Japan · 生き甲斐
How to practise Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. Eight ways to bring it into your life, one for every context where you actually live.
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Five-minute practice
Ikigai when you only have a coffee break to spare.
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Daily practice
Ikigai a repeatable shape for tomorrow, and the day after that.
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Beginner practice
Ikigai if you have never tried this tradition before.
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When anxious
Ikigai when the chest tightens and the thoughts will not slow.
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Morning practice
Ikigai before the day takes a single thing from you.
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Evening practice
Ikigai to release the day before sleep takes it.
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Workplace practice
Ikigai between meetings, without anyone seeing.
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Practice with others
Ikigai as a small ritual you share with someone you love.