Seitai is movement, vital harmony and health. We face a body practice that deepens its roots in a type of traditional Japanese culture created, at one time, by therapist Haruchika Noguchi Hablar de Seitai is to refer above all to the art of spontaneous movement, that capable of regenerating us, of alleviating tensions, of giving us a sensational vigour.
Is it quite possible that the term? Seitai? It’s something completely new for many of us. We may also think it’s a very similar type of practice to yoga, Tai Chi Chuan or even mindfulness. However, this is not the case; in fact, we are not dealing with a type of discipline in which each movement is oriented, or in which there is a basic strategy that has a therapeutic purpose.
- Seitai is not a therapy.
- A meditation technique or a spiritual discipline.
- It is actually something better and perhaps more ambitious.
- Seitai is a type of culture that guides us to a simpler existence.
- In which we trust life again with intensity and.
- In addition.
- We are able to promote our physical and mental health.
“Let your body move spontaneously and balancedly. Is relying on this innate intelligence the key to Seitai culture?Laura López Coto?
Movement is life, we all know it. However, sometimes we get confused, sometimes we practice other kinds of movements that affect our health, our inner balance and our well-being. In “Alice in Wonderland,” for example, we find a metaphor that perfectly defines our current society. Alice arrives in the country of the queen of the heart, discovers that its inhabitants are forced to run to stay in the same place. If you want to get somewhere in particular, you have to run “faster. “
That’s what we do, every day we run faster because our world becomes more and more demanding, however, this kind of movement goes against our own body, sometimes even the mind goes faster than life and body slower than our desires. , because we rust, because tension and stress torture us, because pain, tiredness appear and we can no longer bear it?
We are conditioned by society, of that there is no doubt, and that is what Seitai reminds us, that is why we must propose to implement another type of movement, a regenerative, vital and spontaneous movement, with which each part of our being (physical, psychic and energetic) regains its harmony.
As we have indicated, the Seitai is a type of culture. In turn, Katsugen Undo is the basic practice that defines it; invites us to something we are not used to: moving freely and according to our needs. In addition, when someone enters a Katsugen Undo class for the first time, they will encounter a specific group of people who move as they please, freely perform warm-up exercises, dance with their eyes closed, lie on the floor or look for a specific posture that their mind desires.
In this way, we can get a little idea of how these kinds of free, vital and regenerative exercises can be cathartic. Its advantages are remarkable:
Seitai is the practice of infinite movements, with which each of us can express ourselves in his own way, moving us like trapezeists in the air enjoying freedom, however, there is one aspect that we must consider: Katsugen Undo pays special attention to our spine.
The movements are free, but they must have some harmony to take care of the vertebral axis, which in turn, must be accompanied by a deep breath. Let’s look at some basic exercises:
In conclusion, the most interesting thing about seitai is that it encourages us to remember that there is another type of culture, one that works with another rhythm, that moves according to our most basic needs, taking this goal costs nothing, nor does it cost anything to do some of the exercises proposed by Katsugen Undo.
Listen to his body, trust him and find harmony with these movements he suggests.