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How to be a body...

Body-Being study explores the principles behind human movement and examines psycho-physical relationships.

For successful understanding of the body’s movement potential, whether for fitness, dance, sports or rehabilitation, one must become conscious of the role that the mind has in every bodily action.

This workshop will be a thorough investigation into the influence of mind and perception on the body and movement, coupled with structural alignment and body mechanics as they apply to function.

Prepare for a fun and highly experiential workshop where you will learn and engage in a variety of exercises and activities to:

-enhance your feeling-awareness
-balance your structural alignment
-increase your spacial acuity
-investigate skillful and effortless movement
-dissolve the limiting effects of intellect and emotion on movement
-and much more

This is a unique form of physical and mental education for anyone interested in body improvement and skill enhancement. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all movement practitioners (yoga, gyrokinesis, gyrotonic, pilates, etc.), dancers, fitness instructors, athletic trainers, athletes, physical therapists, body workers, etc.

Participants will acquire a heightened capacity to use their body and mind, as well as numerous techniques for developing the qualities of effective Body-Being in their clients.



Peter Ralston was raised in Asia and began studying martial arts as a child in Singapore and Japan. By his early twenties he had black belts in many martial arts including judo, t’ai chi and aikido. Ralston studied anatomy and physiology at the University of California at Berkeley, and during years of Zen contemplation had profound enlightenment experiences that altered the course of his development. In 1975 he founded Cheng Hsin (“true being”), his dogma-free approach to training both body and mind using direct experience as the foundation for study. The Cheng Hsin center operated for 20 years in California, and it is now located in Texas. He has been teaching for over 30 years to students worldwide. His students and clients include: dancers, athletes, body workers, musicians and doctors. Ralston has authored five books, including: Zen Body-Being and The Principles of Effortless Power.
Online at: www.chenghsin.com

Though he has taught around the world, this is Peter Ralston’s first workshop in Japan. Do not miss this special opportunity to experience his work!

Date & Time : Feb. 11th to 13th 2009, 09:00 ~ 19:00 (Includes rest and lunch breaks. Actual daily training time of about 7-8 hours.)
　　　　　　
Location : Bukkyo Dendo Center Building 8th Floor
　　4-3-14 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
　　2 minute walk from subway Mita Station A9 exit
　　　(Mita & Asakusa subway lines)
　　6 minute walk from JR Tamachi Station West exit



Event Fee : ¥60,000JPY

Capacity : 50 people

Presenter : Peter Ralston

Translator : Kaori Tani

Please note: This course will be conducted with a full Japanese translation.

Registration & Information :
Somatic Systems Corp.
+81-3-3433-2357
www.somatic-systems.com
email：info@somatic-systems.com

Payment Details :
Bank : Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Azabu Branch
Account Type : Regular
Account Number : 4730164
Account Name :
Somatic Systems Kabushiki Gaisha
Daihyou Torishimariyaku
Tani Kaori

＊To register please send an email to info@somatic-systems.com containing your name, address, occupation, phone number and email address.
Once we have confirmed receipt of your email, a deposit of the course fee is required to finalize your registration and secure your spot in the course. Payment can be made via bank transfer to the account listed above, or by PayPal. If you would like to use PayPal, please inform us in your registration email and we will provide instructions.

We are unable to refund any course fees after December 11th, 2008.

For a PDF of the event flyer, please click here.