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Jo: The Art of the Japanese Staff


Classes for Adults / Health & Wellness -
Winter 2026- Adult

Practice of the Jo, which means "stick" in Japanese, is a highly refined art with a 400-year history. Jo techniques derive their power from relaxed movement and help us cultivate inner calm.  Explore basic principles and practice fundamental movements using balance, rhythm, momentum and centrifugal force. Receive your own Jo for in-class and home practice.

Kirsten Welge

Kirsten Welge is certified as Assistant Lecturer in Japanese Yoga and Mind-Body Oneness through Shinshin Toitsu Aikido, and holds a first degree black belt in Ki Aikido. Through the practices ofmeditation, ki aikido, and wildlife tracking, she cultivates awareness, ease, and connection to herself, others, and nature all around us. She leads classes in ki principles, meditation, and movement in daily life, and leads wildlife tracking survey teams and trailing practice in the field. She is also certified in Wildlife Track & Sign (Level 3) and Trailing (Level 3) through Cybertracker International. Kirsten holds a Masters degree in Public Health, and served as a hospital leader in process & quality improvement for over a decade.

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  Kirsten Welge


Highland Park Elementary School : 1119 Cafeteria
Tuesdays, Jan 20 - Feb 17
7:00 - 8:00 PM

  No Class Feb 3


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Min Age   16 yr.

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