Evolution Of Response Workshop, Tel Aviv
On this past weekend of Sept. 12th and 13th Integral Aikido held a workshop on the “Evolution Of Response”. I’ve been teaching aikido seminars both here in Israel and abroad for some years now, but as for the “Evolution Of Response” seminar this is the first time I’ve offered it here in Israel.
This seminar is an excellent way to grasp what “Integral Aikido” actually is as it deals directly with “levels” of consciousness. Through out the workshop we look the way we respond to stress and conflict from the different lower and higher perspectives, and the technologies that naturally arise from each level.
I’ve posted about the “Evolution of Response” before but basically what we do in this seminar is to start by identifying with our “lower intelligences”, which are fear based ways of dealing with conflict. By bringing out our more basic tendencies it helps to integrate them into who we are and then give an orientation for our higher intelligences in responding to conflict.
We had 17 participants for the workshop and in addition to aikido students we had participants from dance and other martial arts as well.
Over the weekend in addition to aikido we practiced movement, meditation, inquiry and dialogues as well. True to the integral method we covered practices for the body, heart, mind and spirit.
It was a great pleasure for me to do this seminar here. A truly Integral Aikido community is slowly taking shape and I’m looking forward to more explorations and development together in the future.
