Accept and Release
The in breath is acceptance, the out breath release.
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The gravity of the situation
Never let the gravity of the situation get to you. The situation is what it is, things might not be as normal as they usually are, but the gravity of the situation has no standing on how you should feel.
How goggles taught me acceptance (Uketamo)
I think I cursed myself with yesterday’s post. I went to the pool trying to ignore all the signs (which is impossible, I swear there’s more now).
Laminator Land: What to do with all the signage in Japan
My local swimming pool is a real attack on the visual senses, but no one seems to notice it but me.
Active and Passive Vocabulary Learning in a Second Language
I have a theory when it comes to learning vocabulary in a second language that goes like this:
Practice and Process
I just re-did some voiceovers I had done, nothing too bad though. This is all part of the process of trying to better my communication skills.
Flexing your Uketamo Muscle
To practice Uketamo is to practice acceptance. Yamabushi training is a way of practicing Uketamo, as is simply being in nature, meditation, creative endeavours, or anything else aimed entirely at putting you in the moment. Acceptance is always the fastest way to move on. If you don’t accept things, there will always be something nagging …
The Sense to Sense
1. Put yourself in nature. 2. Sense. 3. Reflect on what you sense. This is the core of yamabushi training, but by no means must you be a yamabushi to do so.
Hearing the echo
Playing a Yamabushi conch is not easy. It takes time to train your lip muscles and lungs (and stomach!) to get the right tones at the right times, and even after years of practice you don’t always get the intended sound.
Your part in the journey
Everyone is equal precisely because we are at different points along our journey. Those who are ahead, look to them for advice. Those who are behind, look to lift them up.