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Still @ Tokyo
This district of Tokyo is lit up by the Tower. For the Tower’s 60th anniversary which will commence December 2018, renovation works is underway for the Special Observatory at 250m, and Main Observatory at 150m height. I hear that the special observatory will have a mirror prism-like panaling where the tower will shine bright like sparkles of “diamonds” – to be ready for the 2020 Olympics the City is scheduled to host.
In the past, I never had any interest visiting the Tower, even when I lived in Tokyo thinking what a tourist trap it must be. Well, it is. But, whenever I saw the red glow, I always felt this sense of … coming home. The red glowing tower is an easy view from my mother’s place and … it was looming as a view from a window when she spent a month or so in this certain hospital nearby few summers ago. I know for most Japanese, Mt. Fuji is the symbol of their love for their country but for me … it’s Tokyo Tower that invites me back to the sense of the vibrancy of that city and quirkiness of this City and some of its residents. San Francisco-Bay Area being the 90th largest metropolitan area of the world vs. Tokyo being THE largest metropolitan area of the world, it’s just a brief little bite of a place I am taking as I visit my mother again in this City that is so multi-faceted. I love the vibe of this place. Here’s the data.
Came across these signs (sign promoting stretching exercise and then a cute illustration of reverse namaste:)as I walked by streets of Tokyo – yes, the New Year is the time to transform through stretching classes – Yoga looms big on our priority for self-care. Having a degree of flexibility is so beneficial in improving or maintaining our wellness, holistically. Heart pumping repetitive muscle strengthening exercise, balanced with Heart calming stillness in long juicy holds, feel-good and free with stretching movements for our fascia and connective tissues to gradually melt & release – BOTH – Yang & Yin to complement each other for optimal health for our heart and our balanced nervous system.
“Change of hearts at a crossroad turning point – 2018 – Try Stretch:)”
“Can you bring palms of your hands together on your back?”
(No worries, my answer is Yes, but with wrists apart as I have wrist issues – so adjust and modify listening to your body!)
Flexible Body = Flexible Mind
= more spacious ease and where there’s space there’s room for growth and fresh ideas …that promotes
Creativity ❤️
Yielding Even More Ease & Joy.
Body&Mind are intimately connected enlivening the spirit. Our life force is enlivened when in contact with our streams of our consciousness. That stream of consciousness can be outward or sometimes sub-conscious and forgotten and lays dormant. What if they all saw the light of the day and faced squarely with absolutely no … fear.
The biggest fears that I feel in the Western culture is fear of … aging. Then, there’s Fear of death. Not to say that’s not the case in the Eastern culture – we are human, we share the same fears but the approach may be different. I hope to explore this a bit by bit as we de-construct what in the world we are doing in yoga (trim sculpted body to be gained OR ?) … but first … first-hand experience by doing it. Practicing it first- theories later. For many of us, abilities to sit still, release holds, refraining from hoarding and stocking up … to be in a place of simplicity and modesty and ironically, abundance … is .. challenging. It takes practice. Start out with muscular-skeletal … then deeper into our tissues, consisting layers and layers of shields that blocks the sun and the moon’s light. Nudging our way to let in more and more light to flood within. It’s bright in there.
Let Shakti meetup with Shiva …
Awakens what’s dormant within and ignites the Kundalini energy … )
I feel your vibe.
It’s time – 2018 – to practice.