05/17/2026
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Aikido and Zen seminar: Wednesday, Sept 23 to Sunday, Sept 27, 2026
Tres Hofmeister shihan and Seishin Laurie Nusbaum will hold this seminar at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center. Lodging and meals included with the seminar registration.
More info and registration:
https://dharmasangha.secure.retreat.guru/program/aikido-and-zen-2026/
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Description:
In aikido practice, shizentai is our “natural body,” one of balanced uprightness which reveals our inherent capacity for unselfconscious responsiveness. Eihei Dogen speaks of zazen as “…the dharma gate of ease and joy.” As in zazen, in shizentai we find action in accord with our true nature.