qigong / do-in to move with the least effort ... another way of charging our batteries!
to grease our joints, to smoothen our muscles, to enhance our vital energy, to collect our thoughts, to calm the tidings of our emotions, to open our mind towards life.
qigong and do-in
the art to move with the least effort. it harmonizes the flux of our vital energy qi in our entire body in its soft and gentle way. Practiced with discipline, it will become a terrific way of prevention against stress and illness.
Its smoothness will bring flexibility to your body and mind. You will learn by yourself what the famous yin-yang symbol stands for: its round movements will calm your mind which will smooth your body which again will further calm your mind ...
The name Do-In stands for "Guiding and Stretching" in the Japanese language. The picture of the Ma Wang Dui shows this for many thousands years already. (click on the picture to zoom in on it please).
A little effort, alone or in a group, every morning to prepare yourself for the day. Or rather in the evening, to harmonize ourselves with the events of the day?
misogi
the "auto-shiatsu" of sensei Nakazono.
50 movements targeted at the well-being of yourself.
Similar to qigong a soft and gentle way to freshen up, to let our vital energy qi run freely in our body.
The exercises are practiced mainly sitting on the floor.
Zen exercises of Masunaga
Masunaga is one of the main pillar for the recognition of shiatsu in Japan and abroad in the 20th century.
He has created sets of movements aimed specifically on the 5 principles and 12 meridians of the traditional chinese medicine. With modern life in mind will you find sets of movements targeted for the home as well as for the office. 5 minutes that you offer yourself!
A wonderful method to stretch with your body, and not against it. To soften our frontiers, and not to break them.
YoKa
Yogi Kazım Gürbüz needed to collect all his knowledge of traditional yoga, transfered to him by his father, to recover from a disastrous car accident in his 40ies.
Today, aged 90+ and still rocking, he gives us shiny example of what such knowledge of an adapted hygiene in life can grant us.
He offers his way of recovery in his own method of yoga: YoKa, very dynamic and enriching, to all who wish to feel life coming back into their veins.
