Drawing by Mona
A path of experience and practice in Vienna
Fewer musts. More you.
Notice what is really there.
Trust what wants to reveal itself.
Move what wants to come alive.
At our practice evenings in Vienna, we move, become still and try things out together. I bring simple exercises from Qi Gong and Body Intelligence.
Notice. Trust. Move.
At KI-mo, moving is about more than the body. Stuck thoughts and old feelings can start moving again, too.
In doing so, we can discover how much there is in softness. Sometimes a movement becomes easier precisely when we force less.
And time and again, I am amazed at how much strength there is in us when we are in touch with ourselves.
In touch with yourself and in contact
Sometimes we are quick to focus on the other person, on the problem or already on the solution – and in doing so, we move a little away from ourselves.
At KI-mo, we explore how we can reconnect more with ourselves – while staying in contact and in motion.
A moment before you read on
For a moment, feel your feet on the floor.
Notice how you are sitting or standing right now.
You do not have to change anything.
What do you notice when you do not immediately tell your body how it should be?
This is not yet “the method”. But it is a beginning: noticing before we intervene.
From one of our workshops in Vienna
What we actually do
An evening does not follow a fixed programme. We usually begin with Qi Gong, then we try things out, alone, in pairs or as a group, and at the end we take time for sensing afterwards. Some moments become very still, and sometimes we cannot help laughing together because a familiar reaction suddenly becomes so clearly visible.
Arriving
Settling into the body
Depending on what the moment needs: slow, flowing movements from Qi Gong, stretches, tapping the body, sometimes even strength exercises. The body warms up, and our attention finds its way to where we are right now.
Becoming still
We also meditate in stillness, sometimes with brief guidance, often without any technique at all: simply sitting and being here. There is nothing to achieve and nothing to get right. It is enough to feel how you are, right here.
Letting movement arise
Sometimes we give just a small impulse and do not decide in advance what comes of it. Perhaps your weight shifts, an arm rises, or everything simply stays still. We follow the movement as far as it feels right.
Exploring
Trying out and comparing
We do a simple movement twice and change just one thing in between: where our attention goes, how much tension we hold, the inner attitude we bring to it. Then we compare. Are we stronger when we become softer?
Staying in touch with yourself under pressure
Sometimes it takes a challenge to make the difference clear. Someone holds your arm, for example, pushes against your hands or brings impatience into the contact. It does not always have to be gentle. But it always stays within your boundaries, without pain and without catching you off guard: we agree beforehand how strong it is, how long it lasts and how we stop, and you can stop at any time.
This lets us notice how we react automatically, and what changes when we struggle less and bring ourselves back into the contact.
Making visible what usually goes unnoticed
A lot happens in us before we think about it. Someone makes a small movement towards you, and one after another you notice: your belly tightens. There is uncertainty. Your head turns it into a story. And your body already wants to back away or smile. When we tell these apart, there is sometimes room for a different response.
Meeting
With an open heart
The same movement feels different when joy or gratitude is part of it. We try this out, once neutrally and once with a feeling, and sense what changes. Feelings are not a disturbance here but a strength. An open heart belongs just as much as stillness or a clear no. And open does not mean unprotected.
Exploring encounter
In pairs, we might move with our palms touching, take turns leading and following, or look for a shared pace. This makes tangible what often stays hidden on our own: closeness, distance, touch and boundaries.
Sensing afterwards and taking it with you
We do not chase an effect. We pause, and anyone who wants to describes honestly what happened. Then we look at what you would like to take with you into your everyday life.
Sometimes something surprising happens. Sometimes almost nothing. Both are welcome.
How people have experienced KI-mo
“It was a wonderful and very mindful time for me. Paul guided me through these sessions with a lot of love – and we laughed a great deal, too. I discovered ‘strengths’ in myself that I did not know I had, and experienced many moments of noticing, of sensing myself and of accepting myself.”
Gabriele KI-mo participant Translated from German.What makes KI-mo special
The movements come from Qi Gong and the internal arts. Unlike a traditional Qi Gong class, though, the focus is less on performing a form correctly and more on the attitude with which you practise.
The experience is the experiment
We do not have to prove anything. First we experience. Then we look closely: What actually happened? An explanation can emerge later – and can also remain open.
Forcing less, letting more happen
Sometimes a movement or response that feels right arises more easily when we notice more closely, force less and do not decide in advance what it must look like. In Daoism, this attitude is called Wu wei: acting without unnecessary forcing.
The whole person takes part in the practice
Body, thoughts, feelings, energy, intuition and relationship are not considered separately from one another.
A boundary is part of the practice
A no, a not yet, more distance or a pause are not disruptions. They are part of conscious awareness.
Experience KI-mo together
No new event has been published yet. Send me a short message if you would like to be informed as soon as the next evening is confirmed.
You do not need any skills
You need no experience with Qi Gong, meditation or bodywork. You set your own pace, and touch is voluntary.
To explore further
The still moment before action
The intention remains. Only the urgency grows quieter.
Observing the space between things
What happens when you look not at things – but at the space between them?
What is Qi Gong?
An ancient practice from China that combines stillness with movement. On Dao, Yin and Yang – and the relationship between attention and energy.
There is only so much words can explain about KI-mo
The simplest way is to practise together and have your own experience.