Clovis Martial Arts Aikikai, Shinzen Dojo

If anyone wants to share what they noticed in todays healing , would love to hear your experience

"But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose . . ." "I am responsible for my rose," the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember. The Little Prince

Miss Catness Sensei

Shinzen Dojo's new member....she teaches me though She is a wild ferral who I've tamed this last few months her name is Catness Sensei

Aikido is not for correcting another, it is a process to correct one's own mind

New Class schedule Clovis Monday 7pm Thursday 7pm Saturday 10am... Saturday 11am Meditation See more

Shinzen Dojo Shinzen Dojo, is a special place indeed and made even more so by the energy people bring in doing their practice here. The word Dojo literally means place of the way. At this dojo, as an Aikido dojo, a sacred space devoted to ones personal development in harmonizing, giving birth to, resonating with the creative consciousness, life energy of the universe, the essence of love. The word and spirit of Shinzen is made up of two words: Shin heart, soul, the c...lear mirror of beginner’s mind; sincerity with no hidden agenda. This is reitai ittai, body and spirit as one, the spirit of life or our original nature. Shin means core or essence, it can also mean both God and faith, or the essence of love The word zen is virtue, it can also be known as the sword of judgment and courage, the ki of fire, which comes forth as compassion for the world. Zen in Sanskrit is a word for meditation, in Chinese, quiet contemplation, the Psalmist calls for a similar way Come to the quiet, Be still, and know that I am So Shinzen the courage and sincerity to come to the stillness within and meet the light essence, the divine essence, the true essence, of who we are surrendering into love. Meeting ourselves with compassion as we step out of our hiding places and move into the light, a resonance vibration with infinite possibilities.. Words often fall short of the true meaning and yet with these words and choosing the name Shinzen for this dojo I have set an intention for those who come here, fellow travelers, that we might meet ourselves in all our beauty, form and formlessness, and have the experience of the word made manifest in all its beauty. All that being said, in truth the dojo is not really a place at all, it is not a building, it is not a place, it is where ever you are now, that is the place, the sacred space of the way, into which we attempt to bring a beginner’s mind, and surrender into Love. Come and share your practice with other travelers exploring the possibilities of Love. https://youtu.be/n0g12xaT_xs