Linda Eskin Writes About Aikido, Learning, Training, Discovery, and Connection
Meditation can seem mysterious, complicated, difficult, and time-consuming. But it doesn’t need to be. There’s value in easy, brief, and informal ways of meditating, too. … Read more …
Dessa, a 3′ 6″ Detroit disability activist, begins training in Aikido, via an Embodied Leadership workshop. She discovers how the practice can support her in … Read more …
Aikido is often seen as a form of moving meditation, an embodied practice in partnership with others. As such, this and similar research could point … Read more …
Have you finally had enough? Do you need a break from the constant stream of contentious, terrifying news? A refuge from the usual win/lose, zero-sum, … Read more …
This is the seventeenth in this series of 26 posts, one for each letter of the alphabet, that I am writing during the Blogging from A to … Read more …
Exquisite. I had to look it up just now to be sure I had exactly the right word. “Of special beauty or charm, or rare and … Read more …
Learning Through Feeling – “The Mirror” on AikiWeb
I’m one of a group of writers on AikiWeb.com called “The Mirror”. We write a column every month. This month was my turn again. Learning to feel, and learning through feeling, through the body, have been some of the most important and valuable things I’ve gotten from my Aikido training. I hope you enjoy the column: http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19818
“When we live in our bodies we understand that it’s more satisfying to be than to have. When we’re embodied, love becomes more important than … Read more …
