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01/01/2024

MEDITATION & TAI CHI PRINCIPLES CLASSES
TUESDAY NIGHTS 5:30 AND 6:30 IN CASPAR.

In these classes you’ll learn the fundamental principles of mediation, martial arts and qi gong from the perspective of Buddhist and Daoist philosophy and practice. While the meditation and Tai Chi Principles will be taught as separate classes, in essence, they are two aspects of the same thing: the path of self-cultivation. Traditionally the path (Dao) is said to consist of three things: the view or philosophy, the method, and the fruition. The view is divided into three aspects (Dao, Heaven/Earth, and the Self-nature). The method is divided into (1) substance (body and mind conditioning) and (2) function (application of the method) or skill. The fruition comes when the view and method are complete. A traditional Chinese saying is “To exercise without aiming at skill will be a sheer waste of effort even if you do it for your whole life.” (From “Wu Style Taichichuan Push-Hands” by Ma Yueh-Hang). In these classes we’ll be exploring all three aspects and the conditioning and application of the method.

I have studied meditation, martial and health arts for over 20 years. My teachers and community are primarily in the Bay Area. Living in the remote area of the Mendocino coast makes it difficult to others to practice with. I’m setting up these classes in hopes to establish a local community of people with similar interests.

I am fortunate to know high level practitioners who teach openly martial arts, qi gong, and meditation at a level which in former times was only available to family members and indoor students. While I am not of the same caliber as my teachers, I am able to share what I’ve been taught and introduce you to these principles and concepts, as well as connect you to my teachers, if you so desire. Such an opportunity is rare so if you have any interest in eastern philosophy and practices, I’d jump on board.

Please contact me if you’d like to attend. Space is limited due to size of location.

Kurt Baker
(707) 489-6892 text is fastest way to reach me.

01/14/2023

Physical Morality: The New Paradigm of Ida Rolf & Moshe Feldenkrais

“The Hindu culture discovered thousands of years ago that if you got a relatively good body, you had a reasonable, mild man [or woman]. So, the way a reasonably good body behaved became for them the cornerstone for morality. When morals are built from the body’s behavior, you get a moral structure and behavior that respect the rights and privileges of other individuals. This is a very interesting concept; it has surfaced every once in a while, down through the thousands of years man been on earth. It went completely out during the more ridged Christian era, when the church began to dictate morals from above rather than from within. In doing so a rigidity came into the concept of morals which people are now rebelling against and have been for the last seventy-five years.” –Ida Rolf, Ida Rolf Talks. Published 1978


Both Ida Rolf and Moshe Feldenkrais were establishing an entirely new paradigm, not simply creating systems of bodywork. The main tenant of this new paradigm was that the mind and body are not two separate things, but one unit; that the current state of the body was also the state of the mind. If one changes for better or worse, so does the other.

It’s clear that this perspective was derived by both pioneers from practices of the far east: Ida with yoga of India and Moshe with Judo of Japan. Within both cultures there is a concept that one does not reach full maturity until his or her posture is discovered. This is because maturity comes to fruition by training the spirit through the body.

In Judo this type of training is practiced first by learning how to roll on the mat (or the ground). Feldenkrais pointed out that to learn to roll is to overcome our only inherent fear: that of falling. * Therefore, it might be understood that through this basic judo exercise of rolling we are facing our most primal fear, that which all others proceed from. In order to do this, one needs to relax the fear response in the body, to successfully complete a functional roll. So, by posture we are not talking about a ridged way of holding the spine upright, but functionality for any movement (or in stillness.) For affect, Moshe coined the phrase “acture” to describe this state. As the training continues, whether in yoga, or martial arts, more and more refined adjustments and corrections are made to bring about the most functional state of the body in relation to the world.

However, it is enough to simply discover your alignment in relation to gravity. This is essential. Even if you don’t plan to practice yoga or martial arts, etc., finding your place with gravity in your own body is all that is required for “graduation”—you can take this and apply it to whatever you do, enhancing it. Further education beyond this is possible, but not essential. This is why Ida and Moshe did not emphasize yoga or judo, but instead created systems of bodywork to address this problem of reaching a mature, moral and highly functional state of not only the body but also the mind.
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*Soon after birth the fear of loud noises also forms, but this is via a neurological connection with the middle ear—the apparatus of balance—and so this fear stems from our fear of falling, physiologically.

09/01/2022

Work, move, dance and live in a healthy way inside your body

I work with people who have pain, and those who wish to maintain an open and aligned body that moves well. I use various bodywork modalities that address the structure of your body on a holistic level. My clients report such things as being able to go back to work, move, dance and live in a healthy way inside their body, pain-free. I am punctual with my sessions and work in a clean and clear space. Call or email me to come experience what I do.
Kurt Baker (707) 489-6892 Caspar, CA

08/31/2022

“HAULING WORM-DIRT IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT.”
And because of regular bodywork she’s still able to - into her 70’s, no less.

