Breathing with Missoku is out and it`s getting rave reviews!
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`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…`
`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
`The theory of culture based on music is beautifully developed in this book… This book is a precious one that guides us to see where the culture of Japan exists.`
Akira Imai, Kinokuniya Bookstore Book Review
`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.`
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‘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.