Besides the Dojo in Laren The Okido Foundation has a Dojo in Amsterdam which is 70 sq. meters. The activities are weekly lessons and in the weekends workshops.
The Dojo is situated in the centre of Amsterdam.

Programme 2012 with Mizue Tamaki

women’s classes
mixed classes
dynamic exercises
shiatsu
posture in daily life
back problems
pregnancy & post-pregnancy
meditation

20% discount  on lessons for people under 30

LESSONS IN GROUPS & PRIVATE SESSIONS

Mizue Tamaki has been teaching Okido Yoga in Europe for more than 35 years. She prefers to work with small groups, so she can give personal attention to everyone.

She traveled with master Oki as his translator in many countries and is now busy translating his books. She translated B.K.S. Iyengar's "Light on Yoga" and "Light on Pranayama" into Japanese.
While she translated, she encountered Noëlle Perez - founder of the Institute Superieur d'aplomp in 1979. Having been studying from her since, helps her to better understand one of the aspects of Masahiro Oki's teaching of 'the Natural body and so increase the effects of asana's and various exercises. To regain the natural angle of the pelvis is an essential difference with most physical training and teachings in yoga schools.

She is responsible for the residential Okido Yoga
dojo in Laren (Gld) and for the Teachers' Training.

Students' remarks:
Mizue doesn't teach many Asanana's, but 'I went back to my hatha yoga class and I was amazed that I could do easily Asana's I had not been able to do well before, and without forcing. I had an endless list of successful results in performing Asana's after her class.' (Astangha - Iyengar yoga practiser)

Mizue is not a meditation teacher but 'I can sit much better without pain in meditation.' (meditation practiser of several years)

'Mizue is not a specialist in breathing, but I have never experienced that air can fill the lungs so fully from corner to corner. (certified breathing therapist)

Mizue does not know Taichi, but 'I can now practise Taichi without the knee pain I had for a long time.' (Taichi practiser)

TUESDAY    evening

SYSTEMATIC BUILDING UP  COURSE
18.45 - 20.15
COURSE - for advanced students         

This is for those who are determined to practise and study seriously every week.
The principles of Okido yoga movement and breathing are applied, many exercises from Masahiro Oki’s books (Practical Yoga or Zen Yoga Therapy) are practised. W’ll challenge difficult ones also, applying the back-principles.
It makes a lot of difference in the results if you do the exercises in the proper way. Okido yoga is the research of hów to do rather than whát to do.
The course is built up systematically. Thus sometimes it may not match the individual need of the day, while other lessons are run creatively, according to the students’ needs.

Newcomers are welcome, if they have a good condition.


dates: 
I Jan 10 - Feb 14 € 75 for the course of 6 lessons
(feb 14, teaching by Anna Walseman)
II March 6 - June 26 € 187,50 for 15 lessons
(April 10 & May 1, no lessons)

* As we like you to wash your feet before the lessons, please bring a small towel

** Do not take a meal 2 hours before the lesson

20% discount for people under 30.

WEDNESDAY   morning

WOMEN'S CLASS
9.30 - 11.00

The building up of the lessons is the same as that of the Wednesday mixed class. There are special approaches for women's typical problems such as menstrual problems, cold feet and lower back pain.

dates: 
I Jan 11 - Feb 15 (not  Oct 19)
€ 75 for the course of 6 lessons
(Feb 15, teaching by Anna Walseman)

II March 7 - June 27 € 187,50 for 15 lessons
(no lessons on April 11 & May 2)

€ 65,= strippenkaart’ for 4 (irregular) lessons
€ 155,= ‘strippenkaart’ for 10 (irregular) lessons
strippenkaart is valid for 1 year
1 lessons 17,50


WEDNESDAY  evening

MIXED CLASS
19.00 - 20.30 

Mizue Tamaki’s lessons do not flollow a fixed routine, but are given to suit the condition of the students, applying acupressure points, corrective, HARA-strengthening and breathing exercises, meditation, exercises for different organs and correction of daily posture (such as sitting and standing). The lessons include the principle of how to move the body, which helps people to observe and correct the habitual way of movement, even in Yoga postures.

This lesson is softer than the Tuesday class.
 
dates: 
I Jan 11 - Feb 15 (not  Oct 19)
€ 75 for the course of 6 lessons
(Feb 15, teaching by Anna Walseman)

II March 7 - June 27 € 187,50 for 15 lessons
(no lessons on April 11 & May 2)

€ 65,= strippenkaart’ for 4 (irregular) lessons
€ 155,= ‘strippenkaart’ for 10 (irregular) lessons
strippenkaart is valid for 1 year
1 lessons 17,50

TRY-OUT

For those who have never taken Mizue’s lessons, there’s a try-out possibility of 4 lessons on a ‘strippenkaart’ for € 32. This must be paid in the first lesson.



FOR COMPUTER WORKERS

We spend a lot of time sitting in front of computers. You can join any of the lessons mentioned, as there’s specific attention given to the posture during work. Furthermore, there are many exercises given to relax the shoulders, eyes and brain.



BACK PROBLEMS
There are different causes for back pain. Sometimes it’s a result of a unhealthy condition of the organs; bad posture can be involved. Many people feel more or less some discomfort in the back. It will not be necessary to give up or restrict activities, if we tackle the problem and improve the condition of the back. You can come to any of the lessons, except the Tuesday lessons at 18.30.
For serious problems, private sessios are recommended.



PREGNANCY & POST-PREGNANCY

It’s ideal to start yoga before becoming pregnant.
When a student, who’s attending Mizue’s classes regularly, gets pregnant, she will be shown (though not every week) how to wear the weight and how to improve the daily posture of standing and sitting, so that the hormonal change naturally happens and will support the process of pregnancy.
There will be no special techniques for delivery taught. For that aspect, other teachers can be recommended.

Mizue Tamaki has a lot of experience of helping women with post-pregnancy symptoms like suffering from loose abdomen, sagging organs, bladderproblems after delivery etc.

PRIVATE SESSIONS

Mizue Tamaki gives private sessions either in Amsterdam or in Laren (Gld). She gives workshops on weekends or holidays in Laren.   

Occasional Events
20.30 on Tuesdays and 20.45 on Wednesdays
Wed Feb 1 meditation
how to sit, different ways of sitting

SUMIE ( Japanese Zen painting )
by Valeria Viscardi
tel 06-29258692 valeriaviscardi@hotmail.com  


THE OKIDO CENTER AMSTERDAM
van ostadestraat 387
tel. 020 67 55 336 (Tue-Wed) or 0573 4019 32
tram 3, 4, 25,

5 minutes walking from metro Wibautstraat