TTCSÂ Training & Books
Learn Taoist meditation and neigong, medical qigong, tai chi and bagua online or in person
Train in Person
California (USA)
Opening the energy Gates of Your Body Qigong and Bagua Circle Walking courses for health and wellbeing suitable for new and existing students.
Islington, London (UK)
Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong, Spiralling Energy Body Qigong, Wu & Yang Style Tai Chi, Circle Walking & Bagua Palms, Qigong & Tai Chi Teacher Training/Certification.
Andalusia (Spain)
Tao Walking Retreat with Tai Chi Tiger Stepping and Bagua Circle Walking; suitable for new and existing students. Residential retreat with full board and accommodation.
Personal Training
Paul offers private training, in person and via Zoom, in the Water Method to learn skills to realise your full potential.
Teacher Mentorship
Become certified! Paul has trained Water Method teachers for 30 years. He's offering qigong and tai chi teacher trainings in 2026-27.
All TTCS Courses
Browse the only directory of Water Method arts courses to find a skilled qigong, tai chi or bagua 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
Learn Online
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
This course follows on from Paul Cavel's 18-module Medical Qigong curriculum to power up your Heaven & Earth Qigong form.
Circle Walking & Bagua
Circle Walking & Energy Postures
Increase strength and vitality, and learn how to create an energetic vortex to release physical, energetic and emotional traumas. Includes heel-toe stepping and the first nine energy postures.
Bagua Single Palm Change
Learn the Bagua Zhang Single Palm Change along with the Heaven energy (as taught in the monastic tradition). Includes bagua warm-up and unification exercises, Circle Walking with Mud Stepping and the first five energy postures.
Bagua Double Palm Change
Learn the Bagua Zhang Double Palm Change along with the Single Palm Change (Earth energy version) and the first nine energy postures. Prerequisite to join Wind & Thunders Palms online course (now available).
Tai Chi & Meditation
Yang Style Tai Chi
Step-by-step instructions on the 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
Learn a complete and balanced Mini Form, Short Form and Medium Form as Paul Cavel covers the Wu Long Form, along with four layers of neigong and energetics, in this multi-year series. Recommended for existing tai chi stylists.
Simple Meditations to Ground & De-stress
Step into a tried-and-true method for going inside, finding out what is stuck and bound, and starting the healing process. Experienced meditators will move into more profound Dissolving practices.
“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
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