About
A Weekend with Gwyn Williams (Australia)
zenthai shiatsu bodywork, story telling, and community play - everyone welcomed
May 8th-10th
Registration or questions : Email Kristen: awakentothepath@gmail.com
Schedule:
Friday, May 8th : 18.15-20.45
A Tiger doesn’t walk in a straight line
This class is an explorative dive into the joints in our body and how to keep them buoyantly alive through unfamiliar accessory movements and spiralling effortless investigations. Knees, hips and shoulders will be explored in this ”unbridling“ to bring back the bounce in our step .
“ We can be unconsciously conditioned or consciously unconditioned “
Saturday, May 9th : 12.00-14.30
Inside Out Story
This class is based on stability …inside and out . The inside lines of our legs create tight outside lines. This ascends up into the body and creates a whole bunch of problems that could possibly be around a misaligned pelvis and a inflamed sacroiliac joint .
Energetically the weak inside is a result of a rushed life, worried mind, and poor food choices. This class is checking in on this common issue and how to bring it back to balance.
“In is the way out “
Saturday, May 9th : 15.30-18.00
Emptiness
We don’t do emptiness well . Every gap is full with noise , control creates a restlessness and we are continuously being distracted. However when we start paying attention to the gaps , the unnoticed spaces and allowing things to be as they are ..something deep and profound begins to open. The body relaxes, things come to us and a newfound energy is birthed .
This class is asking for a courageous step into an unfamiliar territory as we explore parts of the body we commonly close . We start paying attention to the clouds within our minds and releasing process . This is a focus on posture , inner stance and protected areas in our body ..
“If your mind is empty, it is always open to everything . In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts mind there are few“
-Shunryu Suzuki
Sunday, May 10th : 12.30-15.00
Lower Back Power . “ Move - be like Water “
The well known joint where the lumbar meets the sacrum can be our best friend or our worst enemy . To befriend this area, we need to understand it in a structural and energetic way with an ongoing friendly conversation.
In this class will be simple and effective asana, creative partner flows and therapeutic bodywork sequences to say hello to the lower back , your new best friend.
“ Respond - like an echo “ Bruce Lee
Pricing:
individual workshops after April 15th : 85 chf / 60 chf students
early bird before April 15th take 10 % off individual workshops
whole weekend- bundle all 4 as a set : 280 chf / 225 chf students
BIO:
Gwyn Williams is a movement based therapist that created Zenthai shiatsu over 20 years ago. On the surface, Zenthai is a fusion of Zen shiatsu, Thai massage and osteopathic technique, however beneath is an enriched conversation with a vibrant ever-changing life. The dissolving of division into unity continues to be his inspiration and the aspects of community, connection and contribution are at the core of the practice. Whilst many have been touched by the therapist programs and the multi layered offerings, the art has evolved in movement and intention and it continues to be based around Thich Knat Hahn’s
“When you touch something with awareness you touch everything. “
Gwyn's work can be explored through his books ’The Zen of touch' and 'Connection to Source”, the www.zenthaishiatsu.com website or the Zenthai healing centres in Australia and Bali.
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