TREE TIME LESSONS
chi kung & embodiment practices
chi kung & embodiment practices
"There is nothing in the universe that is not in you, and there is nothing in you that is not in the universe."
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar
Tree Time Lessons is a 3 month in-depth exploration about upright stillness, postural alignment, energy management and embodiment practices which enliven our organic nature.
The territory of our explorations is inspired by the tree's life cycle and nature's elements.
◦ Your body remembers the seasons and cycles.
◦ Your body remembers how to cope, intuit, heal and transform.
◦ You are earth, air, fire, ocean, rock, river, mountain, forest, imagination, creativity and consciousness
◦ Your body, your soul, your cells carry wisdom with billions of years old
WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT
With the tree as a living metaphor for life's regenerative forces you will rediscover in yourself, nurture and explore in- depth, all the stages of the wheel:
seed (belly, condensed life force, potential, circularity)
verticality
(spine, three realms, lengthening, spiral)
rooting
(feet, knees, hips, sinking lines, mother/earth energy)
sprouting
(hands, arms and shoulders, lifting power, readiness, wood energy)
branching
(chest and lungs, boundaries, six directions, metal energy)
blooming
(heart, expression, maturity, intention, fire energy)
spreading
(kidneys, body memory, ancestral energy, dreaming, water energy)
We will dive deep into each phase, engaging in multidimensional perspectives, ranging from biology, trauma awareness, energetics,
psychological themes, posture/gesture and imagination.
The territory of our explorations is inspired by the tree's life cycle and nature's elements.
◦ Your body remembers the seasons and cycles.
◦ Your body remembers how to cope, intuit, heal and transform.
◦ You are earth, air, fire, ocean, rock, river, mountain, forest, imagination, creativity and consciousness
◦ Your body, your soul, your cells carry wisdom with billions of years old
WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT
With the tree as a living metaphor for life's regenerative forces you will rediscover in yourself, nurture and explore in- depth, all the stages of the wheel:
seed (belly, condensed life force, potential, circularity)
verticality
(spine, three realms, lengthening, spiral)
rooting
(feet, knees, hips, sinking lines, mother/earth energy)
sprouting
(hands, arms and shoulders, lifting power, readiness, wood energy)
branching
(chest and lungs, boundaries, six directions, metal energy)
blooming
(heart, expression, maturity, intention, fire energy)
spreading
(kidneys, body memory, ancestral energy, dreaming, water energy)
We will dive deep into each phase, engaging in multidimensional perspectives, ranging from biology, trauma awareness, energetics,
psychological themes, posture/gesture and imagination.
Nei-Ching Tu, Diagram of the Inner Realm, 13th Century
Tree of Life Yggdrasil
"I felt almost straight away in the practice really connected, still and present.
And as it continued it really afforded me such deep internal experience, of different aspects of my body, my energy body, my boundaries, my connection to that beyond my skin.
Gosh, it was so good, I really loved it!! And I have to say that it is such a powerful Nature Resonance practice, really deeply dropping into that place of BEingness.
I have been reaching for words to describe that state, BEingness is the best I’ve come up with so far.
But I think you know what I mean, in that primary state, which is baseline wellness for us, and which is our truest nature, the animal of our bodies, but more than that again, the energetics, the synergy with all around. That state we can touch into when we spend time in living spaces, in wilderness .
Suffice to say that this practice is such a direct gateway to that. Wow, I’m so impressed!
Thank you so much for the chance to practice with you, I’m really grateful!”
And as it continued it really afforded me such deep internal experience, of different aspects of my body, my energy body, my boundaries, my connection to that beyond my skin.
Gosh, it was so good, I really loved it!! And I have to say that it is such a powerful Nature Resonance practice, really deeply dropping into that place of BEingness.
I have been reaching for words to describe that state, BEingness is the best I’ve come up with so far.
But I think you know what I mean, in that primary state, which is baseline wellness for us, and which is our truest nature, the animal of our bodies, but more than that again, the energetics, the synergy with all around. That state we can touch into when we spend time in living spaces, in wilderness .
