Zen-Kiaido

Have you tried changing one aspect of your life with no success? Changing only diet doesn't work; changing exercise doesn't work; changing both does not affect your entire lifestyle. You need a lifestyle change! Shift your focus towards a holistic approach. If you desire to gain confidence in yourself, then you need to balance a sound body with a sound mind.

What is Zen-Kiaido?

‘Ki’ is energy; it is everywhere. The air you breathe is just as important as exercise and what you eat. Remember that fire needs oxygen and so does your body. Learning to focus your energy increases your confidence as well as your health.

‘ai’ is harmony. You must balance your inner energy with outer external forces. Balance is sought with all aspects of your life including nature. You cannot ignore nature, since it is your only source of new oxygen.

‘do’ or (tao) is your way or your lifestyle. Consider how you incorporate every aspect of your life and keep everything balanced; this is your 'do'.

Zen-Kiaido is a way of balancing your lifestyle for greater harmony.

Many people desire to enhance their life and seek balance, but they make only one change. Balance requires adding weights to both sides of the scale. The best method is a modification of lifestyle for total balance. Extreme changes are overwhelming; therefore, small changes in multiple areas are more achievable and collectively more effective. You should consider a setting with small group instruction (ideally four practitioners), allowing for interaction and discussion. Concepts and ideas should be discussed to enhance the mind along with the body. Small diet changes should also be discussed to improve overall health. Martial art forms and techniques are utilized to gain confidence. Basic yoga exercises improve both focus and balance. Lifestyle changes include utilizing all your senses; smells and sounds enhance your mood, just as much as your physical and visual senses do.

This is a very comprehensive set of concepts that you perform everyday, all day, not just for a few hours a week. Attuning with nature must become an increased priority in an ever-growing urban world, but often neglected. Meditation clears our minds and teaches us to relax. Frequent meditation allows us to achieve a clear state of mind much quicker. So when an unexpected, stressful situation arises, you can breathe and overcome the obstacle, much easier. If you feel that other individual changes have not worked for you, then consider a combination of smaller changes.

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