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somatic movement education: a form of meditation for the active life.

I started meditating with Zen during my training with IOKAI Shiatsu. The two ideograms forming the character “IO” come from an old Buddhist Sutra. “IO” means “the King of Medicine”: the One who understands the root of disease, knows how to cure it and gives his life to doing so, keeping sickness forever at bay. You could say this is a dream we can all share: to be happy, … [Read more...] about somatic movement education: a form of meditation for the active life.

are you aware that you carry the world in your cells?!

Do you remember the time when you started as one single cell? Well, in the Somatic Movement approach we believe your body does, in fact,  carry this memory and this awareness. Try for a moment to feel yourself as the magnificent living organized cluster of cells you became. Your cells are collectively working together to create and safeguard your health. They are individual … [Read more...] about are you aware that you carry the world in your cells?!