Highly developed forms of bodywork and meditation have been practised since time immemorial among the Far Eastern traditions in China and Japan. The goal of this has been to bring the body, soul and spirit into an optimal state of healthy balance.

In this training we will learn how we can get back to a healthy flow of self-healing and self-regulating strength through the circulation of energy through our bodies.

Grounding is the basis for the healthy flow of energy through the body: if we get stressed or suffer from fear then we lose, literally, the ground from underneath our feet. Grounding is thus a way of learning to "stay on the ground". We take in strength through the earth and can in turn dissipate tension and stress through it.

Our psychic, mental and emotional centre of balance is in the hara, the Japanese word for the belly. We are centred in the hara and connect to our inner source of strength through it as well: we are rooted in the the quiet and stillness of it. And, if our hara is flowing well
energetically then the body self-regulates optimally. Through hara movement, breathing techniques and centering we can give bodily emotional states space and bring them to a place of relaxation: the emotional energies are transformed and enrichen our bodies.

The breath connects the body with the spirit and carries "prana", the cosmic life energy, through the body. The breath also helps us to bring more awareness to the body. Through this breath we can bring the psyche into balance, influence the brain activity positively and
bring the mind to a place of peace.

We will learn simple exercises that everyone can use. Individual parts of these can for example be given to clients as a daily practice or used in the context of a seminar or training.