Tensegrity (Castaneda)

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Tensegrity was a term used by Carlos Castaneda to refer to some movements called magical passes (a series of meditative stretches, stances and movements) that he said were developed by Native American shamans who lived in Mexico in times prior to the Spanish conquest.^[1]

Castaneda created Cleargreen Incorporated in 1995 in order to give workshops and seminars on Tensegrity.^[2] He also published the book Magical Passes in 1998. Magical Passes contains a series of instructions for performing a set of Tensegrity movements. He also published instructional video recordings of Tensegrity movements.

Castaneda said that he borrowed the term tensegrity from architecture because the magical passes combine tension and relaxation of the muscles, joints and ligaments in a way that yields a stronger, more flexible, and more "aware" physical body. 'Tensegrity' also refers to the flow of energy between people who are practicing the Tensegrity exercises together, according to Nyei Murez, one of the current teachers of Tensegrity.^{[citation needed]}