What is this Zen Yoga?
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
My teacher Daizan recalls, “In the Zen temples where I practiced, the movement practice wasn’t always called ‘yoga’. My teacher liked the term do-zen which literally means ‘moving Zen’ (in contrast to the stillness of zazen or sitting Zen).”
Rather than fixed sequences, we work with 3 intertwined areas; Physical alignment, the flow of energy and awareness/mindfulness.
Physical Alignment
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
How you are in your body has a powerful effect of how you are in your mind. In our practice we are aligning the body for greater functionality leading to improved health and vitality.
Energy
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
Mindfulness/Nen
The underlying belief in Zen is the sense of the human as an energetic phenomena. We are made up of energy called Ki and this energy can be developed and enhanced or it can be reduced and dispersed. Rooted in the Traditional Chinese Medicine system our practice is aligned with the seasons, the five elements, the organ system and the con
The underlying belief in Zen is the sense of the human as an energetic phenomena. We are made up of energy called Ki and this energy can be developed and enhanced or it can be reduced and dispersed. Rooted in the Traditional Chinese Medicine system our practice is aligned with the seasons, the five elements, the organ system and the connected energy channels associated with these. Mindful movement can have a powerful effect on the flow or the absence of flow. This impacts the health of the system and the level of vitality of the system but also has a powerful effect on the consciousness of the system.
Mindfulness/Nen
Daizan Roshi & Shinzan Miyamae Roshi
Mindfulness/Nen
Focused, non judgemental attention. This integration , when we bring body and mind together has an overall powerful effect, boosts the health & wellbeing of the system and helps to move to a non dual awareness
This simple system of movement, breathing and stretching is open to everybody regardless of ability and mobility.