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    Aiido:T At o Pacb y J o h n S t e v e n S

    W h e n I I r s T s A W aiido big pacticd, I wa ticd b it

    gacu, gat movmt. T wa o o t ad co-

    tact o t ugai gappig aociatd wit ot matia at.

    T movmt md uid ad am, ad it wa difcut

    to dic wo wa t attac ad wo wa t dd a ttwo pat xcutd t tciqu ad ti motio bdd

    togt. T tciqu, I at ad, a bad o t pi-

    cip: cicua movmt to utaiz a attac, tiagua t

    to t id o bid a attac to avoid it oc, ad qua coto

    o a attac b uig o ou imb to pi a pat. I aiido,

    bo a attac ad a ti o gt a fm od, i o

    pat i aad movig out o am wa.

    Aiido i t wa o amo, oudd b t gat Japa-

    mat Uiba Moii (18831969). Moii wa a p-

    matia atit, amd o i abiit to dow a umb

    Yoga is not the only form of moving meditatio

    Postures & Movements

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    o attac. But wa pimai ow a a

    ma o pac, a piitua waio.I i out, Moii wa obd wit

    pica tgt. Wi wa ot a ta ma,

    wa buit i a ta, ad wit i podi-

    giou tamia ad g coud ovpow

    a oppot. O da, fa, wa com-

    pt tmid b a matia atit amd so-

    au Tada, a ti gmi o a ma wo -

    id o t pow oi(piitua oc) to ub-

    du cag. soau matia at mat

    awad Moii to t tut tat a pow

    tacd pica tgt.

    Moii taid ud soau i hoaido

    o a umb o a, but maid tou-

    bd i piit. T mut b mo ta tc-

    iqu ivovd i t matia at, tougt.

    T, o a tip om to viit i dig at,

    Moii ad a otuitou cout wit D-

    guci Oiabuo, t gad ama o t w

    Omoto-o igio.

    Omoto-o i pimai sito i appoac,

    but it ao combi mt o Daoim, Bud-

    dim, ad Citiait. O o t udamta o it cd i

    tat a uma davoicudig amig, matia at, adf atoud b wo o t piit. Oiabuo im wa

    o o t gatt Japa atit o mod tima caiga-

    p, pait, pott, cupto, pot, pawigt, dicto, acto,

    ad ac. Oiabuo Omoto-o tacig opd Moii

    to t piitua dimio o i, paticua to t cocpt

    o misi, puifcatio o bod ad mid. Misi, a acit

    sito itua ot pomd i wata o t oca, i ud

    to ca t bod ad mid, tuig o to a oigia tat

    o puit. Moii mad t cocpt omisicta to i ma-

    tia at pactic.

    A look at some other traditions that join body and mind in transcendent movement.

    J Ss pmi a aii ciu m a sa psii.

    I t pig o 1925, Moii ad a igtmt xpi-

    c: sudd t at tmbd. God vapo wd omt goud ad gud mI aw t ti eat a m om,

    ad t u, moo, ad ta a m itimat compaio.

    Moii wt o to bcom t mot amou matia atit o

    t twtit ctu, vd i Japa ad aboad a Osi,

    t Gat Mat. I 1942, oma tabid aiido, t

    am ctd o i at. h dcibd it ti wa:

    Aiido i a wa to pomot ov ad good amog uma-

    id. Aiido oow t dictat o av, i o coict,

    ad cotiua mait ad vitait. T wod wi

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    cotiu to cag damatica, but fgtig ad wa ca d-

    to u. Wat w d a tciqu o amo, ot co-

    ttio. T At o Pac i quid, ot t At o Wa.

    Moii wi poibitd a id o comptitiv matc

    o juid cott i aiido. eac ad v pactitio ta

    tu pacticig t tciquwic t ibdig,tim-ig, bat pow, ad moot, owig movmt ov but

    tgtto gai xpic big t wi ad o.

    sic t a o ogaizd comptitio i aiido, m ad

    wom, oug ad od, tai togt. Taiig wit a id

    o popom v tog, om ot; om xib, om

    ti; om ta, om otad aig ow to app jut t

    igt amout o movmt ad coto i a ivauab o

    i ow to da wit dit id o poaiti.

    T mpai i aiido i o coig t goa i togt,

    ad i ad. W tai ot to a ow to wi; w tai to

    a ow to mg victoiou i a ituatio. Ad t -

    m w d to dat i ot a oppot wo ac u but t

    dmo o atd ad cottio witi. Moii tatd tat it

    wa ot ca to pom misii a wata i ou pac-

    ticd aiido. T tciqu tmv a vic o ta-

    omatio, ad ic pactic wi big out t bt i ou b

    uitig ou piit wit tat o t Divi.

