Paul Cavel, Personal Trainer | London NW5 + WC1

Training along the Exercise Therapy-High Performance Continuum

personal-trainingSince 1995, Paul’s system of integrated health, fitness and stress-management solutions has helped Clients heal their bodies from injury and achieve high-performance results in their business, sport and life in general.

Paul designs a unique training programme for each individual with whom he works to achieve their goals, specialising in three areas:

  • Exercise Therapy—for sports or stress injury management and prevention; or for those who want to overcome obstacles or weaknesses they encounter in their mind, body or core energy.
  • Results-driven Performance—for executives, athletes or those looking for a sustainable edge.
  • Energy Arts System—for students who want to upgrade their understanding and practice of the neigong system; and Energy Arts instructors who wish to participate in the Level 2 group at teacher trainings and maintain their current level of certification.

Regardless of your current state of health or fitness, Paul will teach you techniques for nourishing your body with all the exercise it needs while releasing blockages in your mind-body-energy that hold you back from realising your true human potential.

Learn Integrated Mind-Body Strategies to Achieve Your Goals

As a certified sports massage therapist and internal martial artist for 20+ years, Paul is qualified to teach effective and proven strategies for:

  • Focusing the mind and increasing concentration for prolonged periods.
  • Releasing tension lodged in the nerves and thereby enhancing physical relaxation, especially in the neck, shoulders and back.
  • Releasing the eyes—an invaluable technique to counter the ill effects of our hyper-visual and technology-driven cultures.
  • Boosting energy and mood by smoothing out unbalanced emotions and preventing explosions fueled by anger, frustration, disappointment, envy, etc. If you don’t deplete your energy reserves, you can more easily ward off illnesses and thwart stress spikes throughout your day.
  • Letting go of daily accumulated tension that may lead to headaches, repetitive strain injury (RSI), carpal tunnel syndrome, sports injuries or exploding emotions if left unaddressed for too long.
  • Making the body incredibly healthy, fit, strong and vibrant—the necessary prerequisites for sustaining high-performance results in any craft or art form.

Learn more about Paul's qualifications and experience by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Exercise Therapy

At age 14, Paul began training judo, which evolved into more than three decades of training in martial arts. Together with his training in injury management and prevention (from impact force and repetitive-strain behaviours), Paul is particularly adept at helping injured athletes and other pain suffers heal their bodies and get back to their normal activities.

Paul offers massage-bodywork treatment in conjunction with a training protocol of therapeutic qigong (energy-based) exercise to help you heal and strengthen your body to prevent future injury.

Request a rate card and tell us a little about what type of injury you would like to address with Paul's help by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Personal Training for Healthy High Performance

For professionals and high-performers, Paul offers results-driven training programmes. Through regular intervention and practice, he will systematically teach and help you to embody his 5 Principles of High Performance since creating a sustainable, integrated system of health, fitness and stress management is the necessary foundation for maintaining your edge in all that you do.

Unlike other programmes with generalised formulas that don't take into account individual differences, Paul will apply his experience of nearly two decades training senior executives, athletes, as well as medical doctors and other healthcare professionals to create a unique system tailored to the needs of the busy professional—whether your art form is business, healthcare, athletics or being a maven of life!

Request a rate card and tell us about the goals you'd like to achieve with Paul's help by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(References available on request. We respect the integrity and privacy of our Clients, so only serious enquiries will be considered.)

Executive + Management Retreats

While chains break at their weakest links and momentum is either enhanced or downgraded at connection points, so too is a team's ability to realise its full potential dependent on the strength of each individual member and their ability to seamlessly integrate with the group.

Small teams will strengthen their connection and learn strategies for boosting their success in a beautiful and nurturing environment with Paul's five-day management retreats. Paul will teach specific strategies for:

  • Effective communication
  • Heading off stress spikes
  • Defining clear objectives
  • Increasing concentration
  • Establishing flow and gaining momentum
  • Achieving desired goals.

Learn more about executive training and management retreat programmes by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Energy Arts Students + Instructors

brighton_baguaPaul began training the Energy Arts System, designed by Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis, in 1987 after suffering injuries from a bad motorcycle accident. With more than two decades of serious training, he has not only healed his injuries, but teaches as one of only 12 senior instructors in his teacher’s system.

Private Lessons

Paul offers private lessons in Energy Arts qigong, tai chi, bagua and Longevity Breathing programmes, where you will receive personal feedback on the form(s) of your choice. You may schedule a lesson ranging from one to four hours, or on the day rate (up to six hours training).

As Paul is based in Kentish Town, local lessons take place at Expressions Studios:

Linton House
Studio 3
39-51 Highgate Road
London NW5 1 RT

Look for the "Expressions Studios" sign above the door.

However, he also offers lessons while traveling for courses in:

  • Brighton + Hove, UK
  • Crete, Greece
  • Stuttgart, Germany
  • Ulm, Germany
  • York, UK

Request a rate card, and tell us about which form(s) you would like to train with Paul along with your desired dates by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Small Group Training

Paul also offers small group training (2+ students) at discounted rates. Joining forces with training partners is a cost-effective way to learn in-depth about the material of your choice (whether form- or neigong-based training), benefit from the group energy and maximise your learning potential.

Request a rate card, and tell us about which subject your group would like to train with Paul along with your desired dates by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Instructor Recertification

Paul can re-certify Energy Arts instructors in the following qigong, tai chi, bagua and Longevity Breathing programmes:

  • Longevity Breathing
  • Dragon + Tiger Medical Qigong (Level 1 + Level 2)
  • Energy Gates Qigong
  • Heaven + Earth Qigong
  • Gods Playing in the Clouds Qigong
  • Wu Style Tai Chi Long Form
  • Bagua Zhang

Whenever possible, during scheduled live courses, Paul offers recertification testing for £20/20€, but please notify us of your intent to re-test by email at least two weeks in advance of the course. Please note that there may not be sufficient time for personal corrections to help you advance during live courses. If you are looking for in-depth feedback and personal corrections, please schedule a private lesson (where the standard hourly rate is applicable, one-hour minimum, but the re-certification fee is waived).

Contact us to schedule recertification testing by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Small teams can strengthen their connection, de-stress in a beautiful and nurturing environment, and learn strategies for improving their success as a core unit in Paul's six-day management retreats.