A Seminar with David Paul

Learn to apply the principles of Tai’ Chi Gung, a 3000 year old Tibetan system of energy, health and regeneration to music.

Mr. Paul began studying Tai' Chi Gung with Rasaji over 22 years ago when he was a first violinist with the Jacksonville Symphony.  Rasaji lived and trained at the original school of Tai' Chi Gung in Tibet under Bo-Yang, the current world authority.  The Tai' Chi Gung system Rasaji shares is from the original teacher.  It comes to us in a 3000 year unbroken lineage shared from teacher to student. In the seminar with David Paul, you will learn the same system of Tai' Chi Gung he is practicing, and how to apply these concepts and principles to music.  For more information about Tai' Chi Gung and Rasaji, go to www.rasaji.com

   Reach your full potential as an artist

Many musicians learn to play the notes, but how can they consciously develop a creative, dynamic, powerful artistic voice? The masters of Tai’ Chi Gung understood how to draw energy, store it, transform it, sustain it and release it. These ancient principles can help musicians at any technical level develop and mature their ’artistic voice’ by becoming conscious of the life force in the music itself.

   Be a more dynamic performer

When professional musicians go on stage, they know how to ‘turn it on’ whether they feel like it or not. Some musicians have great stage presence, others develop it. Understood properly, the simple exercises of Tai’ Chi Gung can speed this development dramatically by giving musicians a conscious knowledge of the energy they are dealing with when they play. It can give them a reservoir of energy to draw from so their well is deep, and it does not run dry on stage.

   Develop better ensemble skills

The ‘6th sense’ that allows good ensemble players to follow each other is one of the most obvious signs that musicians understand the energy of Tai’ Chi Gung.  Knowledge and practice of these principles speed its development and can magnify the ensemble awareness 10 fold in minutes. 

   Deepen your appreciation for your art

Every music lover has pieces or artists that touch their soul deeply when they listen.  Some can even re-experience this ‘chill’ up the spine by recalling a performance from the past.  Imagine how powerful it would be to find a discipline of health and regeneration that increases the frequency and intensity of these ‘artistic’ moments?  Imagine playing with a group of musicians who understood how to recreate these moments consciously at will?

   Strengthen your technique

The physical mechanics of playing or singing depend on proper coordination of mind, body and spirit.  The ‘effortless’ playing of a prodigy follows the laws of motion and energy of Tai’ Chi Gung.  A prodigy is a Tai’ Chi Gung master.  The exercises will give a musician a working understanding of that state, sometimes called the ‘zone’, and a step by step process for integrating it into their everyday playing and performing.

   Enhance your creativity

As much as music is considered an art, not all music practice or study develops the right brain. Tai’ Chi Gung is designed to bring left and right brain into balance. It will teach a musician how to focus, it will enhance their mental clarity, and, it will allow them to release deeper and more intense performances, Tai’ Chi Gung can give musicians the command of their performance so they have inspired performances that are clear, focused and grounded.  

   Overcome stage fright

Having stage fright is not wrong, but it can feel like being on the inside of a champagne bottle that someone just started to shake up.  It can be as if you are about to explode or worse, die right then and there. :-) The principles of Tai’ Chi Gung can be integrated into music training easily so that musicians learn how to release this pressure, focus their mind effectively, and channel nervous and self conscious energy into a great performance.

   Play without injury

One of the most significant benefits of doing Tai’ Chi Gung is that musicians can learn to play so they do not injure their bodies.  An injury can end a career and render all the years of preparation useless.  The Tai’ Chi Gung system Mr. Paul shares goes back in an unbroken lineage for more than 3000 years.  The Tai’ Chi Gung masters know how to teach body mechanics.  Tai' Chi Gung is sometimes called the user manual for the human body.  The simple exercises can be applied to any instrument or the voice. 

For more information about a seminar with David Paul,

Call: 904-294-7219 Send e-mail to:  support@musicbydavidpaul.com