Paul Cavel

Hello and welcome to my blog!

Paul Cavel demonstrates the Eighth Palm ChangeI 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 around England and Germany with an annual retreat in Crete.

In the meantime, enjoy my free training tips and I hope to meet you in person soon.

Happy practising,
Paul

Seminars | Retreats | Personal + Small Group Trainning


Overview of My Experience

  • ITEC certified sports massage and injury therapist (Level 4)
  • London City and Guilds certified mechanical engineer (four-year apprenticeship plus two-year improvement training)
  • Completion of 2,000 hours of instruction with meditation master Bruce Frantzis and one of only 12 senior qigong, tai chi, bagua and Longevity Breathing instructors, including—
    • Becoming one of only five senior bagua zhang (Level 2) instructors/re-certifiers, and learning all eight bagua palm changes directly from his teacher in private lessons over a period of 17 years
    • 175 hours of instruction in qigong tui na and energy healing techniques
    • 200 hours of instruction in the Water tradition of Taoist meditation
  • Training 2,000 students, assisting his teacher in instructor trainings and mentoring students to become teachers, including more than a dozen who have achieved Level 2 instructor certification in qigong, tai chi and bagua
  • Personally training senior executives from major international corporations, athletes, musicians and medical doctors, as well as other healthcare professionals of both allopathic and alternative backgrounds for nearly two decades
  • Training in judo (two years), Shaolin Long Fist kung fu (two years) and Yang style tai chi (five years)
  • Living in nature and totally immersing himself in the practices of the neigong system over a six-year period
  • Certification in HSE-approved first aid administration

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 to attend as one of the last people in his weekly bagua classes.

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 practise 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 1995. I’ve trained qigong, tai chi, bagua, Longevity Breathing, qigong tui na and energy healing techniques, and 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.

I can re-certify you in the following Energy Arts Qigong subjects:

  • Bagua Zhang
  • Tai Chi Short Form + Long Form
  • Gods Qigong
  • Energy Gates Qigong
  • Heaven + Earth Healing Qigong
  • Dragon + Tiger Medical Qigong
  • Longevity Breathing

Contact me to schedule re-certification testing.

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