by Jim Sterling On February 5, 2021, Shintaido of America (SOA) held a celebration via Zoom to honor Michael Thompson, Doshu, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. During this event over…
Read moreShintaido Northeast Kangeiko
by Eva Thaddeus In the Northeast, our coldest cold spell this winter came in February. It was down to zero where I live just north of NYC, and windy as…
Read morePacific Shintaido Kangeiko 2023
By Derk Richardson It had been three years since Pacific Shintaido was able to host its annual Kangeiko gathering in person. But, after two years of surprisingly successful virtual workshops,…
Read moreReflections on Sai-Zan. “Breaking through mountains” — Kokyu when retreating
By “Next Steps” Connie* I wrote a recent article on grief, death and loss; I now have some reflections on the benefit of practicing Taimyo Part I — specifically the…
Read morePoetry in Motion
by Robert Gaston About the authorMany of you may have been fortunate to have had a chance to do keiko with Robert Gaston. He is a Senior Instructor of Shintaido…
Read moreA Revealed Dream – The Treasures Within
by Heather KuhnHeather Kuhn has practiced Shintaido for 23 years with the Shintaido North East (SNE) group. Also, she is a somatic psychotherapist who provides individual therapy focused on early…
Read moreAn interview of Master MINAGAWA
Master Minagawa answers to questions prepared by Jean-Louis de Gandt for a conference held during the yearly Kangeiko of Ile-de-France Shintaido at Fort Mahon on January 25, 2020. Shintaido has many disciplines,…
Read moreComing under one roof – Gasshuku in Quebec City, Canada
September 2022 by Connie Borden From 16 September to 18 September 2022, fourteen of us gathered in Quebec City, Canada for a Gasshuku. Now that it has ended, we have…
Read moreFeelings of Grief
by Connie Borden, 9 March 2022 en français ci-dessous / 以下日本語で IntroductionTomi Nagai-Rothe and Connie Borden, both Shintaido Instructors, are also active with HF Ito, Sarah Baker, Rob Gaston and…
Read moreRe-Connecting What is broken
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe en français ci-dessous / 以下日本語で IntroductionTomi Nagai-Rothe and Connie Borden, both Shintaido Instructors, are also active with HF Ito, Sarah Baker, Rob Gaston and many others in…
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