On the mat we engage with varied attacks and defenses in order to learn to become calm, centered and receptive during intense encounters. Whole-body training takes place through watching, listening, feeling and doing. Aikido is not verbal philosophy but lively, kind-hearted, harmonious action that reconciles conflict without killing the life spirit from which it comes. Aikido not because we are realized beings but to further develop that source within ourselves. At the end of each semester students may test for rank through the international organization, The Akiido School of Ueshiba.
Yoga is the stilling of the whirlpools of the mind.
It is also the name of an ancient Indian discipline designed to reveal one's true nature, or Atman. Yoga views one's body, emotions, mind, and spiritual self as a continuum of energy. At one end of the spectrum is the physical body. It is tangible, solid, gross energy. Yoga practice aims toward a oneness and health among all these energies, these bodies.