Workshop of Hula(Hawaiian dance) and Mindfulness Meditation that builds resilience through harmony of body and mind.
About this Event
The Path of Hula and Zen workshop on Sunday May 16th from 1:30 - 4:30 pm will continue to focus on Joy!
We’ll meditate, embody joy through hula, and do some writing practice, all important ways to help connect our mind and body. This is the resilient Path of Hula and Zen.
Meditation is about cultivating awareness and deep listening that allow the mind and heart to relax and open. Hula is an embodied practice that cultivates a deep listening, awareness and care of your body. In Zen we say there’s no separation between you and the world, so when you meditate and when you dance, you are nurturing yourself and also nurturing the world.
Workshop includes
Mindfulness meditation basic instruction and practice
Basic self-care practices
Brief writing practice
A Joyful Hula!
This workshop is open to all levels. Bring a chair for meditation and to use if you want to focus just on hand motions of the hula. You may also bring a cushion if you prefer sitting on the floor for meditation. Dress comfortably ready for movement. Bring notebook and pen for brief writing exercise.
Fee: $50 / $35 for Halau i Ka Pono and Zen Life & Meditation Center members. If paying by check, make check payable to Zen Life & Meditation Center and mail to June Tanoue, 46 Lake St. Oak Park, IL 60302. Scholarships are available. Contact june.tanoue@zlmc.org for info.
Schedule:
1:30 - 2:00 PM Mindfulness meditation
2:00 - 2:30 Self-care, warmup
2:30 - 4:00 Hula
4:00 - 4:30 Writing Exercise, Closing Circle
Technical Details
Zoom Link to access the program will be sent to you by email
You will receive the Zoom link a day prior
The dance will be recorded and made available to participants
Teachers
June Kaililani Ryushin Tanoue, MPH
June is a Kumu Hula (Master Teacher of Hula). She began studying Hula seriously in 1988 with Kumu Michael Pili Pang and went through a traditional ’uniki ritual graduating as Kumu Hula in June 2000. She began teaching in 2003 and founded Halau i Ka Pono, the Hula School of Chicago in September 2009.
She is also co-founder of Zen Life & Meditation Center, Chicago with her husband, Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse, has been practicing Zen for 25 years and is a fully empowered Zen Teacher (Sensei) and a Zen Buddhist Priest. She began the Prison Ministry teaching meditation to detainees at the Cook County Department of Corrections in 2017.
She spent 33 years working with nonprofit organizations, nearly 25 of which were with food banks in Oregon, Hawaii and Chicago feeding people in need.
Sarah Evans
Sarah began dancing with Kumu June in 2011 and completed her Beginning Hula Teacher Training in 2019. As a lifelong Anatomy and Wellness nerd, she enjoys teaching our hula dancers simple and safe strategies to reduce pain and tension in the body, avoid injuries and have an overall increased joy and comfort within their bodies.
Outside of the Halau, Sarah has spent the past 17 years in Health & Wellness as an Educator, Manual Therapist, Yoga Instructor, Retreat Leader and most recently, a Certified Life Designer Coach. Sarah’s diverse background and education allows her to customize unique experiences for her clients, as she believes there is no one path to health. Integrating movement, meditation and breathwork into her coaching sessions, she offers a unique approach to connecting body, mind and heart.
Sarah feels honored to have received the “borrowed wisdom” of her teachers and is grateful to share that wisdom with others. sarah@theadvancejourneys.com
Kumu June & Sarah