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Santa Rosa Aikikai
Zazen
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- Zazen is sometimes referred to as "sitting" or "just sitting". It is not meditation. There is no objective beyond sitting and watching what comes up.
- However, this seemingly simple act of sitting and breathing is a powerful way to research one's self and seek a deeper understanding of one's center.
- Aikido and Zazen do not come out of the same tradition. They were not originally practiced together.
- That said, Zen practice and martial arts have a deep historical relationship in Japanese history. Studying this relationship between Zazen and the martial way is part of the purpose of our sitting practice at Santa Rosa Aikikai.
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