by Michael Thompson Recently I came upon a reference to Howard Schultz, who founded the Starbucks chain. It described the transition of the company from “founder-led” to “founder-inspired” now that…
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Pacific Shintaido Kangeiko 2019
By Shin Aoki and Derk Richardson Over the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, January 19–21, Pacific Shintaido hosted its Kangeiko 2019 at Marin Academy in San Rafael, California. Master Instructor…
Read moreA Recap of the Semi-International Gasshuku in Tirrenia, Italy
31 October to 4 November 2018 By Connie Borden and Shin Aoki For five days, sixty Shintaido Practitioners practiced in Tirrenia, in the Italian region of Tuscany. From pasta to…
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by Master Instructor H.F. Ito Life is a path. We come from Mu and we go back to Mu. Life is long, and our own lives are each a small…
Read moreHow John Seaman Helped Shape My Life
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe [John Seaman, a long-time Shintaido instructor, passed away in April of this year. See the News Item. John and Lee started their practice during the early days…
Read moreHow do you recharge after teaching?
by Connie Borden-Sheets At our recent SOA board meeting, an attendee asked: “How do you recharge after teaching?” I became curious about what works for our Shintaido teachers to recharge?…
Read moreWE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL
by Joe Zawielski I AM BEAUTIFUL. That was a sub theme of a gasshuku, which Bill Burtis reminded me was in California in 1990. I am a slow but steady…
Read moreTeaching Shintaido to Seniors
by Bela Breslau When we drove away from the Shintaido class at the South County Senior Center in South Deerfield recently, Stephen said something like: “That is so inspiring. I…
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The following message was sent by General Instructor Pierre Quettier to attendees at France’s recent national Shintaido event for instructors and assistants. The event was intended to strengthen the relationship…
Read moreOn Floor Cleaning
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe I have enjoyed steam cleaning the floors at Ojas Yoga Center for over a year. It is a quiet time when I have the studio to myself.…
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