Tea is one of the most ancient human cultures.. And over thousands of years is the very alive culture in modern development and  people habits success all over the world.

The upcoming tea course is called Cha-I.. which means tea art (cha I). And we can play with "tea and I" here.. Yes, it is considered to be art and path in China at the same time and due to old meanings. Free and structured at the same time. Strict and flexible. Obeyent and developing. At the same time. 
To be able to improvise with tea art in everyday life and to integrate it in modern activities it is better to learn the basic rules and principles. 

So this course is built with knowledge of basic elements, practice in rules and understanding the ceremonial technologies that can lead you to real tea art in your life. 

You will learn:

- the variety and types of Chinese tea. You will taste and get experience in verifying it with your own taste and feelings and get known to the main groups of tea.. 
- the basic rules of Chinese tea ceremony and types of different tea brewing process. How to simplify or complicate it according to the aims. And when it is needed or not. 
- the logic of historical legends and modern respect to them.
- the practical art of movements in tea acting and tea design.
- the psychology and philosophy of peace, sensation and meditation in creating personal tea spaces. 
- group or solitude versions of tea making.

We will taste, learn and discuss the basic theoretical and practical aspects of Chinese tea ceremony art in 5 day sequence of meetings.

Qigong is the art of managing energy and maintaining balance, a method of flawless action.

Tea ceremony is the practice of immersing yourself in a state of union with your Nature through interaction with Tea.

When the art of Qigong is applied by the Master in the Tea Ceremony, it is the highest practice of Tea Mastery. It goes beyond tea, beyond Qigong, it becomes a way to grasp the Tao.

We invite you to become a participant in the Tea Ceremony, which will be conducted by Oleksandr Barabash, and learn more about what Tea Qigong is.

Oleksandr has been practicing Qigong and the art of the Tea Ceremony for more than 20 years, and at this workshop, he is ready to share with us the fruits of his experience, as well as to tell about some secrets.

Take advantage of this valuable and definitely enjoyable experience!

Deconcentration is work with an unusual mode of attention.

It is common for a person to concentrate on one object at a time.  Then he shifts his gaze to something else, often forgetting information about the previous one. This object perception causes most of the events and colors of the quality of life to pass by...

Deconcentration teaches you to expand your attention and perceive more and more objects and with more space at a time. Deconcentrated attention allows you to be fully present in life, to produce some activity, to think effectively, and to find new and interesting solutions.

Expanded attention benefits all areas of life. By releasing the psychosomatic resource of the body, the body is strengthened, the emotions are revitalized, and creative thinking is revealed!

The state of deconcentration is a continuous holistic perception of the environment. Volumetric deconcentration allows one to observe very subtle nuances of changes in the state of an object while avoiding resonant interactions.

This attunement helps to activate intuition and perceive both volumetric and local processes at the same time.

The cycle of classes consists of 2 stages:

 Stage 1 of the DKV offers exercises for training the state of sustained attention, which forms the volume of deconcentration. This is the state in which one achieves the fullest sensitivity and openness of consciousness to everything that is going on inside and outside of the person.

The goal is to teach the mind to be in a state of contemplation in which our attention is not directed toward something in particular, but is equally distributed among all of the senses.

In this state one loses the sense of the boundary that separates our inner space from the outer world, thus experiencing a deeper, "inner" understanding of all that surrounds us and achieving the effect of volumetric perception, when all that is going on around us is equally well realized, regardless of the volume of the horizon and direction.

The state of volumetric deconcentration is achieved by simultaneous distribution of attention to several senses: vision, hearing, and tactile sensations. Beforehand, exercises are performed for holding attention on an object. Simultaneously with training for sustained attention, sensitivity of the fingertips is increased and general sensitivity is activated.

The primary skills acquired are consolidated during paired work.

The basic accents of training:

To expand the understanding of attention, its possibilities and plans of realization.

Activate general sensitivity.

The 2nd stage of the DKV exercises is directed at mastering self-regulation techniques and access to inner resources.  Against the background of a suspension of internal dialogue, participants learn to control their emotional state and activate certain processes in the subconscious.

The main accents of the training: 

Stopping the internal dialogue while concentrating.

Deconcentration as a tool for stopping the internal dialogue.

Alignment of the inner space, the balance of the right - left sides / asymmetry.

Keeping deconcentration in motion.

Deployment of the required qualities, taking real action.

Translating states (active and perceiving Deconcentration).

Combining the dream space with the waking state. Controlling reality.

We'll begin by achieving a stable connection with all the senses.

Next, we will true our possible best

Then we will go through the challenge

And in the end we will reach the still point

Yoga offers a holistic system of working with the breath - pranayama. Pranayama, translated from Sanskrit, means control of vital energy. In yoga, pranayama is the fourth step of the Eightfold Path.

The practice of pranayama techniques cleanses the energy channels (nadis) and gives lightness, awareness of breath and control over the life energy (prana). Certain types of breathing are used as preparation for meditation practice.

In everyday life pranayama helps in achieving better concentration, clear thinking, reduction of stress, increase of general energy level and efficiency.

At the seminar we will work on the basic breathing techniques, as well as consider such issues:

- Prana. The five basic forms of prana (vayu).

- Basic principles of pranayama:

- asanas
- position
- time
- sequence

- Types and techniques of yogic breathing:

- cleansing: anuloma-viloma and nadi shodhana
- mental: bhramari and ujjayi
- cooling: sitali, sitkari
- fiery: bhastrika, kapalaphati
- surya bheda - morning
- chandra bheda - evening.

- Types of kumbhak.
- Mudras essential to pranayama
- Bandhas

The seminar is of interest both for those who want to improve their pranayama practice and for those who are only going to start practicing it. The information provided at the seminar will give you the opportunity not only to approach the practice of pranayama competently and systematically, but also to make this process as effective and safe as possible.