Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Morimasa Horiuchi and the Myoanji Gong
Morimasa Horiuchi plays the Taizan-ha honkyoku Choshi to the
accompaniment of the Myoanji Gong.
Originally used by the monks of the shakuhachi temple in Kyoto,
the gong fell into disuse after a ban of
the komuso by the Myoanji government in the 1860's. Its sound is heard again here after 150 years
of silence.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Spatial Awareness Breathing
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A samurai warrior (photo from Akikazu Nakamura)
demonstrating proper body positioning for "missoku", or shakuhachi
esoteric breathing. According to Nakamura, lower the pelvis, while
expanding the abdomen, then inhale and exhale. By keeping the body
still, one's spatial awareness and five senses are heightened and increased.
Wearing loose-fitting robes/clothes/kimono helps in this matter.
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