Claim OwnershipWorkshop Words: Notes and Ramblings on the Internal Dance of Embodiment
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A friend in the monastery asked me a question about the Mu koan. This episode will be a bit more for the Zen crowd. Here is a bit of my take on the whole Mu process. Enjoy!
This is a Podcast for people interested in movement and meditation, embodiment, dance, etc
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There is a plumb line running through our bodies, sinking down the lower body into the ground, and lifting the upper body up to the heavens. In this video Corey discusses a few points to consider while engaging with this line in the first Zhan Zhuang posture, Wuji.
Wuji is often described as the uncarved block. It is the first posture in Zhan Zhuang, and in my opinion, the most important.
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None of the information described in these Zen Embodiment videos should be mistaken for medical advice. Please consult a doctor before engaging in any movement practices. Thanks!
In this video, I read a blog post about a practice that has been very important to me and my process, Non-Directed Body Movement. Please enjoy! "But then something strange started to happen. The more I found the energy flowing through me in the NDBM, I also found my zazen really take off energetically. And in fact, the distinction began to dissolve. I started to see that a really good organic zazen posture was really trying to happen if I let go into this great energy. And the more I gave into this great energy, I slowly fell in love more and more with this process. No longer was I fighting against reality, but I began more and more to be nourished by it, guided.
As the process deepened, my entire everyday way of being shifted on a cellular level."
I will do a demo video of the practice soon.
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This short video is for Zhan Zhuang practitioners if you have just about a 10-15 minute break during the day to do a short practice. I recommend that before doing these postures you have done the Eight Fold Brocade sometime earlier in the day. Maybe you have a few short breaks throughout the day and want to get your body energized. These simple practices pack a punch. These practices are meant to be easy on the joints and to be a low impact exercise get the blood flowing and strengthen the body in a safe manner.
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I encourage everyone to find a teacher and be showed these practices in person. Also, none of the information described in these Zen Embodiment videos should be mistaken for medical advice. Please consult a doctor before engaging in any movement practices. Thanks!
This is a reading of a blog post about the practice of Zhan Zhuang. It describes how the practice can help us open up and interact with our emotional world. Plus it makes us stronger and healthier. Please enjoy! "Gradually we will find ourselves enjoying this process. It will feel liberating. It might feel like, “Oh, I can finally engage with this part of myself which I could not reach, or could always avoid before.” So, our stuck places, where unconscious emotions are held, can begin to be investigated, and eventually integrated. This translates to everything in our lives." Please join our classes and the Facebook group below!
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In this discussion, I spoke with Simon Thakur, creator of Ancestral Movement. Simon is remarkably articulate and talks about his work which bridges the worlds of spirituality, embodiment, science, indigenous skills, anthropology, neuroscience, shamanism, dance, and more. When I thought about starting this channel, Simon was one of the first people I thought of to invite for a chat.
Simon can be found at his website: http://ancestralmovement.com
Or on his outstanding Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/954751214582008
.He is also teaching online Weekly Ancestral Movement Classes: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ancestral-movement-zoom-series-animal-body-practice-tickets-126692812613?fbclid=IwAR27x8HNSkQyqVQN1cC2KjfJ4e3xMHbX9A5RaHEGs-zw80OkJxdrJn9f4TU
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Today Illustrator and overall Zen Craftsman Mark Morse discusses how Zen has influenced his artistic life. It's wonderful to see someone following their passion and seeing it work for their overall life.
You can find more information about Mark at: http://www.gatelessgatestudio.com
Instagram: @gatelessgatestudio
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Twitter: @GatelessStudio
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In this episode Yoshi Ikeda Sensei joins us from his home in Shodoshima. He discusses Japanese Style Acupuncture, as well as muscle testing and Sotai. He also gives a wonderful, and down to earth description of ki. Yoshi gave free acupuncture treatment to training people at Sogenji in Okayama while I lived there. He was also a great mentor for me. I am indebted to Yoshi and his wonderful wife Phyllis. Just a technical note, the sound was a little tricky here, so I ended up loud and Yoshi is quiet. Sorry bout that.
Hanging out with Yoshi again made me miss Japan so much!
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In this episode, I welcome Beau Vandendolder. Beau is a Zen student, practitioner of TCM, has a lot of experience with movement practices such as Yoga, Qigong, Taiji, Zhan Zhuang, etc, and is an Alexander Technique practitioner. I brought Beau on to the page to hopefully shed some light on embodiment, and how Alexander Technique, Zen and Qigong all relate and can inform each other. I especially appreciated his sharp mind, and discussing what it means to live a creative life.
Beau can be found at his website: https://www.silvercreekacupuncture.com
Or by email: beau.vandendolder@gmail.com
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In this Episode, we welcome the Moderators from the Rinzai Zen Discussion page, Daiho Matt Wagner, Genryo Bradley T. Jones, Meido Moore Roshi, Jim Tabor Sensei, and me, Ichigen Corey Hess. We discussed what brought us to Zen, what we love about training, and what we hope will happen to Zen for the future in the West.
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In this delightful Episode, Dosho Port Roshi joins me. We discussed his time with Dainin Katagiri Roshi, Harada Tangen Roshi in Japan, Daido Lori Roshi, and James Ford Roshi. We also discussed the pandemic and the transition to a largely online Dharma, with its inherent costs and benefits. Lastly, we discussed why Zen is relevant for today. Dosho is the Author of two books, Keep Me In Your Heart a While: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri, and The Record of Empty Hall is due out in early 2021 (Shambhala). Dosho is also the author of the blog Wild Fox Zen: Living the Dream Dōshō began practicing Zen in 1977 and now co-teaches at the Nebraska Zen Center with his wife, Tetsugan. Dōshō also teaches with the Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training, an internet-based Zen community.
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In this episode, I am joined by Bob Schrei, a painter, Rolfer®, healer, former Zen teacher, and co-creator of SourcePoint Therapy®. For the last several years, Bob has been a mentor for me, and I brought him on the show because I think he is a good example of someone who has done a good job integrating the deep formless insights of Zen training into a life of cohesive expression, which is rare.
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Zen Meets Butoh. Why would a rebellious artist venture to a monastery in Japan to endure hard training under a Rinzai Zen Master? Shinjo Jyl Brewer discusses Butoh, Min Tanaka, Kazuo Ohno, life at Sogenji Rinzai Zen Monastery training under Shodo Harada Roshi, and what it means to bring the essence of both these trainings into daily life. Zen as the roots, and Butoh as the branches.
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In this episode, Doyu Mark Albin discusses Rinzai Zen Monastic Training with Shodo Harada Roshi, Ordination, Koan training, the early days of Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery, and his time after formal Zen training. He talks about his time in India, his work with Mario Mantese, and living in Germany working with children and doing social work, as well as Shiatsu.
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In this episode, I am joined by my good friend Mark Doyu Albin (Yusan), who was my first head monk. An American now living in Germany, he discusses what brought him to Japan in the 80s and what life was like in the early days of Sogenji with Shodo Harada Roshi. He also describes the elusive and largely unknown energetic tanden practices of authentic Rinzai Zen training and how Zen training develops useful human beings.
Look for a Part 2 in the future where we will go deeper into koan training and how Yusan's life developed after he left formal training.
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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 pursue her upcoming training at Korinji Monastery.
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Genryo Bradley Jones went from a punk skateboarder to a Rinzai Zen Monk. Now he is a husband and a father. We talked about what brought him to the monastery, what monastic life was like, and how the training has effected his life.
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