Wuji standing meditation is the foundation of the martial arts and healing system I teach. “Standing is everything,” my teacher Sana will say, over and over. When we stand we aim to release tension in the body and connect deeply with the earth. Being in tension limits our possible movements– if the arm is fullContinue reading “Standing Meditation”
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August Evening Practice
Much of my martial arts practice these days is unlearning old habits. Releasing old tensions. I picked up some unhealthy movement patterns over my years training in hard-style martial arts, and I ground these movement patterns into my body over many years often at high impact. Martial artists, over time, can have shoulder problems, hipContinue reading “August Evening Practice”
A Warrior Who Has Dropped Her Weapons…
A WARRIOR WHO HAS DROPPED HER WEAPONS & REMOVED HER ARMOUR To allow that demon–that pain, that hurt, that choice, that “wrong” to arise… To hold space for it. To allow it to be present. To listen to it. To be with it. To be open to it transforming into something sweet… Or not. Continue reading “A Warrior Who Has Dropped Her Weapons…”
Standing.
I’ve been training in an esoteric Tai Chi style since last April. Most of the practice is a personal practice, but recently our teacher, who lives far up in Canada from my perspective, came through the Pacific Northwest. While she was in my neck of the woods, I trained with her and a group ofContinue reading “Standing.”
Michelle Folk Johnson 