    J o h n S t e v e n S is a pss Buis suis a a aii i-

    suc a tu Fuusi Uisiy i Sai, Japa. h was wi

    m a iy bs aius aspcs Asia cuu a is

    ws ai auiis pacic a pispy aii.

    Ab: Ss xcui ai-a ciu wi pa P Abaams. I aii, aim is pm cius a a u (ci), ( s

    u), a bauiu (y b).

    Tuo:T Magica Movmt o TibtB y M . A l e J A n D r O C h A O U l

    trUlkhor , Or MAGICAl Whee l o magica movmt,i a ditictiv Tibta pactic o pica oga i wic

    bat ad mta coctatio a itgatd wit paticua

    bod movmt. I cotat to Idia t o oga, i wic

    t pactitio aim to od a po wit t bod ti ad t

    bat owig atua, i tuo t pactitio od t

    bat ti wi t bod mov i uc a wa a to guid t

    bat, wic i tu guid t mid.

    Tibta igiou taditio av mpod tuo a

    pat o ti piitua taiig ic at at t tt ctu.

    Atoug tuo i oud i a fv Tibta piitua tadi-

    tio, it i mot pvat i t kagu, nigma, ad Bo

    coo. Wi tuo ma av b pacticd muc ai

    ad pvd o a a oa taditio, witt txt poit to

    t pactic o tuo b amd ogi o t vt toug

    titt ctui uc a Mapa, naopa, ad Dugawa

    yugdug, amog ot.

    Tzi Waga ripoc, wo tac tuo at i lig-

    mica Ititut, a, Tuo i a wodu dai pactic,

    pcia to coto ad ad t t o ou mod i

    i ocit. It a t pow to baac t gi o mid ad

    bod, ad it ao p omou to uppot o mditatio

    pactic. namai nobu ripoc, wo tac tuo

    ud t sait am oyaa yatoug i Dzogccommuit, dcib t pactic a a too to udtad

    o ow tu atu mo ca.

    Witi tuo t a pactic tat wo pcifca wit

    t gtic o ubt bod. Ti i compod o ca (sa-

    it: ais), vita bat cut (paa), ad tia p

    (bius), povidig t adcap w t mid ad t pi-

    ca bod coct wit ac ot. T B M taa, amog

    ot tatic txt, xpai tat t mid id o t vita bat

    (o g) cut i a id o a o, ad t two tav

    togt toug t patwa o t ca. A t bat

    ri: Ss

    msai a

    baa. his

    aii pa

    is Aa

    Sci, ws

    biss i p m

    ai a bac

    b i aii.

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    cicuatig i t ca bcom mo baacd, t ca

    bcom icaig piab, aowig t vita bat cut to

    fd ti ow comotab moot tm.

    Put imp, ou pica bod, g, ad mid a aid to b t

    t doo toug wic o ca pactic ad vtua aiz

    igtmt. To, tuo ca b udtood a mov-

    mt tat guid t g iig t mid wit t go ad

    ubt bodi. Ti big ita o v mtica xpic ad

    taomatio to t pactitio. Ao, wit

    t p o movmt tat guid t mid

    ad vita bat cut ito dit aa,

    t pactic big t poibiit o aig

    t bod-g-mid tm, wic i t

    mod o good at i Tibta mdici.

    Uti ct, Wt w ocud

    o civig Tibta tacig tat dvop

    t mid, but i t at fv a t a

    b a gowig itt i Tibta pi-

    ca oga. Wi taditioa t pac-

    tic w taugt ad pacticd o att tudt ad udgo ma a o

    mditatio taiig, om Tibta mat

    ow tac it mo op, i ma ot mditativ pactic,

    t wit t appopiat upviio. Ot tac maitai

    t cc o t ig tuo pactic.

    Tzi Waga ripoc a bad muc o t tuo

    pactic tac o t acit M taa. you ca fd

    a v good xpaatio o t tacig i i boo hai

    wi Fm, ey a li. ligmica Ititut o taiig

    pcifca otuo tat coit o ou fv-da tat ov

    a two-a piod. Ov t at fv a, ligmica Ititut a

    b coaboatig wit t Uivit o Txa M.D. Ado

    Cac Ct i houto to dig ad impmt a Tibta

    yoga pogam o cac patit, utiizig t sa u u

    om t B taditio. namai nobu ripoc oow t

    tuo o Vaiocaa Ui Su a M, o wic a

    witt a commta tat wi oo b pubid i egi. Ot

    tac o Tibta pica pactic i t

    Wt icud kpo Tutim Gamto,

    wo tac bot pubic ad advacd pac-

    tic, ad lama noa o kagu Tubt

    Coig moat, w tuo i taugt

    o a pat o t t-a tat.

