MIND-BODY INTEGRATIONSEMINARTaiko Drumming,JapaneseMind-Body Practices&MeditationWORKSHOP 2026.07.19

The breath changes. One strike brings you into tune.
 — Strike with everything you have. The drum receives you. —

― When the mind changes, the body changes. When the body changes, the mind changes.

In everyday life, we rarely use the body at full power. A taiko drum will not break, however hard you strike
it — it receives everything you give. So you can safely let go of control. Stop thinking, and simply strike.
And when you have struck with everything you have, we breathe together — toward one shared resonance.

EXPANDING POSSIBILITY

When you stop controlling and strike with full force, strength that usually lies dormant comes to the surface. This is not stress relief — it is an
experience that expands what you are capable of. And you will verify it in your own body: how your strike changes, before and after you learn.

01— ATTUNE

Learn breathing, seated stillness, and
traditional Japanese body mechanics

02 — STRIKE

Strike with full force — and feel how you
change, before and after

03 — RESONATE

Synchronize with the whole group and
become one resonance

Instructors

_TAIKO
Kensaku Satou
/ Taiko performer
^{“The Man Chosen by the Taiko”}

Photo: Haruna Uchiyama

Over 40 years as a taiko artist. Performed the great drum “Fuji” at the 1998
FIFA World Cup in France and at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games (2021). First taiko performer to receive the New Artist
Award at the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival. Featured on BBC World Service.
Creator of the “Fuji Method” of body technique.

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_{MIND-BODY PRACTICE & MEDITATION}
Satoshi Hasegawa
/Yamabushi
(mountain ascetic)
^{Lecturer, iCLA —Yamanashi Gakuin University}

Studied sport and health sciences at the University of Tsukuba and its
graduate school. Practitioner and researcher of yoga, classical martial arts,
and Shugendo (senior guide, Haguro school). Developer of “Hone-Navi”, a
method of conditioning the body through bones and joints, and author of
several books on it.

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Details

DATE & TIME：	Sunday, July 19, 2026, 13:30 – 16:30
VENUE：	Kawaguchiko Enkei Hall （3030 Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi,）
CAPACITY：	20 participants (first come, first served)
FEE：	¥15,000 (tax included)　　(¥10,000 with a referral)
REGISTRATION：	By email or phone — Deadline: June 30, 2026
CONTACT：	TEL 055-225-1112 / madoguchi@ews.jp (Omura, Iwamoto)