The Tai Chi Walk - place one foot, listen to its weight
A slower pace than usual, attention paid to the sole of the foot: the walk of Tai Chi (太極歩, tàijí bù) transforms an ordinary movement into a small ritual of presence.
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Ise-Shima through the Seasons - When Walking Becomes an Inner Pilgrimage
The Ise-Shima Peninsula (伊勢志摩), in southern Japan, has for centuries been a place where Shinto rites harmonize with the cycles of life. An art of slowness, to be borrowed, even from afar.
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Forest bathing - Shinrin-yoku, when walking becomes an art
In Japan, there is a word for "forest bathing." It's neither meditation nor a sports walk. It's just being there, under the trees, fully present.
10 h ago 6 2