    T pica oga om Tibt av

    com to t Wt, a mot Buddit tac-

    ig av, toug t d o tudt.

    ig tat mid pactic acd t m-

    bodimt apct, ma t t d o

    pica movmt wit a piitua compo-t. Uawa o t xitc o Tibta

    oga, o uab to mt t tict qui-

    mt o civig t pactic, t tud to ata o ot

    Idia oga. now tat ma tuo pactic aavaiab to

    Wt tudt, it m tat t magica w i tuig.

    M . A l e J A n d r o C h A o U l , P.d., is a mi-by ii sp-

    ciais a Uisiy txas M.d. As Cac C. h is a

    si su a isuc a limica Isiu.

    Aja Cau msai u xciss

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    Qigog: T Wa o haigB y r A n C e s C O G A r r I G A r r I P O l I

    T h e W O r D q I g o n g i mad up o two Ci caact.

    T ft, i, a a imia maig topaai sait ad ca

    b oug taatd a i oc g. T cod ca-

    act, , ma pactic, wo, o dicipi. so qigogdcib t vaiou acit Ci pactic tat wo wit

    qi. Qigog o a powu patwa to -aig, bcau to

    tu a w mut oo bod, mid, ad piit.

    T a ma om o qigog. som qui

    ou to it quit i a co-ggd poitio, om

    qui ou to i o ou bac, ad ti ot

    qui ou to tad motio wit ou g

    igt bt. Tpica, a qigog om ivov

    gt movmt ad ttcig tat comp-

    mt ocud batig ad viuaizatio.

    T swimmig Dago i a avoit qigog

    om o mi, o I ad om a od mat i

    Cia. To pactic it, tad wit ou t ou-

    d-widt apat, ou igt bt, ad

    ou oud axd. rac out wit ou igt

    ad, ft to t igt id, igt bid ou at

    ip v, t i ot o ou. nxt, a i ou w

    coopig omtig i, daw ou ad towad

    t aa jut bow ou av. Do t am wit

    ou t ad, ad t atat igt ad t.

    Bat out a ou igt ad mov awa om

    ou too, ad ia a it mov i towad ou b-

    . A t movmt cotiu, o ad wi mov

    towad ou a t ot i movig awa; ti oo

    t baac o i ad ag. A ou gt comotab

    wit ti movmt, tu ou too to t id tat

    ou ad i acig towad i od to ac t

    ttc ad t qi ow.

    Do t swimmig Dago o at at fv miut.

    Tougout, viuaiz ou coctio to t qi -

    g a aoud ou, ifit pt. Wit ac bat,

    i ou mid ow ou mov toug g,

    ow ou ag, ad ow ou ca ac ou

    pica coctio wit ti i oc b t wa ou

    it ou tiig.

    T swimmig Dago ct t Daoit viw o

    atu a t upm tac. Ma Doait qigog

    movmt mimic t movmt o aima, bot

    a ad imagia. T utimat piitua goa i Dao-

    im i immotait; tu, Daoit-iucd qigog

    mpaiz tgtig t bod towad tat d.Buddim a giv bit to vaiou qigog t.

    Bcau Buddit gad t bod a coda to t

    mid, t ocu i o mditatio ad tig ito

    a compaioat coctio wit o ad a tig.

    Vaiou om o Buddit qigog ao ivov movmt, cog-

    izig tat i od to av t tgt to ac igtmt,

    idividua mut b pica at.

    I Cia, Buddim ad Daoim a ot comptig pi-

    oopi but two compmta pia. Ma owdgab

    qigog mat av mbacd bot Buddit ad Taoit qigog,

    icopoatig wat t coid to b t bt apct o bot.Da Mo, o Bodidama, t Idia mo wo i cditd

    a big t piitua at o Z, wa t bt-ow Bud-

    dit to tac movmt-bad qigog. Duig

    t liag dat (502557 Ce), Da Mo wt to

    t saoi Tmp i hoa povic, w

    oud t mo to b wa ad ic. It i aid

    tat at podig ti i o i a,

    wot two qigog caic, Yi Ji Ji ad Xi

    Sui Ji.

    I t pat, ma qigog om w coidd

    too difcut o odia pop to pactic, ad

    taiig mtod w pt ct om a but a

    w dicip i ac gatio. Toda qigog a

    bcom a commo pactic o t ga popu-

    atio, ad miio o pop i Cia ad aoud

    t wod pactic cout qigog t.

