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Chicago area

Shinjinkai, The Japanese Martial Arts Society, Chicago

3717 N. Ravenswood Ave., #113
Chicago, IL

Sharing Daiyuzenji's Chicago facility is Shinjinkai, The Japanese Martial Arts Society.

Traditional martial arts training - with its emphasis on posture, breathing, use of the centeredness and mental clarity - is one of the mind/body disciplines that many Zen students find useful as a supplement to their Zen practice. Daiyuzenji and Shinjinkai are dedicated together to providing a place where any person may experience a deep, unified training in Zen, the martial arts, and fine arts.

For more information on martial art training, please visit Shinjinkai's website.

phone: 773.472.3290
email: info@shinjinkai.org
website: "http://www.shinjinkai.org

Integral Bodywork™ , Chicago

Integral Bodywork™ is a unique series of therapeutic bodywork sessions that is particularly useful in preparing the bodymind for meditation. The series of sessions has many potential benefits including:

  • freedom from tension and habit, increasing clarity of mind and ability to learn through the body
  • increased awareness of body, breath, balance and function
  • deepened awareness of the body’s center
  • increased breath capacity and flexibility, increasing the body’s ability to assume the zazen posture

The series is beneficial for beginning and experienced practitioners alike.

For more information, see the IB website.

website: "http://www.integralbodywork.com

Outside the Chicago area

Zen and the Horse, Galena

Tom (Kogen) Nagel currently lives near Galena, Illinois located in the northwest corner of the state. He has trained in Zen meditation for 25 years. Tom is an instructor and practitioner of Zen Bodytherapy® and Zen Triggerpoint Anatomy® which combine deep tissue, alignment and energy work.

Tom conducts Zen and the Horse clinics throughout the Midwest. Zen and the Horse uses the principles and techniques of Zen meditation (posture, breath, awareness) in relationship to the horse. He has developed “Rider Realignment” sessions to balance and align a rider's body. See his website for more information.

phone: 815.858.4090
email: info@zenandthehorse.com
website: www.zenandthehorse.com