It was almost two years when I gave a talk and workshop at the Apricot Centre and they featured me again on their website, introducing my current activity, as well.
I developed a custom that I call Ima Iwai out of Yoshuku. Ima means now, and Iwai means celebration. Ima Iwai means celebrating the present moment, appreciating here and now.
On the night of the full moon day, we had ikigai dinner as usual.
My son and I had small Hanami, a cherry blossom viewing party yesterday.
In the past, people had cherry blossom viewing parties not just to celebrate the blooming, but also to celebrate the rice harvest in Autumn in advance. The cherry blossom was a symbol of a good harvest and prosperity. By celebrating the good harvest in advance, people thought they would manifest that reality.
It is the full moon in Libra and Libra is one of the air signs, which pushes the Age of Air forward.
It is Saturday and I have completed the seventh week of my intermittent fasting with Nordic walking and HIIT routine. This morning, I had breakfast and went Satoyama cycling with my son instead of my regular Nordic walking.
I had a question from one of the readers that how I get the bacteria to start the fermentation when I make fermented brown rice. So, I would like to share the answer with you, too, since you might have the same question.
One thing the Ikigai Diet is different from those books is that it is a socially friendly diet. That aspect is not so addressed in other books. I think it is because society and one’s health are not directly related and there is no medical evidence to suggest it.
Recently, there is a flood of books on diet and longevity written by doctors and scientists showing all kinds of medical data and scientific evidence.
On the other hand, there are many books written based on people’s experiences. Some of them are based on personal experiences, and others are based on the experiences of a group of people such as a community. Books about the blue zones are under this category.
Which is more important evidence or experience?
