Arawana Hayashi: Dharma Art Online - Module 1 - Full Program of 3 Sessions

Dirk Bräuninger

Introduction into Dharma Art Course by Arawana Hayashi 
based on the teachings of Chogyam Trugpa, Rinpoche.

Dharma Art is based on the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, from the book, True Perception. It refers to art that springs from a certain state of mind that could be called the meditative state. It is an attitude of directness and egoless consciousness in which an artist is connected to nature's everlasting process of creation.This program will offer a series of meditation-based practices that explore perception, creativity, composition and collaboration. Some of these practices involve visual art, some the writing or poems, and some will involve embodiment and the arts-based social change methodology, Social Presencing Theater.The course will consist of three 120 minute online sessions via zoom always Fridays at 9:00 am EST/ 3:00 pm CET:<ol><li>Coming To Our Senses (Feb. 27, 2024) - invites us to explore our sense perceptions — experiencing the world without preconceptions and conventional interpretations. We invoke fresh connections with our phenomenal world.</li><li>Art In Everyday Life (Mar. 29, 2024) - is an invitation to see our life as an ongoing creative process. Everyday we co-create our homes, families, teams at work, and communities. We explore our individual and collective creative potential in our ordinary activities.</li><li>Appreciating Things As They Are (April 26, 2024) - brings our attention to the sacredness in every moment. We see the beauty in our life in the midst of the challenges and struggles.</li></ol>We invite artists, art teachers, innovators, and all humans who have prior exposure to art and mindfulness-based practices. The course will be held in English.Trungpa Rinpoche gave teachings on dharma art as a vehicle to explore the playfulness and naturalness of the phenomenal world. Suggested reading: True Perception, the Path of Dharma Art by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.Note: There will be a multi-day in-person course at Alanus College in Alfter, Germany in May 17 - 20, 2024 as well. Further details and the possibility to register can be found here: <a href="https://www.dirkbraeuninger.de/dharma-art-2024" title="https://www.dirkbraeuninger.de/dharma-art-2024" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.dirkbraeuninger.de/dharma-art-2024</a>

Arawana Hayashi’s pioneering work as a choreographer, performer and educator is deeply sourced in collaborative improvisation. She heads the creation of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) for the Presencing Institute. Working there with Otto Scharmer and his colleagues, she teaches both meditation and art based on bringing out the basic goodness of individuals, of relationships and of society.Arawana will be assisted by Dirk Bräuninger, who teaches Social Presencing Theater at Alanus Werkhaus since 2016.