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SUMMARY:Daoist Water Method Foundations: Opening the Energy Gates Qigong
DESCRIPTION:SKIP TO IN-PERSON REGISTRATION\n  \nThe heart of the Daoist Water Method Qi tradition is Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Qigong—a foundational qigong practice that cultivates the water element within you and develops the descending current of energy that flows down through your body. \nThis specific practice is the best way to develop a firm foundation to experience the deepest benefits of qigong and set the stage for safe\, continual progress in more advanced forms (including Spiraling Energy Body Qigong). \nWhere Opening the Energy Gates works with the water element\, Spiraling Energy Body Qigong draws on the fire element and moves qi upward\, inward and outward. Energy Gates works in the downward direction: relaxing\, releasing\, and letting your energy flow toward the earth. \nThe practice unfolds through six exercises—Standing and Sinking/Dissolving Qi; Cloud Hands; the Three Swings; and the Spine Stretch. Together\, they teach you to: \n\nRelax and let your energy flow downward\, like water\, toward the earth\nDissolve tension and pain held in your body\nMaintain healthy\, effortless posture\nConnect your arms\, legs\, head\, torso\, and spine into relaxed\, powerful whole-body movement\n\nIf you’re planning to study Spiraling Energy Body Qigong with Master Bruce Frantzis later this summer\, a solid foundation in Energy Gates is essential—and that’s exactly what this week is designed to give you.  \nOn its own\, what you’ll learn will give you a wonderful qigong practice that can be enjoyed over a lifetime\, and with diligent practice\, will continue to unfold hidden depths over time. \nWhether you’re looking to build an excellent foundation to experience the full benefits of qigong\, deepen your understanding and practice of Energy Gates Qigong\, or have the best possible preparation for Bruce’s Spiraling Energy Body event\, you’re warmly welcome to join us for this course. \n  \nWhat You Will Learn\nThis course is taught by Senior Instructors Craig Barnes\, Paul Cavel\, and Bill Ryan\, with support from other Senior and experienced instructors. Teaching runs at two levels—beginner and intermediate—so you can step in wherever you are. \nBeginners will learn how to: \n\nStand comfortably in “neutral posture” with arms relaxed at your sides\nFeel inside your body and sustain that awareness for extended periods to help your internal world come alive\nRelax\, release\, and sink qi down through your body to the ground below your feet\nLearn the movements of Cloud Hands and the First Swing smoothly and coherently\nPractice foundational versions of the Second Swing and the Spine Stretch\nUse your mind to dissolve and release energy blockages outward and downward\nDissolve and open the major energy gates of your body\n\nIntermediate practitioners—those who can already do all of the above—will go further: \n\nWork through the Second and Third Swings and Spine Stretch with full release of strength and tension\nExtend your dissolving practice into the energy field surrounding your body\nRefine your understanding through hands-on corrections to take your practice to the next level and maximize its benefits  \n\nBoth groups will learn to stand in five key Spiraling Energy Body postures with arms raised\, while releasing the interior of the body. \nMeditations with Master Bruce Frantzis \nIn addition to the Opening the Energy Gates curriculum\, students will have the opportunity to experience the Water Method Meditation Tradition with Master Bruce Frantzis. Master Frantzis will guide students in three sessions of Daoist meditation on Sunday\, Tuesday\, and Thursday evening at 5:30pm. \nThese sessions are intended to help students learn and deeply absorb the quality of letting go at more subtle and profound layers of their being. The sessions are spontaneous and tailored in the moment to what Master Frantzis feels will be the most helpful for the progress of those present.  \n  \n\nSenior Instructor Bill Ryan\nBill Ryan has spent over 40 years practicing the internal arts and also founded and directed one of the largest tai chi and qigong schools in the country. Bill currently is the director of Toward Harmony Tai Chi and Qigong in Northampton\, MA\, USA. He is one of only a few instructors who have been authorized by Master Frantzis to certify instructors in his system. He is particularly adept at teaching people how to feel and use energy for healing. \n\nSenior Instructor Craig Barnes\nCraig Barnes is a Senior Instructor in the Energy Arts system and has been practicing and teaching tai chi\, qigong\, meditation\, and the internal arts for over 35 years. He has studied actively with Master Frantzis since 1987 and has taught his own courses all over the world. He is one of only a few instructors who have been authorized by Master Frantzis to certify instructors in his system. Craig is known for his gentle yet thorough approach\, and his ability to present complex material in a direct way that makes it come to life and take root. \n  \n\n  \nSenior Instructor Paul Cavel\nPaul Cavel is an Energy Arts Senior Instructor with 30 years of teaching experience in the Water Method. He is the author of The Tai Chi Space\,  and co-author with Master Frantzis of Heaven and Earth Qigong: Heal Your Body and Awaken Your Qi.  