Birthing True Wisdom After the great success of the October Monthlong Online Intensive we have decided to do another one in January. This Intensive is for new or experienced practitioners wanting to commit to a month-long program of daily practice. The group will practice together on normal class days (5 class slots available per week)…
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Musings on Walking and Standing Still and Being Filled Up by Grace
Some musings on walking and standing still and being filled up by grace: Many times, doing my practice, as I stand there, in my office, or in my living room, or in the forest, I imagine how Saint Francis felt. There he is, walking barefoot in the forest, burlap sack for clothing, unadorned, bare before…
Mini Retreat: Touching Source December 12th
Saturday, December 12th 8AM – 12 PM PST VIA ZOOM $60 ($30 for Energy Collective Members) This Mini retreat will give attendees the opportunity to explore their Internal Process. Discovering and engaging in this process can help with pain relief, provides an internal sensory language, and will offer tools for attendees to continue exploring on…
Four Week Internal Process Introduction Video Series
So I finally made a video series. People from class have requested to have a reference to use when not in class. Or it might be useful for those who don’t feel comfortable joining the class. Please share this purchase option with people who might be interested. In these video classes we will explore Zhan…
October Internal Process Group Intensive
Please Join us for this online program for the month of October. This Intensive is for practitioners wanting to commit to a month-long program of daily practice. The group will practice together on class days and individuals will agree to practice on their own on other days. This is an opportunity to support each other…
A Couple of Spots Left in the Mini- Retreat This Sunday
Hi all! Thank you all for reading this blog and for those of you attending my online classes. I am writing to let you know that we have a couple of spots available still for our online Mini-Retreat- Sunday, August 30th 8am-12 noon PST Via Zoom Price: $60 (Please talk to Corey if the you…
How do Qigong, ZZ, NDBM, Zazen Relate to Sussokan?
This morning a person in class asked about how doing NDBM fits in with Sussokan. He had heard a talk about Sussokan and felt confused about how NDBM could work with it. So here is a note about Sussokan and how, in my process, it relates to Qigong, Zhan Zhuang, Zazen, and Non-Directed Body Movement….
Awareness Tidbits: Removing Ideas of Good or Bad
In Japan in the monastery I used to go out into the kyudo area behind the Hondo on the free days before the 6pm mandatory dinner. I wanted to take some time to address what was happening inside of me in an unstructured way. Try to allow it to sort out if I gave it…
Little Tidbits from Class: Non-Directed Explorations
Just now in class, at the end with the non-directed standing, I try to let go of my intentions. I try to let go of that “fix-it” head. I try to feel the actual present reality. What is happening?? And my head moves forward on my neck, bobbling over the edge. A little voice says,…
Zen Embodiment Bare Bones Conversations: Episode 2 Laura Cleveland
In this episode with Zen practitioner Laura Cleveland, we hear her story, what brought her to Zen, and about her time at Tassajara. In the second half we discuss topics such as: Why would a young person go to a monastery, feeling energy in zazen, accessing the tanden, as well as what drew her to…
