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Elephant Journal featured a post by Ann O’Brien, author of The Dance of Love: Mastering Your Relationships through Aikido Wisdom.
In a world plagued with both increasing numbness and polarization, Aikido is a martial art that wakes us up and offers connection.
This connection is not a fluffy unity, nor is it codependent. Instead, we Aikido practitioners learn to relate from a centered place, a place of empowerment. Giving and receiving, asserting and surrendering—all become conscious and willingly chosen, guided by the question: “How can I foster the flow of love and life force?”