The Durango Summit: Live Internal Martial Arts Workshop & Platform Updates
Updated: Sep 17
Whether you are looking for our newly streamlined online programs or ready to join our upcoming internal martial arts workshop in the San Juan Mountains, here is what’s happening.
Whether you are deep in your daily formal practice or finding fresh ways to integrate whole-body tensegrity into your daily life, I want to thank you for being a vital part of The Way of Intent community.
Over the past few weeks, the platform has evolved significantly. We have rolled out substantial updates to thewayofintent.com, expanded our personal coaching pathways, and finalized details for our flagship autumn gathering in the Rocky Mountains.
Here is a breakdown of everything new on the site—and how you can join us on the mat, on the trail, or right in your hometown.
What’s New on The Way of Intent Platform
We have streamlined the curriculum, refined our subscriptions, and updated the site architecture to help you eliminate practice blind spots and accelerate your progress:
The Core ECP Program (Now Featuring Integrated Foundation & Practice Building)
To provide a more cohesive and streamlined training experience, the "Foundation Chapters" and "Building a Better Practice" modules have been completely refreshed and fully absorbed into the core ECP curriculum.
This integration offers a unified, systematic pathway to master the Discover, Develop, Apply (DDA) cycle. You will seamlessly learn how to establish your Formal Daily Practice—your personal "R&D Lab"—and eventually flip the Practice Pyramid, turning your mundane daily routines and dynamic sports into your Integrated Practice. This newly consolidated core program gives you the exact blueprint to activate your innate structural genius from day one.
Tree Wrestling The Complete Update
Our Tree Wrestling module has begun a massive, full update. Rooted in the ancient internal principles of Zhan Zhuang (Standing the State) and validated by modern biotensegrity, this program is a clinical, highly interactive diagnostic drill. Uniquely engineered to supercharge the Discover and Develop phases of your training, Tree Wrestling utilizes live, external physical resistance. However, the goal is not to fight; instead, it is a tool to dive aggressively back into the laboratory of your internal framework, stress-testing your structure to ensure your integrated frame becomes an unbreakable subconscious habit.
New Arrival: Swimming Through Space
We are thrilled to announce that our brand-new program, Swimming Through Space, is now available. Designed as an advanced 14-day intensive mini-course, this program takes the "Direct Method" to integrated strength. Instead of overloading your intellect with mechanical angles and vectors, it utilizes the Feelization Process to bypass the analytical brain and hack your subconscious firmware. By focusing intensely on two specific feeling states—Floating in Space and Swimming Through Space—this course will instantly launch, reboot, or reframe your practice, replacing stiff, fragmented effort with fluid, hydraulic power.
Expanded "About" Story & Hybrid Experiences: Discover the journey behind the system—from traditional black belts in Aiki Jutsu, Kung Fu, and Karate, to discipleship under Master Cheuk Fung, to applying internal principles outdoors. Explore our new Hybrid Training Experiences, which bridge core tensegrity training with high-demand mountain pursuits like snowboarding, backcountry hiking, whitewater rafting, and mountain biking.
Full Training Evaluations: For practitioners seeking a clear roadmap, our comprehensive diagnostic package includes an initial assessment (in person or virtual), a custom video training prescription, and a follow-up Check-In session to test your integration.
Targeted Check-In Sessions: Focused, 1-on-1 virtual coaching sessions designed to review your Feelizations, troubleshoot your Trilibrium activation, and answer pressing training questions.
Collaborative Group Training: Custom virtual and in-person sessions tailored for martial arts cohorts, movement groups, or fitness teams ready to build integrated power together.
Flexible Subscription Tiers: Choose the path that fits your current dedication—from our foundational Self-Guided ECP membership to The Way of Intent Guided Training, featuring live virtual labs and 50% member discounts on private sessions and workshops.
The Durango Summit: A 2-Day Internal Martial Arts Workshop in Colorado
Step out of the intellectual "Mindspace" and anchor directly into the high-alpine "Nowspace" of the San Juan Mountains.
This October 9th & 10th, join us in Durango, Colorado, for a transformative two-day immersion drawing from the core curriculum of the ECP Initiation and Swimming Through Space programs.
Seminar Highlights: From Mountain Trails to Thermal Springs
Activating Your Frame (The Trilibrium): Hands-on guidance to balance Gravity Stacking, Root & Branch Unity, and Open/Close, transitioning your frame into an effortless, subconscious "Instant Trigger".
Reversing Stepping Polarity: Replace the inefficient habit of pushing off the ground with the gravity-assisted wave motion of the "Slurping Step".
Integrated Walking & Trail Sessions: Deploy whole-body tensegrity directly onto mountain trails, turning hiking into a seamless hydraulic engine.
The Mineral Water Trilibrium: Immersive water training at the natural Durango Hot Springs, using the buoyancy of thermal pools to deepen your felt sense of root and float.
Searching in Circles Preview: An exclusive first look at our upcoming advanced circle-walking curriculum.
Registration Details:
Standard Tuition: $700 (includes a complimentary limited self-guided subscription to support pre- and post-seminar practice).
Guided Way of Intent Subscribers: $350 (50% member discount).
Private Training: Limited private energy work (Chi Gung) and 1-on-1 instruction slots are available Thursday through Sunday by pre-appointment.
How to Host a Way of Intent Intensive in Your Hometown
If you cannot make the journey to Colorado this fall, you can bring The Way of Intent to your own community.
We partner with dojos, movement studios, fitness centers, and dedicated practitioner cohorts around the country to deliver tailored 1-day or multi-day intensives. Whether you want an introductory ECP Initiation Workshop or an intensive customized to your group's specific discipline, we will build an unforgettable hands-on event for your team.
Interested in hosting? Simply reply directly to this email or reach out through our contact form with your location and proposed dates to start the conversation.
Step into the Nowspace
True functional strength isn't about collecting more disconnected techniques; it is about reclaiming the natural tensegrity your body already knows how to express.
Explore the updates, lock in your spot for Durango, or reach out to organize a training weekend near you:
See you on the mat and on the trail,
Steve Ehrenreich
The Way of Intent
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