Tantsu Meditations
Like Zen Shiatsu and Watsu, Tantsu itself is a form of meditation based on connection, breath, stretching and movement. In all our classes we introduce meditations that help the participants access and understand the different forms of energy that are freed in Tantsu's close holds and stretches.
We introduce the following movement meditation to bring awareness to the flows in the meridians and their source at the base. Meridians are the pathways of energy through the points that are used in acupuncture and shiatsu to unblock and balance their flows. Stretching, by bringing those flows to the surface, is an even older form of accessing them. In this meditation we focus on our central meridians, that, having their source in our base, is a lake that all the other meridians flow out of, and stretch the longest meridians in our legs that connect us to the earth.
The following meditation helps access and understand all the forms of energy that come into play in a Tantsu.
The followin movement meditation focuses on stretching the meridians in the arms both to the outside and to the inside.
This meditation prepares for the role our deepest heart center can play in our connection with others.
The following meditations were develeoped by Fabrizio and Ateeka for our classes and appear in the Tantsu book.