Forest of Arden Healing Arts

02/07/2022

We are today at Subaermarkt offering 15-30 min massages on the chair.

18/06/2022

We are here today at Subaermarkt with massage and yoga and self-massage products. And we are being interviewed today by rbb about beautiful walks and markets in Berlin.

10/06/2022

Tomorrow, Saturday, we will be offering 15 or 30 minute massages on the chair at Subaermarkt in Schöneweide. Come by to get a deep relaxing massage.
And you can check our website for our other massage services in our office: https://forestofardenhealingarts.com/

27/05/2022

We will be at Subaermarkt tomorrow, Saturday, from 12:00 - 19:00 offering massages.
Also you can try our Springing Challenge. Christian will guide you to develop your spring strength using MovNat principles.

20/05/2022

We will be offering chair massage tomorrow at Subaermarkt from 12:00 to 19:00. 15mins for 14€, 30mins also available. Come chill out with us.

07/05/2022

We are at Subaermarkt today offering 15 Min massages for 14€. And we are selling yoga and self-massage products along with a varied line of incense and cool incense holders at our stand next door. There is live music at 14:00 and food and drink all day. Kommt vorbei und kommt herein!

26/04/2022

Next Saturday we are teaching 3 workshops in Qi Gong and Tai Chi for World Tai Chi and Qi Gong day at Subaermarkt. See flyer below.
We will also have our massage stand open to offer 15 Minute massages on the chair, and of course, Yoga Bär Box will be open selling self-massage and yoga supplies and an assortment of incense and incense holders. The market also has food stands and a bar, and musicians playing at 2pm and 4pm. What a great way to spend a day!

23/04/2022

We are open today at Subaermarkt! We offer 15 min massages on the chair for 14€. Find us right next to our Yoga Bär Box stand. The weather is nice; come by and relax.

02/04/2022

Did you know that our co-founder, Christian Smith, is also a scholar? He has a doctorate in English and Comparative Literary Studies from the University of Warwick. He reads Shakespeare and world literature, approaching them from German critical theory - Marxism and Psychoanalysis. His monograph - Shakespeare’s Influence on Karl Marx; The Shakespearean Roots of Marxism - was recently published by Routledge. The critical close-reading that Christian uses in his scholarship is similar to the manner in which he approaches the healing arts. He close-reads the body and explores the multiple layers of somatic experience. This informs his bodywork and his movement work teaching.
Here is a link to an interview about his recent book on KPFA radio station (San Francisco) show Letters and Politics:

Guest: Christian Smith is an independent researcher based in Berlin and he is the author of the book Shakespeare’s Influence on Karl Marx: The Shakespearean ...

30/03/2022

Here is the second video in our stretching series: This is an indepth analysis of the anatomy and physiology of the limit point of a stretch and a discussion of the Yin Yoga and the Iyengar approaches to that limit.

In this video we talk about what we stretch when we stretch and how we stretch when we reach the limit of stretch. We include a discussion of the anatomy and...

07/03/2022

Here is the first in a planned series on Qi Gong. Christian shows how to use the Daoist notion of untwisting the Taiji Chord to relax your body and mind

In this video, I use a notion from Daoism called Wuji as the mechanism for a body and mind relaxation exercise. It is called Untwisting the Taiji Chord. Fore...

04/03/2022

Here is the third of 3 videos on barefoot shoes. In this video, Annie and Christian review the barefoot shoes they have tried in the last few years:

In this video, Christian and Annie review some of the barefoot shoes they have tried. We consider what a barefoot shoe is, and a continuum of different types...

02/03/2022

Here is the second of 3 videos on barefoot shoes. In this video, Christian talks about how to transition to wearing barefoot shoes. It's not as easy as just putting them on and wearing them.

In this video we give some suggestions on how to transition to barefoot shoes, including using bodywork and yoga, and changing your gait. If you have questio...

01/03/2022

Here is the first installation of a series by Annie analysing yoga asanas. She takes up a difficult pose, Virabhadrasana (Warrior) 1, and shows how to express the full power of this pose without getting injured.

This is an analysis of Virabhadrasana (Warrior) 1 yoga pose, with clues from the source story about the qualities needed to express this pose, and a discussi...

28/02/2022

Annie and I put our heads together and wrote a 3-part series on barefoot shoes. Here is part 1, which makes the case for switching to the barefoot model. On Wednesday we will post part 2, which explains how to transition to using barefoot shoes, and on Friday we will review some of the shoes we have tried over the years.
Please share, and let's make our feet healthy!

In this video, we discuss why barefoot shoes are the best choice for healthy feet. This is part 1 of a series of 3. In part 2 we talk about how to transition...

10/02/2022

In this video, Christian works out his developing somatic theory to derive empathy and kindness from the wholistic practices we do and teach - bodywork, yoga, movement work. This is part 1. We'll post part soon.

Somatic-Based Empathy: Make Kindness the Currency, Part 1Some thoughts on deriving kindness from somatic practices such as bodywork, yoga and movement work. ...

02/02/2022

This is Part 2 of my video on ageing and connective tissue. Here I talk about strategies for keeping your connective tissue healthy as you grow older. I discuss the role of bodywork (with a little demo of structural massage), self-massage, yoga and MovNat. I also give a detailed schedule for how to proceed and avoid injuries.
Please share this video!

Connective Tissue and Ageing: Part 2 - How to keep your connective tissue healthy for a long and active life. ...

01/02/2022

In this video Christian talks about the role of connective tissue in ageing and how keeping your connective tissue healthy gives you a longer and healthier life. This is Part 1; we will post Part 2 tomorrow.
Please share this video if you think that it will benefit others.

Connective Tissue and Ageing: How to keep your connective tissue healthy for a long and active life. Part 1 - Physiology ...