Aikido Roots and Branches: Body Awareness Training Methods and Their Applications In Daily Life

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A paper delivered at the 2002 German Aiki Extensions conference. An examination of the Aikido roots of Being In Movement® mindbody training and its application in a variety of areas from gardening and pregnancy to Attention Deficit Disorder and peacemaking. 9600 words.
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Upublished. Experiential Workshop for the 2002 Conference of the German Aiki Extensions Association.
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PAUL LINDEN is a somatic educator and martial artist, founder of the Columbus Center for Movement Studies, and the developer of Being In Movement® mindbody training. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Education, is an authorized instructor of the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education, and holds a sixth degree black belt in Aikido as well as a first degree black belt in Karate. His work involves the application of body and movement awareness education to such topics as stress management, conflict resolution, performance enhancement, and trauma recovery. He is the author of Comfort at Your Computer: Body Awareness Training for Pain-Free Computer Use and Winning is Healing: Body Awareness and Empowerment for Abuse Survivors. He can be contacted at: Columbus Center for Movement Studies, 221 Piedmont Road, Columbus, OH 43214, USA (614) 262-3355. paullinden@aol.com. www.being-in-movement.com.
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Copyright © 2002 by Paul Linden. This article is copyrighted by Paul Linden; however, it may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-commercial uses as long as the complete article, including contact information and this copyright notice, are included.