Tsada Yoga

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BodyJuggling

WHEN? Saturdays from 12:30 to 2 PM

WHERE? Tsada Yoga Studio

HOW MUCH? Now a part of our regular schedule!

WHO? No experience needed!

What is BodyJuggling?

Is it simply balancing on a ball? Or is it an art of movement? High tech yoga? Maybe a meditation. Maybe it's none of the above. Maybe it's a workout that will rip your core. Maybe it's about what happens when when we open the door to kinetic motion. Energy.....gravity. What happens when we learn to control it? When we learn to act from a place of balance, nothing can throw us off center. Simply put, BodyJuggling is a kinetic art.

Kineticism is an artform and its' expression lies in motion. And like all artistic movements, it is hard to define. But it is also a popular fitness exercise which targets the core as well as lateral stability. Simple stretches and twists become graceful "Spins" and "Stalls". At the intermediate level these moves are strung together in "Combinations" to create "Forms". There are four forms in each of the seven degrees. The seven degrees are represented in the pieces of the Tangram logo.

The Tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle consisting of seven shapes, or tans, which all fit together to form a shape of some sort. The shapes are shown only as silhouettes and the student must complete the shape with all available pieces. The lesson of this ancient game is that everything is already contained within us.

The seven degrees are also represented by the seven chakras of the yogic model. Each step is a passage into a different level of control as well as a different channel of wisdom. Students are taught, through somatic training, how to control their bodies in ways they never thought possible. Athletes will find strength and toning. Yogis will find flexibility and balance. Couch potatoes will find an untapped reserve of energy. Spiritualists will find a path that is strictly empirical and yet filled with soul.

There are over 300 poses and literally thousands of combinations. The forms are said to be merely an introduction into movement as a means of channeling and that improvisation is the most highly regarded expression.

SaTek grew up traveling and performing with the Ringling Brothers Circus and has worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. After studying Shamanic, Buddhist and Hindu traditions for many years, he began incorporating these themes into his work. He developed BodyJuggling as a motif for a movement piece about the evolution of consciousness called 'The Collective Neurosis'. But, after training several people in the artform, he realized the physical and mental benefits of the practice as an exercise routine. After almost two years of development, this practice is now being taught in classes from yoga studios to fitness centers.

BodyJuggling is merely the latest in a long evolution of practices going back as far as the rishis of India and the Qi Gong masters of China. Prana, or Chi, is the central component of BodyJuggling. It is only through the manipulation of our life force energy that these movements and poses are possible.

Although it will take years to master the art of BodyJuggling, the exercise routine is easy enough that children can do it...and they do. But, it's also tough enough for athletes to get a serious run for their money!

Chinook's In the Loop

BodyJuggling

Chinook's
In the Loop