The Breath of Presence
In this workshop, we'll explore the element of Metal, which represents the season of Autumn and our ability to breathe through our experiences, no matter their power, joy or pain.
Metal teaches strength and resiliency, while being open and listening, qualities we are certainly being called to rely on right now.
In this workshop, you'll learn:
- Details about the three energy centers (Dantians) and their relationship to P'o, the spirit of the body or the somatic expression of the soul.
- Ways of sensing P'o through listening techniques that will guide you to release places of held tension while building the ability to feel more "Song" (relaxed).
- Meditative Practices that unhook you from destructive thinking and place you back into your center.
- Acupressure that supports the organs related to this season: Lungs and Large Intestine.
- Building a "Felt Sense" in Taiji postures that help illustrate the depth and strength of this element while coaxing us back to our centers when we find ourselves out of balance.
Join me
Join me and a community of folks who are layering the philosophy behind taiji into our daily lives. You'll learn, laugh, experience and share during this 2.5-hour workshop - the first in the 5 Element series!
Saturday, November 21st
Online Workshop via Zoom
9 am PT /12noon ET
$45
What are these Elements?
At first glance, the elements in this theory seem to have little to do with our humanness, but the innate intelligence and poetry of this calls to the roots of our own existence.
Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal are the five phases or elements that represent a day, year, lifetime and teach us about our own internal health as it relates to the universe.
The Phases and Our Taiji
These phases give us clues to the balance in our lives. They show where we have stagnation in our bodies and lives because they reflect back to us when we are pushing too hard, (like at work) or when we are saying yes too often. Or when we're stuck trying to hard to make something in our lives different instead of allowing the situation to unfold.
They educate us to keep our lives in balance and when we don't, teach us how to get back to center.
These also appear in our taiji form. In the places we have pause. Where we lose our balance or get caught in trying too hard, or not hard enough.
Join me
Join me and a community of folks who are layering the philosophy behind taiji into our daily lives. You'll learn, laugh, experience and share during this 2.5-hour workshop - the first in the 5 Element series!
Saturday, November 21st
Online Workshop via Zoom
9 am PT /12noon ET
$45
