Katsugen undō

Katsugen undō (regenerating movement exercise, 活源運動, かつげんうんどー) is a Seitai exercise developed by Haruchika Noguchi in which one on purpose lets go of conscious control of the body and allow it to heal itself. Also a manifestation of regenerating movement exists which is spontaneously induced by the body and which is simply called katsugen.

Before consciously inducing katsugen undō, one has to do two preparatory movements and a method exists for ending katsugen undō. This makes a total of four movements. It is also possible to do mutual katsugen undō by two people.

Books

 * Order, Spontaneity and the Body by Haruchika Noguchi. Tokyo, Japan, Zensei, 1985, paperback. ISBN 4-915417-00-X.
 * Katsugen: The Gentle Art of Well-Being by Richard S. Omura, USA, iUniverse, 2000, paperback. ISBN 0-595-13079-8.