During April, we focus on two Japanese philosophies that include the kanji for the heart: 心. The first one is Kokoro-gamae 心構え, which originates in Japanese martial arts and Dō-in yoga. Kokoro 心 literally...

In March we focus on Chōwa 調和 - the search for Balance. Chōwa can be practiced in every aspect of daily life. Since we are helping the Liver and Gallbladder with cleaning the body and mind in March,...

According to the Taoist calendar, March 4 to April 5 is the peak of spring, with March 21 being the ultimate spring day of the year when nature is in full bloom and growth. Last month we worked on...

初心 Shōshin, the 'beginner's mind' is an important concept in Zen Buddhism. 初 Shō means ‘first time’, or ‘beginning’. 心 Shin can mean a lot of things: 'heart, mind, spirit, vitality or inner strength​'. "It...

In Traditional Chinese and Japanese Medicine, spring is associated with the element of Wood 木 . As Dutch millennial kids we already learned about the elements - Gogyo 五行 - in Japanese philosophy,...

Most of you know I'm pretty obsessed with Eastern philosophy. Especially Japanese Zen Buddhist, and Chinese Taoist philosophy, because both see human beings as part of Nature.   We work...