August 2010 Qigong Training Tip

Most people naturally gravitate towards either movement or stillness practices. In the world of the internal arts, movement practices include qigong, bagua and tai chi while stillness practices include standing, sitting and yoga. Whether you move or basically hold some sort of static posture, you can develop incredible internal power for health, martial arts and meditation.

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July 2010 Training Tip

Most internal arts practices are non-aerobic exercise. They can make you healthy, but you won’t get the aerobic workout you would from Western exercise programmes. Walking fast—using the techniques I’ve been describing for the last three months—combines internal power generation with aerobic exercise. It can upgrade your internal systems and make you super fit!

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June Training Tip: Circle Walking–Maximise Your Walking Practice

by Paul Cavel 01.06.2010

The last two months I’ve written about releasing the nerves, creating a sung body and deepening the internals of your walk. Now it’s time to walk in a circle to supercharge your chi.

First and foremost, I want to make the statement that I’m not specifically teaching the movements of bagua albeit incorporating aspects associated with [...]

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May Training Tip: Building Internal Content in Walking

by Paul Cavel 30.04.2010

Last month I wrote about walking with a sung body. If you’ve been practising, you’ve probably realised the important role of your alignments at this stage of the game. Proper alignments are important regardless of the activity, but they’re especially noticeable when you try something new.
The Tailbone Drives the Nerve Release
Your alignments must be good, [...]

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Breathing into Your Kidneys

by Paul Cavel 03.04.2010

An exercise to help you breathe into your kidneys…

Any physical and/or energetic exercise can carry risks. Do not attempt these exercises if you have any physical, emotional or mental conditions that may make you susceptible to injury.

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