Shinrin-Yoku : It's known as forest bathing and it's a practice for relaxation. The method is to be calm and quiet amongst the trees observing nature around you while breathing deeply. Doing this lowers stress, increases creativity and improves wellbeing.
- Observing Nature and Breathing Deeply
Kintsugi: It means 'to join with gold' and it is the art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. They use this as a metaphor for embracing your imperfections and always putting back together the pieces.
Oubaitori: This means never feeling the need to compare yourself to someone else. It implies that each flower blooms in its own time and similarly every individual has his own journey to embark on.
Hara Hachi Bu: Means to eat until you are eight parts out of ten. Instead of eating until you are stuffed aim to eat to 80% fullness. This helps you avoid overeating and bloating while improving digestion.
Gaman: To be patient and calm during stressful times. Gaman translates into enduring tougness and the unbearable with patience and dignity. It teaches us not to lose ourselves no matter how bad things get.
Uketamo: Literal translation is 'I humbly accept with an open heart' The sooner you can accept all the good and bad things life throws at you, the lighter you will feel. Avoid waste time feeling sorry for yourself, instead embrace your reality and deal with it.
Kaizen: It is made of two words, Kai meaning change Zen meaning good. It is about constant and never ending improvement. It urges that even small changes accumulates to impact your life in a big way.
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