He’s also the principal of The Tai Chi Space\, a California and London-based school established to teach Taoist energy arts. \nPaul is known for breaking down complex material into easily digestible pieces\, allowing students to truly advance in their practice. He is one of only a few instructors who have been authorized by Master Frantzis to certify instructors in his system. \n\n  \nMaster Bruce Frantzis\nBruce Frantzis is a recognized Daoist Lineage Master and the Founder of Energy Arts. He trained for over a decade and a half in China\, India\, and Japan and worked extensively as a qigong tuina doctor. For more than 50 years he has studied and taught the martial\, healing\, and spiritual practices of ancient China. He teaches qigong\, meditation\, and tai chi (and the related arts of baguazhang and xingyi) and has authored more than a dozen books on these subjects. The heart of his tradition is the cultivation of Qi (chi)\, the internal energy that connects the mind\, body\, and spirit to the underlying consciousness of the universe (Dao). \n  \n\n\nThe Benefits of Attending In-Person\n\n \n\n\nIn-person attendance is always recommended. \n\nHands-on adjustments from experienced Senior Instructors..\nPriority during Q and A sessions.\n\n \n\n\nCourse Schedule: July 18-23\nIn-person only | Energy Arts Training Center\, Longmont\, CO \nRegistration/Check-in: Saturday\, July 18\, 2026 | 9:00–9:30 am \nClass Schedule: Saturday–Thursday\, July 18–23\, 2026 \n\nMorning Session: 9:30 am–12:00 pm\nLunch: 12:00pm-2:00pm\nAfternoon Session: 2:00–4:30 pm\n\nEach session opens with roughly ninety minutes of deep-dive fundamentals—giving beginners a firm grounding while helping experienced practitioners fill gaps and strengthen their practice. In the final hour\, the group splits: beginners work one-on-one and in small groups with Senior Instructors for hands-on refinement\, while intermediate students go deeper into the Second and Third Swings with personalized feedback. \nThis is the schedule for the Daoist Water Method Foundations: Opening the Energy Gates Qigong.  If you are attending the other summer events\, you can get their information on their own event pages.  \n  \n\nCourse Fees\n \nDAOIST WATER METHOD FOUNDATIONS: OPENING THE ENERGY GATES QIGONG: EARLY BIRD PRICING BEFORE JUNE 18 $798 $897 (Payment Plan Available)\nDaoist Water Method Foundations: Opening the Energy Gates Qigong with Senior Instructors Bill Ryan\, Craig Barnes\, and Paul Cavel\, July 18-23\n \nBUY COURSE \n\nSummer 3 Week Retreat Bundle: EARLY BIRD PRICING BEFORE JUNE 18 $2\,497 $2\,286 (Payment Plan Available)\nThree Week Summer Retreat\, July 18 to August 5 (Daoist Water Method Foundations: Opening the Energy Gates Qigong and Spiraling Energy Body Qigong with Master Frantzis) \nBuy 3 Week Bundle \n\n\n\nThe Energy Arts Training Center\, Colorado\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1602 9th Avenue\nLongmont\, CO 80501\n\nSee map: Google Maps\n\nAccommodations:\nAir BnB\nParrish Ranch\nHotel Search Engine\nHip Camp\nLocal Longmont Hotels\nVisit Longmont Hotels\nEA Discount at Marriot Hotels (Click for Link)\nEA Discount at Candlewood Suits (Click for Link)\nAirport Transportation:\nCar Rental Search Engine\nTuro – Car Rentals\nBus Line from Airport\nLocal Travel Around Longmont (Including Free Buses)\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDisclaimer\n\n\n\n\nDeep contemplation\, physical contact\, and the risk of injury and emotional stress are inherent in the practice of meditation\, movement\, martial and other arts taught by Energy Arts\, Inc.\,  and/or his assistants\, certified instructors\, and their assistants. This course is not for people with mental health issues and\, if you have any concerns about your wellbeing\, you should consult with your healthcare professional before attending this course. You must voluntarily assume full responsibility for all risks of loss\, damage\, or injury of any kind that you may sustain. You may sit out of any practice or exercise as you like. \nThe names\, materials\, exercises and components\, and teaching methodology used throughout the course are protected by copyrights and trademarks owned by Bruce Frantzis and/or Energy Arts\, Inc. and such names and materials may NOT be reproduced in any form (whether in print\, electronically or otherwise)\, sold\, or otherwise used without expressed written permission. \nYou may NOT teach any of the material learned unless expressly certified as an Energy Arts Instructor.
