Wellness
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Joyful Life
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being.” It is a way of living that is focused on finding your purpose in life and living it to the fullest. The concept of ikigai is based on the idea that everyone has something that they are good at, something that they love to do, something that the world needs, and something that they can be paid for. When you can find a way to combine all four of these things, you have found your ikigai. There are many different ways to find your ikigai. One way is to use the ikigai diagram. The ikigai diagram is a simple…
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Mastering the Art of the Zen Garden
The British have loved Japanese gardens since 1910, when the Japan-British exhibition brought eight million people to London to thrill at show gardens of miniature Mount Fujis and blazing acer, or maple, trees. In the subsequent craze for Japanese gardens, the English aristocracy shipped boulders, trees and entire buildings from the Far East to fill their acres with tea houses, ornamental bridges and impeccably raked gravel. More than a hundred years on, Japanese gardens continue to enthrall us and have never felt more contemporary. Often featuring a simple palette of peaceful greens, rocks, gravel and water with meandering paths and secluded spaces to sit quietly, they are places for calm and contemplation,…
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Understanding The Wabi-Sabi Art Of Imperfection
They say beauty is universal, though it can be quite tricky to define, as it takes on various meanings depending on the moral and theoretical principles of a specific culture. If Western societies follow ancient Greek ideals of beauty based on components like perfection, symmetry, and grandness, the Eastern ones instead abide by a completely different set of standards that tend to be more spiritual in nature. Immersed in an environment that is both serene and transcendent, the Shou Sugi Ban House wellness and spa retreat in the Hamptons is exactly the kind of Japanese-influenced meditative destination that is beautiful in its own simplicity. To find out more about the Eastern concepts…
