On the way back, it was fabulous cycling downhill all the way. It wasn’t a rugged mountain trail, just a regular road, so I wouldn’t call it mountain biking. It was more like mountain cycling, and that was good enough for us, safe and fun.
The commonalities among Okinawa, Nagano, and Shiga, Japanese blue zones.
Dan Buttner says that the environment is the biggest factor determining one’s happiness. You can use positive psychology to change your mental state, and yet, it isn’t easy for everyone to do that. However when you change your living environment so many outside factors will help you feel different. For example, if you move to Denmark or Finland, countless elements can support your happiness.
Well, in that case, can you move to a place where you can naturally live long?
My son’s school began today. He managed to do most of his homework this year, which is the first time for him. He hadn’t done his homework before and we, the parents, didn’t care about it either since we don’t believe in homework that much. For us, having multi-sensory experiences are more crucial. He got all those experiences, too.
Starting today I have entered the third cycle of my Hare and Ke Intermittent fasting.
Last Sunday, I went Satoyama cycling again and saw the rice fields with water. This is the great element of Satoyama cycling I told you about last week. You get to see changes in seasons and the process of food production.
Satoyama cycling is another form of bio-harmonizing, Japanese bio-hacking. It is country cycling, and what is wonderful about it is you can be aware of natural surroundings.
Today, I would like to talk about bio-hacking, and how I would optimize it in the Ikigai Diet way or Satoyama style.
On Saturday, I helped a friend plant rice at terraced rice fields near my house.
