Like many people, I encountered Okido Yoga at a time of need. My health had broken down to the point where I could’t continue my university studies and I felt a failure in many ways. Within a short time, Okido Yoga offered me, not only practices and awareness to restore my wellbeing, but a place in a warm, caring and non-dogmatic community.… Read more
First of all, thank you very much for attending, or sending messages for, this celebration gathering. I am very much touched with your warm-hearted thoughts.
In 1977 when I was a university student in Japan, I read one of Masahiro Oki’s books for the first time.… Read more
A student once said, “Even though I think I understand Oki-sensei’s philosophy introduced in the articles of this blog by reading and thinking over the words, I can’t actually use it well. For example, when I took a yoga lesson from my teacher and was asked to write feedback, I thought that I should write it.… Read more
In my last post, Masahiro Oki’s “Three Principles of Becoming Healthy,” he states the following three things as the principles of becoming healthy as human beings.
1)- In order to improve our ability of maintaining physiological balance, it is important to regulate and enhance our body’s functions by keeping a natural posture at all times, taking a suitable diet, and improving our sensibility through full breathing.… Read more
On 8th November 2020 (Oki-sensei’s 101st birthday), at the site of Oki Yoga Shūdōjō, Mishima, Japan, was held a ceremony to unveil the stone monument. After that, a gathering party was held at Mishima Plaza Hotel. About 40-50 people attended both or either events.… Read more
The building of Okido Yoga Dojo in Mishima, near Mt. Fuji, was demolished around 2010 due to deterioration. As the result of subsequent researches and discussions, it was decided to donate the land to Mishima City to make it a park, and to put a memorial stone (photo) at one spot of the park.… Read more