Part 3/3 Te is an endorphin based martial art, as opposed to an adrenaline-based one. Here’s why that’s a good thing: Te training has a similar effect on health and well-being as practicing yoga, with, quite literally, a standing shiatsu treatment thrown in. The constant stretching, rolling and pressure-point work found in Te practice aids our bodies to stay relaxed, open …
The Hara
The hara is ‘the seat of the subconscious’, which deals with our survival instincts and procreative drives, and therefore some of our darker emotions. Referred to variously as the ‘id’, the ‘reptile-mind’, or by the yogi’s as the ‘kundalini’ (a great black serpent that dwells at the base of the spine), this part of us can be super-aggressive, utterly ruthless, and …