‘When one thinks about Japan, a myriad of words may pop up: Zen, samurai, and ikigai to name a few. But what about Missoku? Missoku is the traditional Japanese breathing method that all Japanese people were using unconsciously… the connecting thread between all Japanese cultural practices…’
Breathing with Missoku
Breathing with Missoku is out and it`s getting rave reviews!
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REVIEWS
‘I found it fascinating to consider missoku in light of what Nakamura summarizes: the historical interplays between social caste, military structure, religious sects, music, and physical culture…’
Sara R. Diamond, Facing North
‘This is a book that should be read by many people not only as a performance theory of the shakuhachi, which is unique among all instruments in the world, but also as a comprehensive theory of civilization that explores the lifestyle, way of life, and religious views of the Japanese people.’
Minyo Shunju
‘For Akikazu, who himself trained with shakuhachi master Katsuya Yokoyama, welcomes you to slowly, but surely work your way through this book, exploring all the chapters (that themselves cover a wide ranging set of genres), and take the steps to breathing easier, and thusly start to feel better within about the world around.’
‘There’s hardly an area of Japanese tradition that Nakamura can’t illuminate using Missoku`
Clive Bell, European Shakuhachi Society
Hear Nakamura-sensei talk about his book here, in his recent interview with Donald Altman on Pathways Radio KBOO.