Cavel
Illustrations by Sophie Manham
Learn the 42 essential principles of qigong and tai chi to imbue your forms to life
Paperback/Ebook
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