Between the impulse and the action, there is a pause.
In that pause, you meet yourself.
Awareness is not something you achieve. It is the field that is already present.
In Kanso Arts, awareness means noticing without clinging or resisting. It is the capacity to observe thought, sensation, and movement as they are. This simple act dissolves conditioning and reveals clarity.
To recognize awareness is to see clearly: ignorance arises when we overlook what is present. Through observation, we begin to recognize conditioning. Through alignment, we loosen attachments. Through perception, we notice how reality is shaped by variables—breath, balance, attention, environment.
Self-Inquiry Prompts
What do you notice when you stop trying to control the moment?
Can you observe how opposites—effort and rest, tension and release—coexist in the same space?
Which of your reactions come from direct experience, and which from habit?
Awareness as the Integrator
Perception awakens within awareness.
Ignorance and conditioning dissolve when held in awareness without resistance.
Alignment bridges body and mind, freeing us from attachments.
Polarity is seen not as conflict but as complement.
Expression and stillness are revealed as two faces of the same ground.
Reflection lets us see the variables that shape experience and respond with clarity.
Philosophy
Austere in form yet fertile in practice: Kanso Arts cultivates unconditioned cognition through seated and standing meditation, dimensional mechanics (alignment/rotation/translation), and disciplined co‑inquiry. Ethics are implicit in clarity of mind, not imposed as rule‑sets.
Non-dual orientation
All forms arise from awareness and express polarity through conditioning; practice returns attention to direct perception.
Functional Simplicity
Embodied Inquiry
Kanso: remove the non-essential to let function and elegance converge in posture, language, and schedule.
Movement drills expose:
imbalance→observation→response;
training somatic-epistemic clarity without moral prescription.
Courses
Live cohorts and self‑paced modules. Enroll to receive access links by email.
Awareness Fundamentals
Foundational meditation, posture, and imbalance→observation→response drills.
Zazen basics
Somatic feedback loops
Daily micro‑practices
Beginner: 4 weeks
Intermediate: 6 weeks
Educator: 5 weeks
Dimensional Mechanics
Educator Practicum
$180
$260
By inquiry
Three rotations, three translations, body‑unity and spatial triangulation.
Footwork maps
Striking/blocking as polarity
Flow transitions
Pedagogical design for ABL in schools; co‑inquiry facilitation and assessment.
Curriculum alignment
Assessment rubrics
Classroom drills
Online Sessions
Book one‑to‑one or small‑group sessions. Sessions combine seated practice, movement diagnostics, and co‑inquiry. All bookings communicated and confirmed by email.
Session Flow
Grounding breath and posture alignment.
Somatic scan and imbalance→observation→response drill.
Co‑inquiry on conditioning and variables shaping action.
Assignments: micro‑practices, logs, and reflective prompts.
Downloadables
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