Tag: shinrin yoku
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Shinrin Yoku III: The Way of Shugendo
In 1991, 23 year old Ryojun Shionuma, embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage that would take him nine years to complete by running up and down the sacred Mt. Omine in Japan for one thousand days. This unique spiritual discipline was started by “a mountain priest named En-no-Gyoja, who, in the late 600s, meditated for a…
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Shinrin Yoku II: An Invitation to Wander
What have we gained, and what have we lost in the relentless pursuit of “civilization?” We have lost our silence, we have lost our darkness, and we have lost our peace. Finally, as we are collectively losing our humanity, we are turning back to nature for solace, for healing, and reconciliation.
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Shinrin Yoku I: What we have lost
What have we gained, and what have we lost in the relentless pursuit of “civilization?” We have lost our silence, we have lost our darkness, we have lost our peace, and we have lost our purpose. Finally, as we are collectively losing our humanity, we are turning back to our Mother Nature for solace, for…