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These articles are copyrighted by Paul Linden; however, they may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-commercial uses as long as the complete article, including contact information and a copyright notice, are included.
The older almost-brief version is available below as "Reach Out: Body Awareness Training for Peacemaking" (48 pages) it does have some exercises that are not included in it in the current version, and they are useful, but they do require some additional time.
You can buy a more comprehensive e-book Embodied peacemaking – Body Awareness, Self-Regulation and Conflict Resolution (130+pages)in the shop.
For many years, Paul has been engaged in the project of creating simpler and quicker ways of communicating his peacemaking methods. This 12 page handout is his current best version. The full book version is available in the SHOP.
The older almost-brief version is available below as "Reach Out: Body Awareness Training for Peacemaking" (48 pages) it does have some exercises that are not included in it in the current version, and they are useful, but they do require some additional time.
When people feel threatened or challenged, they typically contract their breathing, posture, movement, and attention. Contraction makes actions effortful, inefficient and awkward, and it reduces the ability to think flexibly and function calmly. The distress response can be overcome by constructing a body state of relaxed, alert, compassionate expansiveness.
Article examining how body awareness techniques can add to Aikido practice, with a focus on the somatic dimension of spiritual training. 6500 words.
Article examining the combative and spiritual utility of effective touch in establishing connection between the defender and the attacker.
2500 words.
Copyright © 2000 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.
Published. Experiential Workshop for the 2002 Conference of the German Aiki Extensions Association.
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Copyright © 1994 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.
6000 words.
This article originally appeared in a shorter form in the Somatics journal, Autumn 1988.
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