"Moment by
moment by moment, dynamically still, Feeling, Breathing and Knowing are
manifesting in Space. Where are you!?"
We will practice some
gentle moving exercises, breathing techniques and relaxation to promote balance
and a sense of connection and calm. Total body power movements are generally
done slowly allowing us to feel directly and then relax into what we’re
experiencing. The unique value of this way of working is not just bringing
together the physical and psychological approaches to movement and wellbeing
but, with practice, encouraging us to integrate body and mind in all our
activities.
Classes meet online for six weeks. Each 45 minute session
will generally include simple sitting movements and a practice standing up.
Breathing practice and awareness of body sensation will both be included as a
way to encourage relaxation.
Ideally have some
room to move (rather than being ‘desk bound’) especially for the standing
exercises. A chair can be used for sitting practices or, if comfortable for
you, a meditation cushion on the floor.
Class 1: Moving Feeling
Class 2: Feeling Breathing
Class 3: Breathing Space
Class 4: Space Opening
Class 5: Opening Time
Class 6: Time Being
Simon Cook has a Geography Degree from Southampton University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Oxford University. He taught English Language to adults for many years, in the UK and Europe, and has taught Tibetan refugees in India. Simon did the Nine-month Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Programme at the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley in 1986/87. He works for the charity Age UK, helping older people. He teaches Kum Nye at a local therapy centre.
