Paul Cavel
Hello and welcome to my blog!
I teach qigong, tai chi, bagua circle walking meditation and breathing techniques to help people chill out, enjoy their lives a little more and achieve their personal goals.
I’m based in Kentish Town, London, but you can find me teaching in four different formats around England and Germany with annual retreats in Crete and France.
In the meantime, enjoy my free training tips and I hope to meet you in person soon.
Happy practising,
Paul
Train with me:
Seminars | Retreats | Personal + Small Group Trainning
Bagua Is My Passion
I began my studies with Yang style tai chi in 1987. Two years later, I was introduced to the 16 neigong taught by my teacher, Bagua and Yang Style and Wu Style Tai Chi Lineage Holder Bruce Frantzis. Neigong (components of internal power generation for health and vitality) are the secret to the power behind the internal arts of bagua zhang and tai chi chuan, and can make the body and mind incredibly resilient, balanced and focused.
In 1994, I stepped up the intensity of my training by moving to California, where I lived and studied with my teacher for more than a year. It was during this time that I received an introduction to bagua zhang. My teacher Bruce taught weekly classes back then and I remember my relief when he allowed me in as the last person to his weekly bagua class.
I trained every chance I could get and developed a solid grounding in the fundamentals of bagua. My teacher Bruce is so efficient at crafting every aspect of his bagua programme, like a proper engineer, that all of us who trained together at this time continue to practice today.
My focus, some might say obsession, since then has been on fusing neigong into bagua palm changes using the original Pre-birth Circle Walking method that my teacher encouraged me to teach starting in 1996. I’ve trained qigong, bagua, tai chi, breathing techniques and relaxation meditation to deepen my understanding of the neigong system, the science of energy flows. I don’t think my fascination will ever cease. It seems to grow with each year, each decade gone by.
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Energy Arts Instructors Re-certification
I’m an Energy Arts Senior Instructor and re-certifier. If you would like to re-certify with me as an Energy Arts instructor, please offer your desired date and time and we’ll get back to you promptly. I charge my standard hourly rate for re-certifications (one-hour minimum) and will provide feedback and corrections to help you advance your practice.
During retreats and seminars, I reduce my rate to only £20/20€ (by region) as long as you notify me by email at least one week in advance of the course. Please note that there may not be sufficient time for personal corrections to help advance your practice in the midst of a course. If you are looking for in-depth feedback and personal corrections, please book a one-hour session. Since the Bagua Level 2 re-certification test takes approximately one hour, you must book a private lesson–I offer up to 1.5 hours at the one-hour rate.
I can re-certify you in the following Energy Arts Qigong subjects:
- Bagua
- Tai Chi Short Form
- Gods Qigong
- Dragon + Tiger Medical Qigong
- Energy Gates Qigong
- Heaven + Earth Healing Qigong
- Longevity Breathing
Contact me to schedule re-certification testing.
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