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3 Streams of Taoist Arts bagua martial arts spirtual development taoism video water method Jun 03, 2024

In this talk, I sit down again with Javi Martinez to discuss the three integrated streams of Taoist arts training: health/healing, martial arts and personal/spiritual development. Let us know in the comments which is your path... We can centre future discussions on the levels of practice you wish...

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Bagua: Pulling Up the Roots of Physical & Emotional Pain (Pt 2) bagua bagua zhang circle walking dissolving healing meditation palm changes qi taoism trauma May 23, 2024

 

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.

 

The Single Palm Cha...

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16 Methods for Developing neigong qi qigong qigong exercise training cycles training tips video water method May 20, 2024

If you really want to be healthy, to feel freer, to become a better human being, you must first create balance. Taoist energy arts have been practised for millennia for these reasons, and many more.

Most popular is qigong (and younger tai chi), but in the Water Method, the focus is on neigong an...

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Unifying Yin & Yang bagua fascia stretches fascial release internal arts neigong qigong tai chi training tips video May 09, 2024

In this video, I discuss bending-and-stretching neigong and lengthening neigong, and how they become one.

 

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In the Pursuit of Wu Wei tai chi taoism taoist philosophy taoist principles video water method May 09, 2024

Wu wei is often translated literally, based on the Chinese characters. But Water Method practitioners have a much different understanding of the Taoist concept of wu wei. Following the principles of water, it starts with the physical body and goes through the Three Treasures, the Taoist path of a...

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