| Date: | October 2, 2021—October 3, 2021 |
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| Event: | Aikido Seminar |
| Sponsor: | Integral Aikido Dortmund |
| Public: | Public |
| Registration: | Click here to register. |
Dortmund, Germany – Integral Aikido Seminar, w/ Miles Kessler Sensei (6th Dan)
Miles Kessler Sensei
Meditation – It’s Not What You Think
Miles Kessler, Martian Aylward, Karin Van Mannen, & Mark Walsh
Last May I hosted a panel discussion on Clubhouse on the topic of “Meditation – It’s Not What You Think”. I was joined by meditation and embodiment teachers Martin Aylward, Karin van Mannen, & Mark Walsh.
I recorded the session and now you can listen to it as an episode from “The Embodiment Podcast”. To listen to our discussion on “Meditation – It’s Not What You Think” – CLICK HERE.
One Fierce Heart Podcast
Mindfulness, Acceptance, & Emotional Agility w/ Miles Kessler
I was recently interviewed by Dena Agryropoulou of the One Fierce Heart Podcast. This interview covers Mindfulness meditation as a path to the core of ourselves, surrendering and acceptance, and the cultivation of emotional agility.
THE CONSPIRITUALITY VIRUS
Conspiracy Theories In New Age Spirituality
In February I got my second jab of the Pfizer vaccine. A week before getting it a dear friend and spiritual brother of mine wrote to me to “break off” our friendship. At first, I was confused as to why because I was sure that nothing had happened between us. But as I read on I came to understand that he felt the need to break our friendship for the sole reason that I publicly posted a pic of me getting my first vaccine. As I was getting inoculated from the Coronavirus, apparently my friend had been infected by the “conspirituality” virus.
All Sensei Panel Discussion
The Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues
The “Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues” series started on a lark when I reached out to Ellis Amdur Sensei for his thoughts on the way I was using these 3 stages as a teaching model in my dojo. That short interaction between Ellis and I morphed into some 360 participants, in 6 sessions, with over 10 hours of dialogues between myself and 4 other Koryu and Aikido teachers. On Sunday, Feb. 28th the “Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues” series culminated with an all sensei panel discussion.
The Blueprint Of Development
Miles Kessler Sensei - "Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues"
Growth and development often follow the trajectory of your personal life stories. Stories that are life lessons which profoundly shaped who you are. My own path of “Shu-Ha-Ri” (3 Stages Of Mastery In Traditional Martial Arts) mirrors my personal story as a dual practice lineage holder in Aikido and Buddhist meditation. A life trajectory that shaped how I see “Shu-Ha-Ri” as a universal map of development. In fact, it is the blueprint of development.
If You Don’t Have Power, You Don’t Have Choice
Toby Threadgill Sensei - "Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues"
In this 4th session of the “Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues” series, I speak with my old friend Toby Threadgill Sensei. Toby is the Shihan (headmaster) of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu school of traditional martial arts. As the first non- Japanese to become the official headmaster of a Koryu jujutsu school, Toby is in a unique position to share his rich and in-depth understanding of “Shu-Ha-Ri” the 3 stages of mastery in traditional Japanese martial arts.
It’s Too Hard
Paul Manogue Sensei - "Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues"
In this 3rd session of the “Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues” series, I speak with Paul Manogue Sensei who is one of the few non-Japanese headmasters of a traditional Japanese Koyru, the Edo Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu school of kenjitsu (swordsmanship).
Aikido Has No Forms
George Ledyard Sensei - "Shu-Ha-Ri" Dialogues
In this 2nd session of the “Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues” series George Ledyard Sensei – Aikido (7th dan) shares his understanding of “Shu-Ha-Ri” in his Aikido experience with his primary teacher Mitsugi Saotome Sensei.
Spitting Out The Bones
Ellis Amdur Sensei - The "Shu-Ha-Ri" Dialogues
On January 24th, 2021 I launched the first in our “Shu-Ha-Ri Dialogues” series with Ellis Amdur Sensei. Amdur Sensei is a Koryu lineage holder ( Araki Ryu, Toda-Ha Buko-Ryu), a psychotherapist, and a prolific author. We kicked off this dialogue series with a wide-ranging discussion of the 3 stages of “Shu-Ha-Ri” – namely “Shu” – the conformity stage, “Ha” – the application stage, & “Ri” – the transcendent stage.
