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As the foremost Western expert in Wu style tai chi and Yang style tai chi, holding direct lineages from China, Bruce Frantzis teaches six powerful qigong sets, as well as bagua zhang and hsing-i from the martial, health, and meditation perspectives.
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STATE OF THE DAO 2023: Year of the Water Rabbit
STATE OF THE DAO 2023: Year of the Water Rabbit Very Happy Lunar New Year greetings to you all! Officially the Lunar New Year begins Jan 22, 2023 but the ancient Daoists have always used the changes in seasons, lunar cycles, and celestial events to tune into the...
Utilizing the Energy of the Lunar Eclipse
Daoism and Celestial Practices Daoists traditionally worked with celestial bodies and events through the macrocosmic/microcosmic relationship that both affects and reflects the bodies of human beings. Full moons and eclipses, for example, offer extraordinary...
Summer Solstice: Yang Reaches Its Fullness
Tomorrow is officially the first day of summer! In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21st is the longest day of the year. In Daoist theory, it is the fullest expression of yang energy. It is the tipping point at which yang simply cannot increase any further and yin begins...
Musings on Breath to Qi
Daoist Breathing: Commentary by Dr. Alan Peatfield The last time Bruce taught a seminar on breathing as extensive as he plans to this year, was in 2010 on Crete. For all of us who were there, it was one of the most memorable of all Bruce’s workshops since he began...
Breath to Qi: Going Beyond the Physical
Once you’ve breached the barrier between the physical breath and the qi-breath – which is like passing through an invisible membrane into a slightly different reality – you can begin to pull the qi out of the air that you breathe. Daoist breathing starts with engaging...
Harnessing the Power of a Full Lunar Eclipse
From Sunday night, May 15th, into the early morning on Monday, May 16th, you have an opportunity to tune into the energies of a total lunar eclipse. This celestial event will be visible over South America, most of North America, and parts of Europe and Africa. Whether...
World Tai Chi Day April 30, 2022
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Spring 2022: Listening to the Energies of the Earth
Has It Sprung? The exact arrival of spring depends upon your perspective. Astronomically, spring can be said to begin on the vernal equinox (on March 20th of this year). Meteorologically, it would start on March 1st, that is if the year were divided into four quarters...
The Spring Equinox: Energy Trending Toward Change
On and just before the spring equinox, which takes place on Sunday, March 20, you have an opportunity to tune into and use the energies trending toward change to your benefit. Equinox as a New Year Celebrations and resolutions, whether Western or Eastern, are...
What Is Foundational Qigong?
Foundational Qigong includes the core exercises and key component practices of the Energy Arts System. Four Core Exercises The three training levels that comprise Foundational Qigong allow students to establish and grow their practice of four essential component...
Year of the Water Tiger 2022
Strength, Power, Emotion and Change Happy Lunar New Year! As much of the world celebrates the New Year according to the lunar calendar, which officially begins today and is often celebrated for a full two weeks following, it is an ideal time to look ahead at what is...
Energy Arts System: New 8-Level Qigong Curriculum
Instructor Certification and Opening up the Lineage Track of Study By Paul Cavel Anyone who has trained the Energy Arts System knows first-hand that the material is deep, spans a wide range of internal techniques, and therefore, advancement can be slow-going. The...
Bagua and Tai Chi: Building the Foundation for Meditation
Stress Reduction and Chi Practice In the Taoist meditation tradition, stress reduction is a critical first step. Early stages of meditation are about teaching you how to relax and balance the energy flows inside your body. Stress destroys chi (qi), leaving people...
5 Tips for Tai Chi Beginners
Here are five useful tips that I wish I had known before I started tai chi as a beginner: 1. Choose the best tai chi style to achieve your goals. Each tai chi style has specific benefits associated with it, e.g., Wu style tai chi is the only tai chi style associated...
Qi of the Moment: Spring
Happy Spring Everyone, The snow has begun to melt here in Colorado, and the seasons are beginning to shift. Each season brings a specific energy into the world, and we’re beginning to enjoy the transition to spring. Taoists have always worked with both the energy...
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