by Master Instructor H.F. Ito Life is a path. We come from Mu and we go back to Mu. Life is long, and our own lives are each a small…
Read moreHow John Seaman Helped Shape My Life
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe [John Seaman, a long-time Shintaido instructor, passed away in April of this year. See the News Item. John and Lee started their practice during the early days…
Read moreHow do you recharge after teaching?
by Connie Borden-Sheets At our recent SOA board meeting, an attendee asked: “How do you recharge after teaching?” I became curious about what works for our Shintaido teachers to recharge?…
Read moreWE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL
by Joe Zawielski I AM BEAUTIFUL. That was a sub theme of a gasshuku, which Bill Burtis reminded me was in California in 1990. I am a slow but steady…
Read moreTeaching Shintaido to Seniors
by Bela Breslau When we drove away from the Shintaido class at the South County Senior Center in South Deerfield recently, Stephen said something like: “That is so inspiring. I…
Read moreGorei as a Way
The following message was sent by General Instructor Pierre Quettier to attendees at France’s recent national Shintaido event for instructors and assistants. The event was intended to strengthen the relationship…
Read moreOn Floor Cleaning
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe I have enjoyed steam cleaning the floors at Ojas Yoga Center for over a year. It is a quiet time when I have the studio to myself.…
Read moreTeaching Shintaido to Children
A few weeks ago, Peter Furtado of British Shintaido posted a charming video of two young people, Oscar Sharpe and Stephanie Roinier, teaching Shintaido to children in Guatemala. I obtained…
Read moreTenshingoso at the End of Life Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
by Constance L. Borden I returned 24 March from my trip to Lisbon, Portugal where I presented Tenshingoso at the 1st Global Conference on The End of Life Experience –…
Read moreBody Dialogue Goes Blog
Welcome to the revised Shintaido of America (SoA) website! As part of this transition of the website to a new format, SoA’s Body Dialogue newsletter is becoming a blog. Anyone…
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