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SUMMARY:Spiraling Energy Body Qigong
DESCRIPTION:SKIP TO IN-PERSON REGISTRATION\n\nThis two-week Spiraling Energy Body intensive is a very special opportunity. It has not been offered in over a decade—and will not be available publicly again for the foreseeable future. \nSpiraling Energy Body Qigong energizes the Fire Element—and is a cornerstone upon which advanced energy and neigong practices rests. Where Opening the Energy Gates cultivates the water element and draws energy downward\, Spiraling Energy Body works in the opposite direction: dramatically raising your energy level and teaching you to master the movement of qi in circles and spirals throughout your body. \nRooted in the five elements of classical Daoist neigong\, this practice builds on the same physical movements and Outer Dissolving work of Energy Gates—and takes them to a new level. \nThis course is taught by Master Bruce Frantzis\, with Senior Instructors Craig Barnes\, Paul Cavel\, and Bill Ryan assisting throughout. Over the course of these two weeks\, Bruce will teach the core practices of Spiraling Energy Body\, including how to: \n\nDirect the upward flow of energy through your body\nMove qi along the body’s spiraling pathways\nNeutralize and transform unhealthy internal qi and negative environmental energy\nProject energy to any part of the body at will\nConnect the body’s energy matrix and gates\nWork with the body’s core energy channels and dantiens \nIntegrate spiraling energetics across a range of arms-extended standing qigong postures\n\n  \nWhat You Will Learn\nThis two-week Spiraling Energy Body intensive is a very special opportunity. It has not been offered in over a decade—and will not be available publicly again for the foreseeable future. \nSpiraling Energy Body Qigong energizes the Fire Element—and is a cornerstone upon which advanced energy and neigong practices rests. Where Opening the Energy Gates cultivates the water element and draws energy downward\, Spiraling Energy Body works in the opposite direction: dramatically raising your energy level and teaching you to master the movement of qi in circles and spirals throughout your body. \nRooted in the five elements of classical Daoist neigong\, this practice builds on the same physical movements and Outer Dissolving work of Energy Gates—and takes them to a new level. \nThis course is taught by Master Bruce Frantzis\, with Senior Instructors Craig Barnes\, Paul Cavel\, and Bill Ryan assisting throughout. Over the course of these two weeks\, Bruce will teach the core practices of Spiraling Energy Body\, including how to: \n\nDirect the upward flow of energy through your body\nMove qi along the body’s spiraling pathways\nNeutralize and transform unhealthy internal qi and negative environmental energy\nProject energy to any part of the body at will\nConnect the body’s energy matrix and gates\nWork with the body’s core energy channels and dantiens \nIntegrate spiraling energetics across a range of arms-extended standing qigong postures\n\n  \n\nMaster Bruce Frantzis\nBruce Frantzis is a recognized Daoist Lineage Master and the Founder of Energy Arts. He trained for over a decade and a half in China\, India\, and Japan and worked extensively as a qigong tuina doctor. For more than 50 years he has studied and taught the martial\, healing\, and spiritual practices of ancient China. He teaches qigong\, meditation\, and tai chi (and the related arts of baguazhang and xingyi) and has authored more than a dozen books on these subjects. The heart of his tradition is the cultivation of Qi (chi)\, the internal energy that connects the mind\, body\, and spirit to the underlying consciousness of the universe (Dao). \n  \n\nEnergy Arts Senior Instructors \nDuring this training\, Bruce will be assisted by Senior Instructors from around the globe who will both be providing additional instruction and giving hands-on corrections to students during Bruce’s teachings. They are advanced students of Bruce with at least 30 years of teaching experience who will help students embody the sophisticated material that will be taught during this course. \n  \n\n\n\nThe Benefits of Attending In-Person\n\n\nIn-person attendance is always recommended. Bruce responds directly to those he sees practicing in the room and adjusts accordingly. The teachings are transmission-based and offered in a sealed space – embodying the information is most possible in-person. \n \n\nHands-on adjustments from Bruce and multiple experienced Senior Instructors..