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JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR
Special to the Jewish News

Breslow's eyes to the relaxing nature
of focusing and meditation. He
embarked on classes in t'ai chi, a phi-
hen Arieh Lev Breslow
losophy emphasizing finding balance
first started teaching t'ai
in life through meditation, visualiza-
chi in Jerusalem parks,
tion and gentle exercise.
he could tell passersby
"From there, it followed that I
were not as receptive as he was to the
wanted to know more about what I
ancient eastern art.
was doing," he said.
"In the beginning, people did not
He learned more and more about
know what t'ai chi was," Breslow said.
eastern philosophy while also immers-
"I always held my classes in the park.
ing himself in Judaism. His devotion
I got some snickers."
to Judaism brought him to Israel ini-
But that was the
tially in 1981 and eventually led
early 1980s. Since
him to make aliya in 1984 and
then, Breslow, an
open the Jerusalem Center for
Orthodox Jew, has
T'ai Chi.
opened the
This eventually led to Beyond
the Closed Door, which to my
J erusalem School of
T'ai Chi and writ-
knowledge is the only complete
ten two books. The
cultural understanding of the ori-
first was Beyond the
gins of t'ai chi," Breslow said.
Closed Door:
In his new book, Breslow
Chinese Culture and
emphasizes the philosophy
the Creation of T'ai
as a way to reduce stress
Chi Ch van. His lat-
and to improve overall
est is When Less is
health by taking a more
More: Using the
moderate approach to life.
Mind to Exercise the Body
He points to religions such
(Almond Blossom Press,
as Judaism, Buddhism and
$19.95).
Taoism, saying each advo-
Breslow, raised in Lincoln,
cates the more moderate
Neb., admits it was a long
approach to living.
road from the cornhusker
To support his ideas,
state to the Jerusalem insti-
Arieh Lev Breslow
Breslow fills the book with
tute, particularly when his
quotes by noted thinkers,
parents raised him in a Conservative
including Hippocrates,
household and exposed him to
Moses, Maimonides, Confucius and
thought no "further east than
Benjamin Franklin, all of whom
Omaha." In fact, it wasn't until after
apparently shared the idea that the
he relocated to California in the
"middle path" was the ideal way to
1970s that he was exposed to eastern
live life.
philosophies and practices. At the
For example, he quotes
time, he was teaching at a Jewish day
Maimonides: "A person should not
school after having earned his teach-
eat until his stomach is full. Rather,
ng certificate.
he should stop eating when he has
"In the '70s, California was a place
eaten close to three-quarters full in
full of exciting people and events like
satisfaction." Breslow acknowledges
Haight-Ashbury, different ways of
that in today's fast-paced society,
thinking, a rejection of the Vietnam
fueled in part by a sense of American
War, although by that time almost no
materialism, it is difficult to avoid
one supported it," he said.
excess and embrace something as time
So it really wasn't all that unusual
consuming and focused as medita-
when a friend invited him to attend a
tion.
"I understand the problem
J apanese ritual tea ceremony, led by a
t 'ai chi teacher. The event opened
because it is difficult for me to