Journal
Ba Duan Jin: Eight Movements to Prepare the Body and Calm the Mind
An ancient Chinese practice where movement, breathing and attention come together. We often associate calm with stillness. Yet sometimes it is more natural to begin by moving. After a day...
Breathing Without Force
Natural breathing in the Qigong tradition We breathe thousands of times every day without thinking about it. Yet as soon as we bring attention to the breath, something can change....
The Best Meditation Posture Is the One You Can Stay With
A useful posture is not a shape to imitate. It is a relationship between support, balance, breathing, and attention. The image of meditation is often remarkably precise: legs crossed, spine...
Gentle Stretches Before Your IKUKO
Practice Prepare the body, settle the mind, and ease into your practice. A meditation practice doesn't necessarily begin when we close our eyes. It can begin a few minutes...
Stillness Without Rigidity
Meditation asks for presence, not immobility. Small adjustments can protect attention rather than interrupt it. Stillness is one of meditation’s quiet pleasures. As movement settles, subtle sensations become easier to...
Posture & Movement
Good Posture Is Not a Position We often speak about posture as though it were a shape the body should learn to hold: shoulders back, spine straight, feet...
Meditation
Meditation Is Not About Remaining Perfectly Still Meditation is often represented by an image of complete stillness: a straight back, crossed legs, closed eyes, and a body that...