I have a client who finds great joy working in her garden. However, there was a time not too long ago when she questioned how much more physical work she could comfortably endure, due to body aches and pains. As luck would have it, she came across my ad on Listserv for bodywork. She decided to try me out.
Later, when asked how the work had fared, she replied that it gave her hope. Hope that things don’t have to get worse, because 67 years of accumulated pain (emotional and physical) had been relieved after only a few sessions. And now, she has a beautiful garden to show for it, worms and all.

Not everything can be resolved with bodywork, but I’m always surprised at what is. Come give it a try!

Call Kurt Baker (707) 489-6892

I’ve moved again! I’m now doing bodywork in Caspar. Call to set up a session: Kurt Baker(707) 489-6892Fullrangebodywork@...
08/26/2021

I’ve moved again! I’m now doing bodywork in Caspar.

Call to set up a session:

Kurt Baker
(707) 489-6892
[email protected]
Fullrangebodywork.com

Client Testimonials:

*My experience is one of great relief and trust that I am safe with Kurt. Safe to allow pain, relax and get to the other side of it.
By his work, he is teaching me more about how to release held places… to expand and open to positions that I have never felt before.
There is also a calmness and an expanded sense of possibility that I experience after the treatments.

I came to him with acute shoulder pain.
With the treatments he addresses the whole body alignment. He brought me back to a more centered place with no pain.

The continued treatments bring more alignment and more mobility… there is an untwisting that is occurring.
~Carrie Durkee

*I have lived 40 years in severe pain. I have had extensive therapy over the years to realign my body. I have cervical, thoracic, lumbar & sacral issues. I moved here away from my body work therapist 3 years ago, I knew I needed help. Not any Spa Massage. I knew I needed realignment through manipulation of my muscular skeletal system. Kurt Baker has been by far the most beneficial help for me. He is professional, always on time and has helped in giving me back my life. He provides exercises to help me keep aligned and his fee is very reasonable. I think he has gained a lot of wisdom from the training he has had and I am very impressed with his skill.

~Lori
Enriquez

*Kurt’s hands are skilled and his attitude is caring. I enjoyed my treatments
very much and found relief from lower back and neck problems.
Highly recommended.
~Merry Winslow

*Kurt is a skilled, sensitive and professional practitioner. He has not only helped me with my chronic back pain but also educated me to understand some of the underlying connections so I can sustain myself and move with more ease. I gladly recommend him.
~C. Gerken

Kurt has a great technique for massage. When I asked him about his style, he said he went to a massage school in China! I was so amazed at his dedication to learn his craft. And it’s clear he did learn a great skill. I consider the style of massage that Kurt does to be among the best that I’ve experienced. Thank you, Kurt, this world needs more healers.
~M.Smyth

Kurt does a great job of realigning my body through his work. He takes the time to assess my body and then work to resolve those issues. I am very happy with his service and look forward to seeing him again.

~Thom Adams

Clinical bodywork sessions to ease pain and help you maintain a state of freedom of movement, and balance in your body. ...
02/28/2021

Clinical bodywork sessions to ease pain and help you maintain a state of freedom of movement, and balance in your body.

Sometimes the only way to address body pain is by touch. Having someone else work your muscles and joints to free them of tension, inflammation, and rigidity is often the best way to ease pain.

However, its more than just touch that is needed, its the RIGHT touch from someone who is both intuitive AND scientific in his/her approach.

By addressing your full body structure as well as your specific problem areas I can help to return your body back into its balanced state that is free of pain and restricted movement.

Correcting how the pelvis, head and ribcage relate and align with each other allows me to reorient your body to its natural balance with gravity, through specific massage techniques, props and movements. Leaving you in a state of poise, freedom and delight 🙂

I’m offering sessions in an open walled tent that is VERY warm and cozy in Mendocino. I also am doing house calls. I’m practicing COVID protocol.

Text, call or email to set up your session.

Kurt Baker
(707) 489-6892 (text for fastest response)
[email protected]

Behold, the bodywork & massage pavilion! For those of you who are my personal clients who can’t do house calls, as well ...
10/29/2020

Behold, the bodywork & massage pavilion!

For those of you who are my personal clients who can’t do house calls, as well as for guests of the inn. Indoor/outdoor optionl, with heating!

To find out more contact me:
(707) 489-6892 (text okay)
[email protected]..

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14921 Caspar Frontage Road
Fort Bragg, CA

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm

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(707) 489-6892

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