    F r A n C e S C o g A r r I g A r r I P o l I is au

    Qigog: ec o t haig Dac a ic/p-

    uc PBS tv cumay qi: Aci Cis

    hai 21s Cuy. www.auaay.

    Facsc gaipi a is wi, daisy, pacici i .

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    May Aa a yu a suss, o as Way l.

    May B m is m yu ys a

    a yu scs yu im a u c.

    I t out ad fa am t dvi cut aoud t

    i, wo i ow o t ft tim vovig ow i t c-

    t. Ti am pt civig o ood bac, but ow

    wit a wo w tat o big. It d w a citatio o t

    Qua bgi.

    T wiig cmo i o impotat act o a wa o i

    digd to maximiz Divi mmbac, wic i Iam i co-

    idd t igt o a uma activiti. T cmo i tpi-

    ca od oc a w i a Mvvi y, o ct. It i pcdd

    b piitua covatio ad dicuio (sb), imia to wat

    hidu ca sasa. Ti i oowd bsaaa, t itua pa o

    Iam, pomd at fv pcifd tim duig t da. T t

    i Zi(catig t am o God) ad t wiig cmo it.

    Immdiat at t cmo, t dvi mditat o a og

    a ti ot obigatio pmit, omtim at ito t igt.

    T wiig cmo o t Mvvi v two mai uc-

    tio. it, it tgt t bod o actio ad pct

    witi t commuit o . Mo impotat, it v a

    a ma o commuio wit t Divi, dvopig i idi-

    vidua t capacit to b i touc wit piitua ait i t

    midt o t mot dmadig activiti o vda i.

    T goa o Mvvi taiig, icudig wiig, i to bau-

    ti ad piituaiz t toug cutivatig vaiou atiticad itctua i ad pacticig vic ad cotmpatio.

    o mo ta v udd a t Mvvi Od a b

    a cucib o taomatio, givig bit to a ig fd

    attic cutu ad povidig a piitua dicipi tat a

    bougt ma ou to uma matuit.

    k A B I r h e l M I n S k I is a si Mi o, asa

    sa ums rumi, a au w bs Suf spiiuaiy.

    h as wii i cmis au w.

    Wv you Tu: T Mvvi Wiig Cmo B y k A B I r h e l M I n s k I

    W yu u, is Fac g.

    Q U r A n s U r A h B A Q A r A 2 : 1 1 5

    A l T h O U G h P r A C T I C e s o wiig, pcia amog t

    pop o Cta Aia, av xitd om tim immmoia, it

    wa t titt-ctu suf ait ad pot Jaauddi rumi

    ad i iag, t Mvvi Od, wo dvopd wiig ito

    a om o piitua taiig ad a ig at.

    Wiig, wic qui a i mpti ad a igtd

    awa, i ot a tac but a xci o midu pc

    ad a act o vic. Wi wiig, t tudt, o dvi, i

    cociou o va tig at oc: pu awa ucuttd

    b tougt, amo wit t ot paticipatig dvi, a

    i coctio wit t i wo i adig t cmo,

    ad a cociou opig o t at to t Divi.

    T baic om o wi-

    ig i ti: t igt oot iitd up to t ad

    tud to t am pac

    om wic it wa ft itd,

    wi t t oot ad g

    bcom t axi o wic

    t wo bod vov.

    T bod vov 360 d-

    g i a coutcocwi

    dictio, ad wit ac

    voutio t am Aa i

    pooucd iwad. T

    am a xtdd wit t igt pam tud upwad, civ-

    ig Divi gac, ad t t pam acig dowwad, btowig

    o t at t Divi g, wic pa toug t at.

    Bgiig dvi mut ddicat tmv to pacticig ti

    baic om bo t ca pata i a cmo.

    T cmo bgi w t i ad dvi wa

    majtica aoud t cmoia pac t tim i a po-

    cio. T, at a pcifc poit o t cic t bow to ac

    ot, ac-to-ac, c-to-c. T a actig t

    jou o i, t pogio om mia, to vgtab, to

    aima, to uma, ad, fa, to a tat bod go i wic

    t a uctd b lov.T bu o t cmo i dividd ito ou io o

    wiig, appoximat t miut og, cad sams. T ft

    am d w t muic top. T dvi at, acig t

    i. T movmt i o quic tat ti biowig it

    wap aoud ti g a t bow. T dvi do a cod

    am, imia to t ft but accompaid b dit muic.

    T t do a tid ad mot ctatic am, wic pt

    uio wit t Divi. T tid am bgi w t i

    tp owad ad it cit a pa: