PAUL CAVEL

is the principal of The Tai Chi Space, a school based in California (USA) and London (UK) which he established to teach the millennia-old Water Method, including Taoist neigong and meditation, medical qigong, Yang and Wu style tai chi and bagua. Paul has taught Taoist energy arts since 1995, and in 2004 he became a senior instructor of Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis, who has empowered Paul to certify instructors in his Energy Arts System. Paul is the author of two books, The Tai Chi Space: How to Move in Tai Chi and Qi Gong and Heaven and Earth Qigong: Heal Your Body and Awaken Your Qi, the latter of which he co-authored with his teacher.

ORGANIZATIONS AND
ACCREDITATIONS

  • Energy Arts Senior Instructor and Instructor Certifier

  • Amazon Best-Selling Author (2021)

  • Tai Chi Union of Great Britain, Senior Instructor

  • ITEC-certified Soft Tissue and Injury Therapist (Level 4)

  • Sports Massage Association (Silver-level Member)

  • Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)

  • London City and Guilds Certified Mechanical Engineer

 
“Paul is a gifted teacher who is able to embody the arts and break them down into easy-to-follow steps. I have seen him help others build extraordinary energetic foundations in their bodies. ”
— Taoist Lineage Holder Bruce Frantzis
 

LINEAGE HOLDERS LIU HUNG CHIEH AND BRUCE FRANTZIS

 
 

TEACHER CERTIFIER

Paul Cavel is empowered by Master Bruce Frantzis to certify instructors in:

  • Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Qigong (Levels 1-3)

  • Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong (Levels 1-6)

  • Foundational Qigong (Levels 1-3)


TEACHER RE-CERTIFIER

Paul Cavel is an Energy Arts Senior Instructor and Re-certifier (where noted) in:

  • Foundational Qigong Level 3 instructor and re-certifier

  • Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong Level 7 instructor and re-certifier

  • Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Qigong Level 5 instructor and re-certifier

  • Marriage of Heaven and Earth Qigong Level 7 instructor and re-certifier

  • Tai Chi Circling Hands Level 2 instructor and re-certifier

  • Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong Level 2 instructor and re-certifier

  • Wu Style Tai Chi Short Form Level 2 instructor and re-certifier

  • Wu Style Tai Chi Long Form instructor

  • Bagua Level 2 instructor and re-certifier

  • Longevity Breathing instructor and re-certifier

  • Taoist Meditation—Presence Practices and the Dissolving Technique instructor

 

MASTER FRANTZIS AND PAUL CAVEL, CHINA 2019

 

BAGUA & QIGONG TUI NA

Paul Cavel has trained qigong tui na energy healing techniques, as well as the monastic bagua tradition (focusing on the Single Palm Change) AND the bagua zhang (martial) tradition — including learning all Eight Mother Palms — with Taoist Lineage Holder Bruce Frantzis in private and public tuition since 1994.