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#157 The Way of the Warrior, part 7 – Change and Learning
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We are honored and humbled to continue our conversation on the Way of the Warrior, this time with Vilaire Sensei and Sastri Sensei. Vilaire Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the presenter of the system in this generation, and Sastri Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the headmaster of the Indian Branch of KAR, and senior advisor to both the Kita Yama and Mountain View Aiki dojo.
#156 The Way of the Warrior, part 6 – Humility and the study of Art
(1 vote)
We are honored and humbled to continue our conversation on the Way of the Warrior, this time with Vilaire Sensei and Sastri Sensei. Vilaire Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the presenter of the system in this generation, and Sastri Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the headmaster of the Indian Branch of KAR, and senior advisor to both the Kita Yama and Mountain View Aiki dojo.
#155 The Way of the Warrior, part 5 – Evolution and Approaches
(1 vote)
We are honored and humbled to continue our conversation on the Way of the Warrior, this time with Vilaire Sensei and Sastri Sensei. Vilaire Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the presenter of the system in this generation, and Sastri Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the headmaster of the Indian Branch of KAR, and senior advisor to both the Kita Yama and Mountain View Aiki dojo.
#154 The Way of the Warrior, part 4 – Tradition and Teacher
(2 votes)
We are honored and humbled to continue our conversation on the Way of the Warrior, this time with Vilaire Sensei and Sastri Sensei. Vilaire Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the presenter of the system in this generation, and Sastri Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden is the headmaster of the Indian Branch of KAR, and senior advisor to both the Kita Yama and Mountain View Aiki dojo.
#146 Embodied Mythology Series 15: The Holy Grail with Paul Rebillot, part 3
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We are continuing our conversations with our teacher and friend Paul Rebillot on the topic of the Healing Theatre – the combination of acting and drama, mythology, gestalt therapy, and rituals. For more information about Paul and his work, please visit his website – Direct Impact Creativity.
In this episode, Paul continues the discussion about the myth of the Holy Grail.
The topics covered in this talk are:
- Levels of Spiritual Quest
- Which myth is right for me?
- What is a myth?
- Multiple cultures
- The American myths
#145 Embodied Mythology Series 14: The Holy Grail with Paul Rebillot, part 2
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We are continuing our conversations with our teacher and friend Paul Rebillot on the topic of the Healing Theatre – the combination of acting and drama, mythology, gestalt therapy, and rituals. For more information about Paul and his work, please visit his website – Direct Impact Creativity.
In this episode, Paul describes the structure based on the myth of the Holy Grail.
The topics covered in this talk are:
- The Structure
- "What’s troubling you, my uncle?"
- Instead of giving an answer, ask a question
- Instead of solving each other’s problems, listen and make it possible for them to solve it
- Giving power to the person, rather than power over them
- Staying present
- Accepting the Symbolic
#144 Embodied Mythology Series 13: The Holy Grail with Paul Rebillot, part 1
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We are continuing our conversations with our teacher and friend Paul Rebillot on the topic of the Healing Theatre – the combination of acting and drama, mythology, gestalt therapy, and rituals. For more information about Paul and his work, please visit his website – Direct Impact Creativity.
In this episode, Paul tells the essential parts of the myth of the Holy Grail.
The topics covered in this talk are:
- The Holy Grail – Parsival and his Mother
- King Arthur
- The Grail Castle
- The Great Knight
- Healing of the Wound
- The Sacred Feminine
#143 Embodied Mythology Series 12: Rituals of Transformation with Paul Rebillot, part 2
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We are continuing our conversations with our teacher and friend Paul Rebillot on the topic of the Healing Theatre – the combination of acting and drama, mythology, gestalt therapy, and rituals. For more information about Paul and his work, please visit his website – Direct Impact Creativity.
In this episode, Paul explains the structure and design of Rites of Passage, or the Rituals of Transformation.
The topics covered in this talk are:
- How do you know it’s time for the rite of passage
- Putting "blood" (life) back into the ritual
- Lack of rituals in the modern society
- There are no rituals for crossing age thresholds – people want to stay young and don’t appreciate their own age
- Making rites of passages in everyday life
#142 Embodied Mythology Series 11: Rituals of Transformation with Paul Rebillot, part 1
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We are continuing our conversations with our teacher and friend Paul Rebillot on the topic of the Healing Theatre – the combination of acting and drama, mythology, gestalt therapy, and rituals. For more information about Paul and his work, please visit his website – Direct Impact Creativity.
In this episode, Paul explains the structure and design of Rites of Passage, or the Rituals of Transformation.
The topics covered in this talk are:
- Rites of Passage – Example
- Ways of leaving the "nest"
- Suffering is being stuck at a passage
- Structure for creating rites of passages
- Ritual is dying to the old and being born into the new
- Boy becoming a man – one of the aboriginal rituals
- How did you find out that there is no Santa Clause?
- Various rites of passages
- How do we construct these rituals?
- Saying good-bye to the past
- Symbolic act of ending the past
- Going into the no-man’s-land
- Crossing into the other side, being who they are. Trying something new behavior in the new place.
- Group gesture to complete the ritual
#141 Embodied Mythology Series 10: Personal Myths with Paul Rebillot, part 2
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We are continuing our conversations with our teacher and friend Paul Rebillot on the topic of the Healing Theatre – the combination of acting and drama, mythology, gestalt therapy, and rituals. For more information about Paul and his work, please visit his website – Direct Impact Creativity.
In this episode, Paul is describing his approach to designing new structures from Personal Myths.
The topics covered in this talk are:
- Identifying with every character in your myth
- Variety of Shadows
- Moving between roles
- A story from Hero’s Journey workshop
- Example – Baba Yaga story
- Feedback about the structure
- Common patterns in the structures