Suffice to say that this practice is such a direct gateway to that. Wow, I’m so impressed!
Thank you so much for the chance to practice with you, I’m really grateful!”
Jenny O’Hare, deep ecologist, writer and facilitator
THE APPROACH
Drawn from both eastern and western approaches, we do this by weaving easy-to-follow and effective practices such as chi kung/qi gong, nature meditation, nature walks, inquiry, slow-rhythmic movement and self-touch.
To this process we add a dosage of our individual and collective artistry.
WHAT YOU WILL HARVEST
◦ learn tools and develop skills, for enhancing trust and coming home into the cyclic, transformational nature of the body.
◦ learn the pathways between your physical and energetic bodies
◦ opportunity to investigate in-depth and gain awareness about personal stories and themes in regards to the several phases of the creative wheel.
◦ insights about what longs and needs to emerge in you, in the service of your creative, alive nature.
◦ ignite your organic healing ability
◦ personal and pair support throughout your process.
Drawn from both eastern and western approaches, we do this by weaving easy-to-follow and effective practices such as chi kung/qi gong, nature meditation, nature walks, inquiry, slow-rhythmic movement and self-touch.
To this process we add a dosage of our individual and collective artistry.
WHAT YOU WILL HARVEST
◦ learn tools and develop skills, for enhancing trust and coming home into the cyclic, transformational nature of the body.
◦ learn the pathways between your physical and energetic bodies
◦ opportunity to investigate in-depth and gain awareness about personal stories and themes in regards to the several phases of the creative wheel.
◦ insights about what longs and needs to emerge in you, in the service of your creative, alive nature.
◦ ignite your organic healing ability
◦ personal and pair support throughout your process.
HOW IT WORKS
◦ FIVE PRESENCIAL GROUP sessions + FOUR LIFE VIDEO GROUP sessions via zoom, each 1h30 hrs long.
◦ PRESENCIAL RETREAT
◦ ONE OPTIONAL PRIVATE SOMATIC SESSION (online or in-person)
◦ FIVE PRESENCIAL GROUP sessions + FOUR LIFE VIDEO GROUP sessions via zoom, each 1h30 hrs long.
◦ PRESENCIAL RETREAT
◦ ONE OPTIONAL PRIVATE SOMATIC SESSION (online or in-person)
Dates & Schedule
Presencial Group Sessions
Wednesdays
12h00-13h30
January 20
February 3, 17
March 10, 31
Online Group Sessions
Wednesdays
12h00-13h30
January 27
March 3, 17
One-day retreat
4 April
10h00-16h15
Location
Presencial Group Sessions:
De Meditatietuin
Amstelpark 6, Amsterdam
Online Group Sessions: zoom room
One-day retreat: in the vicinity of amsterdam, to be defined
Price
222€
+ 75€ optional somatic coaching session
Payment
Triodos Bank IBAN: NL64 TRIO 0198 3703 85
R. Jesus
Amsterdam
More info & registration click here.
Presencial Group Sessions
Wednesdays
12h00-13h30
January 20
February 3, 17
March 10, 31
Online Group Sessions
Wednesdays
12h00-13h30
January 27
March 3, 17
One-day retreat
4 April
10h00-16h15
Location
Presencial Group Sessions:
De Meditatietuin
Amstelpark 6, Amsterdam
Online Group Sessions: zoom room
One-day retreat: in the vicinity of amsterdam, to be defined
Price
222€
+ 75€ optional somatic coaching session
Payment
Triodos Bank IBAN: NL64 TRIO 0198 3703 85
R. Jesus
Amsterdam
More info & registration click here.
Refund policy:
-if by unforeseen reasons you need to cancel your participation, the fee will not be refunded, unless you offer someone to replace you.
-if by unforeseen reasons you need to cancel your participation, the fee will not be refunded, unless you offer someone to replace you.
Coronavirus safety requirements:
- there's a limit for the number of participants
- the 1,5 meter distance should be respected
- there's a limit for the number of participants
- the 1,5 meter distance should be respected