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...
by fabian.bastianelli | Dec 3, 2024 | Meditation, Phylosophical reflection
The discovery of Buddhism in the West has opened doors to practices such as meditation, yoga, the notion of happiness, and also the philosophy that allows us to re-question our own. We’ve come to realise that there are many similarities between the East and the...
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