Mind and Body Space

Join us at the Mind and Body Space to learn some new skills and recharge yourself at the same time. All Mind and Body Space sessions will be in Sun Palace 4F Room 3

School Safety

This workshop shares functional de-escalation and self-defense skills in schools for conflict resolution. These easy-to-learn skills maximize the self-defense capabilities of educators and help to reduce anxiety over potential school attacks. Saturday, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Dominic Jones, Sendai Seiyo Gakuin College

Gain Instant Impact with This Fully Engaging Team Building Activity

Introducing Tītītorea – an enjoyable traditional Māori stick game. Tītītorea can bring a positive effect to your educational setting. Played in pairs or large groups, activating hand-eye co- ordination, rhythm, beat and teamwork. This 40-minute session will present a brief insight into the evolution of Tītītorea, then demonstrate the manufacturing of the sticks, game implementation with music and a variety of passing patterns and techniques catering to a range of beginner levels through to advanced. On-demand only Jerry Parangi, Sendai University

A Short Taiji Chuan Workout

After a short explanation of Taiji chuan/太極拳, and an introduction of our local group, I will introduce a light workout. The workout will be online live. On-demand only (25 minutes) Martin Pauly, University of Tsukuba

Self-Care Moxa

In this session, I will introduce moxibustion depending on the participant’s symptoms. Moxibustion is a therapy using the burning of mugwort leaves. However, at this time, non-burning moxa is used. It is said that the heat generated through moxa can help to increase the flow of energy throughout the body. Saturday, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Masatoshi Shoji, Shokei Gakuin University

Tongue Diagnosis

In this session, I will introduce tongue diagnosis which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Tongue diagnosis is one of the tools to know the health condition by looking at the body of the tongue and the coating of the tongue. On-demand only (25 minutes) Masatoshi Shoji, Shokei Gakuin University