ONEBREATH
workshop
A performative mindful writing workshop with Pan
“One Breath” workshop was cultivated from Pan’s ongoing social calligraphy projects. The purpose is to integrate ancient East Asian calligraphic knowledge into contemporary life with an open heart. The big challenge has always been the language. How could someone practice calligraphy without knowing any Chinese or Japanese characters? “One Breath” workshop makes this possible by focusing on brushwork and the mindful process.
Our humanity is facing more challenges from different aspects nowadays. The inquiry of who am I becomes the question again! For Pan, "only when using the brush, I feel I am still alive."
5 Practices and more
Learning how to locate the heart and breath with the mind and body
has never been more important than ever before!
Our practices, which focus on mindful-brush practices, start with losing yourself.
1. Lose your body
Body is the brush! but you need to lose it! and the secret is to learn how to breathe together with every movement. You will practice 8 or 13 taiji or Shaolin warm-up movements guided by Pan.
Body is the brush! But you need to lose it! Eight movements connected with 8 strokes and lead to 8 aesthetic experiences. The secret is beyond the body, and breath together.
2. Silence and sense
Meditation with fine tea tasting is the best way to open your senses and dive into the ocean of silence. You will have some authentic tasting tea moments by experiencing the pan's humble tea ceremony, no need for any preparation, just sit and calm down.
Pan is an artist with a collection of tea and manuscripts. For him, writing is holistic. Meditation with fine tea tasting is the best way to dive into the ocean of silence. Reading the ancient manuscripts is the moment of encountering the presence.
Pan's humble tea ceremony will help you calm down and open sensations.
3. Hold the void
The brushes are made from bamboo which is empty inside, so learning how to hold the brush is not an easy task since you need to talk to the void first. Pan will explain the matters of the materials (ink paper and brush) related to the workshop.
All writing materials are vulnerable. For example, the brushes are made from bamboo, hollow inside. Holding the brush is not easy when you have to learn how to hold the hollow tightly. Pan will explain the materials, such as ink, water, paper, brush, stone, and so on...
4. Place your heart
Where is our heart located today? The concentration of using a brush might help to focus on your current situation. You will experience some basic strokes or forms written by heart! yes, that's right by heart even if you need the help of your hand.
Where is our heart located today? The concentration of using a brush might help to focus on your current situation. You will experience some basic strokes or forms written by heart! yes, that's right by heart even if you need the help of your hand.
5. Writing is painting
Once you learn four steps, it's time to reward yourself! let your hands get dirty and your mind go crazy, because writing is painting! Who cares? A performative mindful writing workshop with Pan.
Once you learn four steps, it's time to reward yourself! let your hands get dirty and your mind go crazy, because writing is painting! Who cares? A performative mindful writing workshop with Pan.
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