TUNING IN
to the Body
Body Wisdom Under Pressure
An online course that contains a collection of aiki-wisdom, photos, instructional videos and poetry. It’s a fun read, so have a good time. It’s also very good for you.
Photo by Jan Watson
Embodied Communication
For Relationship Harmony
An online course that will bring harmony to even your most challenging relationships through applied Aikido.
Learn to speak your body-wisdom and you transform adversity in arguments and disputes into understanding, connection and collaboration. The power of Embodied Communication is the power of staying present under pressure.
Jerry Green
Retired Attorney Jerry Green graduated from University of California in Berkeley and attended Boalt Law School. He defended holistic health practitioners and pioneered role clarification and shared decision making. from which he published and lectured on the healthcare contract, and was a consultant to other attorneys on medical issues in malpractice cases. Jerry founded Delta, Center for Body Awareness in Larkspur, studied Somatics, Structural Integration and has trained in Aikido since 1980. He’s Lead Elder Emeritus of he NorCal Mankind Project (mkp.org)
What's Included?
LESSONS
Follow Jerry through 10 self paced lessons filled with videos, lectures, graphics and demos.
VIDEOS
Interviews, Lectures and Explainer videos support the lessons by taking the principles into deeper exploration.
PRACTICES
Practices are designed to help you feel the pressure in your body.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• My Story
• Introduction: CONSCIOUS EMBODIMENT AND INTUITION
with Wendy Palmer
• Lesson 1: CENTERING
(Head/Heart/Hara)
• Lesson 2: PREDISPOSED RESPONSES TO PRESSURES
(Mental Approach, and the Embodied/Somatic Approach)
• Lesson 3: ROTATIONS & CORE
Three Languages of the Body: Somatic practice Lesson
• Lesson 4: GROUND & CENTER
• Lesson 5: RELEASING & EXTENSION
• Lesson 6: EXTENSION
• Lesson 7: ENGAGEMENT . . . The Blend
• Lesson 8: UNDERSTANDING BODY LANGUAGE
• Lesson 9: APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICE
• Lesson 10: AIKI-DANCE. TWO-STEP FUN & GAMES
• Afterward: AIKIDO WALKING
With George Leonard
APPENDIX
AND AIKIDO OFF THE MAT - New Zealand’s Gerald Lopez interviews Jerry Green
SACRED GEOMETRY of Somatic Attunement
NVC and AIKIDO: Embodied Compassionate Communication Aikido & Conflict Transformation
LIMINAL AIKIDO
AIKIDO STORIES FROM EVERYDAY LIFE
GREEN PLAYS at the THE RITZ IN DC
WATER WISDOM
AIKIDO PRINCIPLE'S IN MEN'S WORK
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FAQ
Frequently
Asked
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Yes. As long as the course is active on the platform you can take the course over and over again.
The course is self paced. You can spend more time with the practices but the course will take about 10 days to complete by dedicating one hour a day.
The course is designed to take Aikido principles and apply them off the mat and in real life situations. Throwing people not required!
The course can be viewed in any web browser on a desktop or on a mobile device.