Date & Time:Every Wednesday 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Class Fee:$20 for adults / $15 for students
Deeply relax your body and mind through simple energy movement
Class Overview
- Experience a soft or yin approach to Ki or life-force cultivation
- Flowing movements stretch the body and stimulate the meridian systems
- Tachi zen – standing meditation – develops rich and abundant Ki flow
- Integrate movement, breath and mind power to tap into your life-force
- Suitable for all ages, especially seniors, for longevity, balance, stress relief and abundant life-force
Ki development or cultivation involves working with one’s ki or life-force to fortify, strengthen and rejuvenate the body and mind.
It includes practices done seated, standing and those involving gentle, flowing movements that are usually coordinated with the breath.
Seated practice can be thought of as a type of seated meditation and in this way is similar to Zen meditation but also involves visualization, intention and accessing of inner energy flows. Often a seated practice can end or start with a quiet sitting which is similar to the practice of Shikantaza.
Standing practice is often referred to as standing meditation – sometimes known as Taichi Zen and involves a relaxed coordination of body, breath and mind along with the holding of specific postures or shapes.
This practice appears deceptively simple from the outside but although not difficult involves a deep inner cultivation of generous amounts of ki or life force.
Also included is a flowing set of gentle movement practices that incorporate stretching and opening the physical as well as the energy body. These are combined with attention to breathing to integrate this process.
Integrating these simple practices over time can benefit the body and mind immensely – helping to reduce stress, promote health and longeveity and super charge one’s Ki or life force.
Ki is free and available for cultivation !