\nPriority during Q and A sessions.\n\n\n\nCourse Schedule: July 25 – August 5\nIn-person only | Energy Arts Training Center\, Longmont\, CO \nRegistration/Check-in: Saturday\, July 25\, 2026 | 9:15–9:45 am \nClass Schedule: Saturday–Wednesday\, July 25–29 & August 1–5\, 2026 \n\nMorning Session: 10:00 am–12:00 pm\nAfternoon Session: 2:00–4:00 pm\n\n\nThis is the schedule for the Spiraling Energy Body Intensive with Master Frantzis and his Senior Instructors.  If you are attending the other summer events\, you can get their information on their own event pages.  \n  \n\nAn Important Note Before You Register\nSpiraling Energy Body is a powerful qigong form that takes what is learned in Opening the Energy Gates qigong to the next level. Experience and competency in Energy Gates—specifically the downward dissolving practices—is strongly recommended before attending. Without that foundation\, this course will be significantly less effective and could be destabilizing or even harmful. \nThe best way to prepare is to attend Daoist Water Method Foundations: Opening the Energy Gates Qigong\, July 18–23\, held the week immediately before this course.  \n  \n\nCourse Fees\n \nSPIRALING ENERGY BODY QIGONG INTENSIVE: EARLY BIRD PRICING BEFORE JUNE 18 $1\,997 $1\,797 (Payment Plan Available)\n2 Week Spiraling Energy Body Qigong Intensive with Master Bruce Frantzis and Senior Instructors July 25 – August 5\n \nBUY COURSE \n\nSummer 3 Week Retreat Bundle: EARLY BIRD PRICING BEFORE JUNE 18 $2\,497 $2\,286 (Payment Plan Available)\nThree Week Summer Retreat\, July 18 to August 5 (Daoist Water Method Foundations: Opening the Energy Gates Qigong and Spiraling Energy Body Qigong with Master Frantzis) \nBuy 3 Week Beginners Bundle \n\n\n\nThe Energy Arts Training Center\, Colorado\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1602 9th Avenue\nLongmont\, CO 80501\n\nSee map: Google Maps\n\nAccommodations:\nAir BnB\nParrish Ranch\nHotel Search Engine\nHip Camp\nLocal Longmont Hotels\nVisit Longmont Hotels\nEA Discount at Marriot Hotels (Click for Link)\nEA Discount at Candlewood Suits (Click for Link)\nAirport Transportation:\nCar Rental Search Engine\nTuro – Car Rentals\nBus Line from Airport\nLocal Travel Around Longmont (Including Free Buses)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDisclaimer\n\n\n\n\nDeep contemplation\, physical contact\, and the risk of injury and emotional stress are inherent in the practice of meditation\, movement\, martial and other arts taught by Energy Arts\, Inc.\,  and/or his assistants\, certified instructors\, and their assistants. This course is not for people with mental health issues and\, if you have any concerns about your wellbeing\, you should consult with your healthcare professional before attending this course. You must voluntarily assume full responsibility for all risks of loss\, damage\, or injury of any kind that you may sustain. You may sit out of any practice or exercise as you like. \nThe names\, materials\, exercises and components\, and teaching methodology used throughout the course are protected by copyrights and trademarks owned by Bruce Frantzis and/or Energy Arts\, Inc. and such names and materials may NOT be reproduced in any form (whether in print\, electronically or otherwise)\, sold\, or otherwise used without expressed written permission. \nYou may NOT teach any of the material learned unless expressly certified as an Energy Arts Instructor.
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