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Creativity & flexible body

I had a great opportunity in the last weekend with the leading dance company from Belgium. I joined the show “A Louer” as an extra cast.

Anyway, please watch the trailer if you don’t know what it is.

A Louer / For Rent, the trailer from peeping tom on Vimeo.

A Louer: trailer from KVS on Vimeo.

How was it?

Unbelievable performance…

Unbelievable world…

I was so shocked when I first saw their rehearsal.

And I’ve got a question “how did they catch such creativity ?”, and it cling to me for a week.

In such a condition, I kept teaching and practicing by myself to find the answer to that question. This is nothing but an inference of one yoga / pilates instructor though, I came to think…

flexible body is contributing to the flexible thoughts & idea, in other word, creativity.

If they didn’t have such a flexible body, they wouldn’t think of such choreography. They wouldn’t think of such unrealistic world. Don’t you think?

Body and mind are connected.

If the body is flexible and free, our choices and possibilities are expanded. Also, the range of our thoughts and creativity are expanded.

The same thing can be applied to our daily lives.

If we are healthy, we don’t feel worries, troubles in the daily lives so much. If so, the hope gets increased.

As the hope gets increased, we can make big decisions quite easily. Everything seems possible.

I’d like to share such hope and possibilities with my clients in my lessons and conditioning.

Just like Peeping Tom members that showed we extra casts and audiences such hope and possibilities…

sv10s

Seed Training welcomes your questions and bookings on yoga, pilates, and Thai traditional massage through contact form and telephone.

*You can take an initial consultation & short trial of Private / semi-private lessons (YOGA / PILATES) for free!

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090-6756-5136

（I cannot get the phone when I’m having lessons, treatment, and moving. In such a case,please leave a message so that I can call you back later)

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Yoga and Tameshigiri

I had an opportunity to attempt “Tameshigiri (test cutting with real Japanese sword) in the last weekend.

This is the movie of my first Tameshigiri experience.

Tameshigiri〜Test cutting from Yukinobu Ota on Vimeo.

In that time, I had an experience of facing with yoga in front of rolled tatami.

1st attempt~when I lost my yoga from my mind~

Just before cutting rolled tatami, I felt the body, mind, sword and rolled tatami got completely separated.

When I usually practice Iaido kata, my body and mind, the sword, and even the hypothetical opponent exist inside of me as one thing…

But when I stood in front of rolled tatami, that one thing split into 3 ( or even more just because I didn’t recognize them) and jumped outside.

That was the moment I lost my yoga from my mind.

Come to think of it, there was the ego in my mind which tried to “cut” the object. And as that ego arose, the rolled tatami made it’s presence felt much stronger.

In my hand, with it’s heaviness and sharpness, the sword was making it’s presence felt much stronger, too. I got confused and lost how I should control the sword and my body.

I have done my 1st attempt in such scattered, chaotic mind.

Rolled tatami got inclined, cut dirty and my posture was ruined. It was not good at all.

2nd attempt~something to cut before I cut rolled tatami~

Probably better than the 1st attempt (or not so much?).

In the 2nd attempt, I suppose I could keep what I had spread out in the 1st attempt within myself. That’s why it was a little better than the 1st one.

Before cutting rolled tatami physically, we need to cut the mind which tries to jump on to the sword, rolled tatami, and eyes or voices of the surrounding people, with our mind sword.

It maybe similar to the yogic philosophy “Pratyahara” (drawing of the mind).

In my sense, I could do the attempt in more calm and relaxed state than in the 1st attempt.

As my clients know, I often recommend to remember what they learned in the lesson and try to practice in daily life as much as possible.

This was totally unexpected experience for me to face with yoga outside of studio.

sv10s

Seed Training welcomes your questions and bookings on yoga, pilates, and Thai traditional massage through contact form and telephone.

*You can take an initial consultation & short trial of Private / semi-private lessons (YOGA / PILATES) for free!

Seed Training,reservation,yoga,pilates,thai traditional massage,amagasaki,hyogo,osaka

090-6756-5136

（I cannot get the phone when I’m having lessons, treatment, and moving. In such a case,please leave a message so that I can call you back later)

How to find your teacher & studio

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“Mr. Ota. It is said one has to spend 3 years to find his master.”

About 10 years ago, I was told like this by my Iaido Sensei before deciding to be his student.

Not only Japanese martial arts like Iaido, but also Zen and other traditional Japanese arts share the similar policies.

But it doesn’t necessarily mean you really have to spend 3 years for finding your teacher, or school.

In my understanding, this is kind a proverb to explain the importance of,

  • Finding by yourself
  • Going directly to the school and meeting a teacher by yourself, and
  • Making a decision by yourself

This old Japanese proverb seems to be applicable for us to find Yoga and Pilates teachers and schools.

Aren’t you stop making your own decision depending your experience and intuition?

Aren’t you depending only on objective index such as the advertisement and evaluation on the internet, or the certificate of the teachers?

Not limited to yoga and pilates, I recommend you to visit directly to the studio or schools that accept trial students to start something new.

As you visit many places and meet many people, you’ll find out,

  • the atmosphere and the environment that best suit to you,
  • the thing which you truly seek, and,
  • if the objective evaluation and scores are more accurate than your intuition.

Seed Training values this policy, and asks new students and clients to take initial consultation and trial (for free) before contracting the Yoga / Pilates private / semi private lessons.

If you practice, nothing can be more reliable than your intuition to deal with your own problems.

I hope you’ll take time to visit many places, meet many people, and experience many things to find the best teacher, and the best studio or the school.

If it were me, it’ll be the best pleasure.

sv10s

 ＜Contact＞

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Yin & Meditation class on Sunday night

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Seed Training is offering a regular “Yin & Meditation” class at Seed-an studio on Sunday night.

This class focuses on,

  • Re-set the physical fatigue by practicing Yin asanas slowly and quietly, and
  • Learn and practice meditation to cease the mind wave

This quiet and peaceful class will help to prepare yourself to start the new week both physically and mentally.

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This 60 minutes lesson will be consist of,

  • 40~50 minutes of yoga asana practice
  • 10~15 minutes of meditation

This class is taught both in Japanese / English. 

Outline

Time：(Sun) p.m.8:00-9:00

Class capacity：4 people

Fee：¥1,000／1 lesson

Booking

Please make sure to book your spot every time you join. Thank you.

You can book your spot either via mail format or phone.

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Questions are also welcome.

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Access to Seed-an studio from Daimotsu (Hanshin railway)

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  • From Daimotsu (Hanshin railway)

Seed Training Amagasaki yoga pilates access

Turn right after walking through ticket gate, and come downstairs to Daimotsu-sen street.

Seed Training Amagasaki yoga pilates access

Walk on Daimotsu-Sen to the north. Walk through Kenritsu-Byoin (prefectural hospital), too.

Seed Training Amagasaki yoga pilates access

Cross Route 2 intersection. Walk straight still.

Seed Training Amagasaki yoga pilates access

As you keep going straight, you’ll walk through LAWSON, and get to RECODS pharmacy. Turn left here.

Just walk for 1 block, then turn right.

Seed Training Seed-an studio Amagasaki Yoga pilates

You’ll see a small house like this on your right. This is Seed-an studio.

It will be about 15 minutes by foot from the station.

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If you still don’t understand or got lost while you’re getting here, please feel free to call. I’ll come to rescue you!!!

TEL : 090-6756-5136

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