altiora

I was wondering if you could tell me whether there is anyone who teaches the Taoist meditation/qigong practices from which modern day bagua zhang apparently derived.

There is some more information about me in my Lobby intro message and why I'm searching. I love the circle walking but (due to being rather unco-ordinated and demands of my work life) I'm not willing to commit the time to learning the martial arts applications.

I know that martial arts and spiritual practice are inextricably linked, but to me it's a case of how to best use my limited time to maximum benefit.

Hi

A qigong practitioner from New Zealand. Have practiced in several qigong forms, mainly zhineng.

Am searching (perhaps vainly) for a form that allows me to understand the law of life. Find many qigong forms feel more like self applied acupuncture sessions, or else leave me ungrounded (being a lawyer my qi goes straight to the head due to thinking all day).

I love circle walking -- it roots me, creates an amazing core of energy in myself and the centre of the external circle. But I'm finding the martial arts applications of modern day Bagua not entirely to my taste. If any one can point me to someone teaching the more spiritual, meditation orientated ba gua circle walking, star stepping etc, I would be very grateful.

I have attempted Hua Ching Ni's Cosmic Tour Bagua, but concluded that without a teacher I would fail miserably. I tried the static qigong but need some movement to assist stop the very active monkey mind. And I would love a form that allows me to contact the spiritual beings who can assist me on my spiritual path.