The Aspen Institute and the
Aspen Center for Integrative Health present

Tensegrity: The Integrative Body: A New View of Well-Being
Workshop Dates: July 7, 8 and 9, 2005 (2 to 4 PM)

This three-class workshop is an introduction to the movements and theories of Tensegrity and its application and health benefits in daily life.

Each class will focus on one of three time zones of the day; participants will learn some basic strategies to redeploy, or redistribute one's naturally abundant energy and Tensegrity movements and breaths:

Tensegrity is the name given to the modern version of movements and positions of body and breath that were discovered by shamans of ancient Mexico and practiced for their profound effect on mental and physical well-being and awareness — movements taught to Dr. Carlos Castaneda, Florinda Donner-Grau, Taisha Abelar and Carol Tiggs, by their teacher, don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman and heir to the knowledge of those ancient shamans.

The word "tensegrity," coined by architect Buckminster Fuller, is a combination of tensional integrity, referring to the forces at work in a structure formed by a finite network of compression, or rigid elements interconnected through tensile, or elastic elements, giving the structure an overall integrity, an ability to yield to shifts without breaking.

Carlos Castaneda found this process, Tensegrity, to be a perfect energetic description of the forces at work in both the movements and the way of being that his teacher taught him: tension here as the interplay of engagement and release that leads to the overall integrity of the body and the being, an integrity reflected in daily life as the ability to adapt to one's own energy, and to each other's energy in a way that contributes to the integrity of the community that we are.

Tensegrity has been the subject of four international videos, and classes have been taught for more than fifteen years throughout the world. In addition, there are ongoing practice groups that meet on a weekly basis in over 40 countries.

Tensegrity Instructors of this class:

Miles Reid, L. Ac., Dipl. Ac., C.H.
Miles Reid is a Licensed Acupuncturist and a National Diplomat in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. A medical doctor from Argentina, he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine and practiced family medicine before moving to the United States. He completed a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine with highest honors from Yo San University in Marina del Rey, California, where he is currently a faculty member. In addition to his formal medical training, Dr. Reid has a keen interest in the shamanistic traditions of ancient Mexico, and has more than ten years of training under the tutelage of Dr. Carlos Castaneda. Currently, Dr. Reid practices Integrative Medicine at his private clinic, Tilo Medical, in Beverly Hills, California.

Dr. Miles Reid	Aerin Alexander

Aerin Alexander, CFP
Aerin Alexander, Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (CFP), has been teaching physical movements in Argentina and United States for the last 20 years. The main focus of her work has been in helping people restore their ability to move with ease, elegance and joy, free of pain. She teaches group classes and individual lessons based on the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education: slow and gentle movement intended to develop greater awareness and to restore balance, flexibility and coordination. Ms. Alexander is a Kinesiologist completing a Master's degree in Exercise Science (University of California, Northridge.) She has experience working with sleep disorders and is certified as a Sounder Sleep® Therapist. She received Tensegrity training in Mexico from Dr. Carlos Castaneda.

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Contact: Rita Marsh (970) 920-2957

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