by fabian.bastianelli | May 20, 2026 | Phylosophical reflection
Letting go is not a fall.It is not surrender, nor is it flight.It is a melting away.A slow slipping of oneself,as if the body, weary of being a boundary, were becoming a shore.It is the end of the rigid outline,the line of defense fades away,the posture dissolves into...
by fabian.bastianelli | May 20, 2026 | Meditation, Phylosophical reflection, Shiatsu
In Japanese philosophy, there is a fascinating concept: Mushin (無心)Literally translated as “empty mind.”It is not a state of intellectual emptiness or stupidity, but rather one of total presence, openness to the winds of life, and a fluid, spontaneous response to what...
by fabian.bastianelli | Oct 31, 2025 | Meditation, Phylosophical reflection, Shiatsu
Emptiness in our practices I am writing down here the thoughts that came to me during the Seiki Gathering 2025. A spontaneous presentation whose central theme is the Heart Sutra, emptiness and independence. By these words, I will try to find the same...
by fabian.bastianelli | Dec 3, 2024 | Phylosophical reflection, Shiatsu
Just over 25 years ago, I asked myself how I could get rid of the things that made me suffer. Was it possible to get rid of the memories, the experiences that were burning me like a lump of burning coal that I couldn’t swallow? Was it possible to...
by fabian.bastianelli | Dec 3, 2024 | Meditation, Phylosophical reflection, Shiatsu
Almost all of us are familiar with this Asian sign of thanks and welcome: join hands at chest level and bow. In many Japanese practices, particularly in the martial arts, before interacting with one’s partner, one makes gassho, a greeting. This bow is...
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