The changing nature of Chakras

NICOLA LEY

Nicola’s workshop is based directly on the work of Pauline Sasaki. It is on the chakras and we will experience the chakras in their different aspects. 

Pauline used the chakras in every aspect of the energetic anatomy.
Pauline’s favourite quote from the Dao De Ching is verse 42. This explains how the chakras work- though we have to look hard.

“From the Dao, the one comes Heaven and Earth, the two. 
Together they create the ‘Chong’, the three. From the three comes the creation of all life and from that comes all things, the ten thousand things.”

As we know, chakras are great wheels of energy. It is where the Heaven and Earth qi creates aspects of life.
On the physical plane- Touch and gesture can activate the chakras and help the physical body move towards harmony.
In the Ether body or the emotional body- the chakras keep the energy body bright and lively and moving.
In the Astral body- the chakras are wheels which help move towards our Divine connection.

And all these aspects are necessary for health.
We can work on them ourselves as part of a yoga or qigong practice.
Having the chakras in alignment is the key to balancing the energy of different meridians and energies in the body.
Finding harmony with the chakras lets all the emotions find their balance and then the whole energy will be enlivened!
Finally when the chakras are all activated and in harmony they can merge as the Astral body becomes part of the ‘oneness’.

Awareness of how the chakras have different aspects which present at different frequencies helps understand their different roles within a healthy person. 
And this workshop should enable you to understand and “see”.

Nicola turned up for her first Shiatsu class with a friend, thinking it was a martial art. The friend went to Aikido, but Nicola loved Shiatsu from then. This was in Tokyo in 1978. Nicola is a founder of the Shiatsu College along with Carola Beresford Cooke and Clifford Andrews. The College regularly hosted Pauline Sasaki in the 80s and 90s when Pauline’s interpretation of Masunaga’s meridian system underpinned Shiatsu teaching throughout Europe. Later Nicola studied Quantum Shiatsu – Pauline’s new work – alongside Gabrella Poli. We were devastated when Pauline died far too young and before she had fully developed her new work. Nicola wrote “Shiatsu a step by step guide” previously called “Shiatsu in a Nutshell’. She is working on a book about her experiences of Quantum Shiatsu. Nicola has practiced Qigong since the early 80s. She loves this practice and finds that her Shiatsu blends often with Qigong when she is working. Nicola also loves herbs and plants. Her study and drawing of plants and herbs are her pastime.
Fri 17:45 - 20:15
100 max

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