The Tai Chi Walk - place one foot, listen to its weight
A slower pace than usual, attention paid to the sole of the foot: the walk of Tai Chi (太極歩, tàijí bù) transforms an ordinary movement into a small ritual of presence.
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Ise-Shima through the Seasons - When Walking Becomes an Inner Pilgrimage
The Ise-Shima Peninsula (伊勢志摩), in southern Japan, has for centuries been a place where Shinto rites harmonize with the cycles of life. An art of slowness, to be borrowed, even from afar.
7 h ago 4 1
Qi Gong to get started - three gestures, one breath, an art of living
Neither performance nor prowess: Qi Gong (氣功) is practiced standing, almost motionless, accessible to all bodies. Opening the door is already the essence.
9 h ago 21 4
The nô, the art of immobile tension
A foot slipping by an inch, a syllable stretched for several seconds, a mask turning half a degree towards the light: the nô (能, nō) is a theatre of almost-nothing where everything is restrained vibration. A journey into a performing art over six centuries old.
21 h ago 20 4