Turning Exercises in Qigong, Bagua & Tai Chi
Balancing Exercises Video Lesson 2 In this lesson, we continue our balancing exercises by looking at turning in the internal energy arts. Turning is a component of most qigong sets and all bagua and tai chi styles. So stabilising and equalising your turn (and weight shift into either leg) is a fundamental prerequisite to achieving a truly internal practice and the benefits that come from it. Many internal arts practitioners have greater flexibility and range of motion on one side of their body and they reinforce this imbalance by playing up...
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Balancing Exercises Video Lesson 1 In this video lesson, I’ll give you some balancing exercises for your qigong, bagua or tai chi practice. Keeping both sides of your body equally strong is important to maintaining optimal health and well-being. Happy practising, Paul 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. © 2011 Paul Cavel—All rights reserved. Copying or distributing any ...
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Dragon & Tiger Qigong Video, France 2010 Dragon & Tiger medical Qigong, a 1,500-year-old healing qigong system from China. Dragon & Tiger Qigong is renowned for its ability to help people quickly learn to feel their chi and heal a wide variety of illnesses and injuries. I’m certified by my teacher, Master Bruce Frantzis, to teach Dragon & Tiger Level 3. In 1985, Bruce learned Dragon & Tiger Qigong from Zhang Jia Hua, a doctor of Chinese medicine and the former Vice President of the All China Qigong...
read moreTai Chi Circling Hands
Watch two Tai Chi Circling Hands videos shot in France at my 2010 summer retreats (below). I learned Tai Chi Circling Hands from my teacher, Wu and Yang Style Tai Chi Lineage Holder Bruce Frantzis. I designed this set to balance the body on both sides and work the circle from different planes of motion. Many students practice with their “favourite” foot forward or only on a particular plane of motion. Often times, this plays to imbalances in the body, making the more dominant side stronger. This leaves the weaker side to become...
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Tai Chi to Release Your Nerves & Relax
Tai Chi to Release Your Nerves & Relax Video by Paul...
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Breathing into Your Kidneys
An exercise to help you breathe into your kidneys… Thumbnail PhotoImage © iStockphoto.com/Eraxion 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...
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New bagua video for your viewing pleasure: Bagua Water and Heaven...
read moreAll about the Kwa Squat
The kwa is on both sides of the body, extending from the inguinal ligaments through the inside of the pelvis to the crest of the hip bones. The kwa powers internal movements in qigong, bagua and tai chi, and is part of the secret behind the effectiveness as internal martial arts. Watch me demonstrate how the kwa squat can make you stronger and more stable in your qigong, bagua or tai chi practice… Any physical and/or energetic exercise can carry risks. Do not attempt these exercises if you have any physical, emotional or mental...
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