I have been in lots of workshops lately involving energy work, and in every workshop there are a couple of people going through some intense energetic issues. There are many forms that these issues take. From shaking, to headaches, ears ringing, incredible anxiousness, or spontaneous uncontrollable movements. I usually try to assure them that things…
Everything is Relating
“There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.” ~ Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) In this blog post I would like to talk a bit about relating. I am constantly looking for someone writing about stuff like this and I don’t find it. There is a very dynamic push…
Butterfly Wings, Wings of Tanden
Getting the energy in our bodies flowing for us, not against us, is a complete practice in itself. There is no need to come up with complicated techniques. Rather, to feel our bodies and experience how to allow them to naturally open up the the energy moving through them is a beautiful organic fascinating never…
Out Walking In
A friend of ours recently got us Fitbits. So I have been doing a lot more walking lately. I have been walking to work and back, taking nightly walks, getting more and more into it. It takes me back to many hours walking the mountains around Okayama in my twenties. Walking has always been…
Never Learn Anything from Anyone
“Do not follow in the footsteps of the ancient ones. Seek what they sought.” Matsuo Basho Let’s go deeper into process. It seems like the readers are interested in this topic. So I thought I would focus more on how to get into our own process. As far as I am concerned, we can’t learn…
Moving from the Belly
“Think with Your Whole Body” Taisen Deshimaru I have this wonderful friend. She is young and full of life and very talented. She is in a high level training program for the fine arts and is very sensitive. She has been having some issues with becoming so open that she is merging with her environment,…
Marvelous Activity
Many people come to me asking about how to feel good in their bodies. They have a hard time finding joy in their bodies. Nothing helps. For me, the secret to finding real joy and harmony in our bodies is to be fascinated with them, fascinated with life. This is a big process which will…
Receiving
Many clients have come to me recently asking about how to have ease in their bodies. Someone tells them to put their pelvis in this position and that does not feel good. And so they try to put their pelvis in the opposite position, and that does not feel good. Then they try to let…
The Second Breath
After my last post, people have asked me to describe more deeply about my process. People want a how to, but I think it is better to inspire people to find their own process. Well, here goes… Let me first note that I am not writing about Buddhist Experiences or even enlightenment experiences. These are…
Birthing True Wisdom
“Our bodies already know how to birth true wisdom” Shodo Harada Lately I have had a lot of clients come into my office who are talking about walking right, sitting right, squatting right. I have a different view of movement and embodiment. I hope it will be informative. Instead of looking outside for the right…
meditation: not a technique
A lot of my clients are getting into meditation. This post is some of my take on it. When we start to meditate, we often do it because our thoughts are running around constantly with a lot of judgement behind them, and we want some form of relief. It might not even be that conscious,…
Depression and the Pressure cooker
My experience with depression and desperation was an energetic problem. I was like a pressure cooker, basically beating myself up against reality, having many energetic quirks, kundalini issues and rising chi. My life really shifted when I began to be able to feel reality on deeper levels, to sense the energy of a situation and…
