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Russell Delman in SLC Cultivating the “embodied life�
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ussell Delman is the founder of the Embodied Life School, which teaches an approach to human transformation based on the integration of embodied movement, embodied meditation and embodied self-inquiry. All of the Embodied Life practices focus on being fully present in authentic, warm-hearted and curious ways to life’s unfolding. He has been teaching embodied awareness since 1975 Delman bases his work on more than 40 years of research. A longtime student of zen master Shunryu Suzuki, he has also studied or worked closely with Moshe Feldenkrais (the creator of the Feldenkrais Method), Robert Hall (founder of the Lomi School), Eugene Gendlin (who developed the method of Focusing) and Mother Teresa in India. Delman teaches around the world, particularly in Germany, Switzerland, France and around the US. While in Salt Lake City, he will give a free talk on the topic of Gratitude and Grace at Avenues Yoga. A weekend workshop at Snowbird follows. In his evening talk, he’ll explore these questions: Is it possible that “grace� is constantly available to us? Can one experience this shower of blessings without denying the challenges, pain and disappointments? Might the very act of opening to “Grace� beget a graceful relationship to life? Is gratitude the spontaneous, natural response to these blessings? During the weekend seminar, participants will explore becoming intimate with the living moment through meditation, movement and inquiry. Delman says this intimacy requires learning about our habits of “absencing�(the opposite of presencing.) Patterns of disconnecting from the moment respond gratefully to warm-hearted presence, he says. “When our habits are either fought against or ignored, they will control us through unhelpful, compul-
sive behaviors.� Embodied Meditation, according to Delman, as a direct way for cultivating intimacy with our own body/mind and friendliness toward our lives. Embodied Meditation is based in an atmosphere of openness and kindness as we bring presence to the thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise from moment to moment. The workshop will also include Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons, a neurologically based approach to eliminating ineffective habits of standing, breathing, sitting and walking as well as unconscious contractions due to stress reactions. These compulsions are the infrastructure for disease and self-limiting behaviors. “Our natural healing and learning capacity can be liberated through these movement lessons,� says Delman. And then there is Guided Inquiry, a study of our physical/mental habits, belief structures and relational and communication patterns. The goal will be to listen deeply to the wisdom of our bodies and become free from ineffective behavioral patterns.u Russell Delman: “Gratitude and Grace� Avenues Yoga (68 K Street, SLC) Friday, Sept. 13, 7:30pm Free Weekend with Russell Delman: An Embodied Life—Cultivating Intimacy with Living Cliff Lodge (Snowbird) Sept 14-15, 10am-5pm $225 Organisers: Carl & Erin Rabke Info: BODYHAPPY.COM