Sei-Ki & WuWei | Workshop in Jena

A Sei-Ki workshop with Alice Whieldon in collaboration with Taiji master Claudia Sonnefeld, exploring WuWei. EN/DE

In this workshop, the focus on Sei-Ki is complemented by Wu Wei exercises and experiences. It is about moving in emptiness.

Wu Wei literally means non-action. However, the extent of the meaning of Wu Wei only becomes clear from the Daoist context in which it is used and applied. Here, a paraphrase of the term in the sense of “not interfering unnecessarily and disruptively in the course of things, in the events of nature, in the natural processes and structures” would be more far-reaching.

Wu Wei means observing what is, both on a small and large scale. It means “getting in touch” with one’s own being as well as with the being of the world.

If we manage to organize our lives in such a way that we allow time to listen to things, give ourselves space to understand ourselves and act in accordance with our nature, then it is possible to track down WuWei. The more familiar we are with ourselves, the more effortlessly we will be able to deal with the world. It’s about moving through life according to the circumstances.

Both Sei-Ki as an art of touch and Taijiquan as an internal martial art are excellent methods for harmonizing one’s own system in such a way that it becomes easier to “follow the phenomena and return to the source” (Dao de Jing), to get to the bottom of one’s own essence and at the same time one’s own active force.

In this workshop with Alice Whieldon and Claudia Sonnefeld, different approaches come together – Sei-Ki as an art of touch and Taijiquan as a martial art. This opens up new opportunities for participants to get in touch with themselves and opens up new dimensions in their actions.

The number of participants is limited.