Please join our free seminar at Hawaii Tokai International College by Skarma Gurmet, a native Ladakhi. Ladakh; “Little Tibet in India” is the northernmost part of India, at an elevation of 11000 ft. in the Himalayas. It has a unique culture, climate, topography, lifestyle and religion; completely different from the rest of India. Speaking the Ladakhi language, a dialect of Tibetan, its people have lived peacefully, for centuries, in a self-sustained society guided by Tibetan Buddhist spirituality. His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits Lakakh almost every year to conduct Bhuddist teachings. In addition to this seminar, if you would like an opportunity to talk with Skarma on a more personal […]

Please join our seminar at Hawaii Tokai International College by Ryōjun Shionuma, only the second person in the 1000+ years of this extraordinary challenge, rooted in ancient Japanese religious tradition, to complete, 1000 days of running a 48km sacred trail run/climb through the mountains of southwestern Japan. He is going to participate in this year’s Honolulu Marathon. Seating is limited. Students admission free; reserve your seat using order form below by Dec 7th, 2014. Acharya Ryōjun Shionuma (Acharya is a senior teacher who has completed special practices) is well known in Japan since completing two of the most difficult ascetic practices of the Shugendō tradition: the Ōmine Sennichi kaihōgyō (One-thousand […]

Achara Ryojun Shionuma comes back again to Hawaii. Japanese only.

After graduating from Hirosaki University School of Medicine in 1984, she served as an assistant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, and later as the head obstetrician-gynecologist at the Perinatal Center of Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. In 2002, she established the Women's Wellness Ginza Clinic. In 2003, she founded the Women's Medical Network, an organization that takes a comprehensive approach to women's mental and physical health and their connection to society. The network promotes medical care that supports women’s health (women’s outpatient care) and collaborates with 450 female doctors and healthcare professionals nationwide. She is actively engaged in providing information and awareness initiatives […]

Japanese only lecture It is truly wonderful that we were born as Japanese in this lifetime. However, we have grown up without being taught the greatness of Japan. We must take another look at just how remarkable Japan truly is. The time has come for Japan to become the guiding light of the world. I want to rediscover the nation of Japan, the longest-standing country in the world. Let us remember the meaning of being born Japanese. I am grateful for this encounter. — Takahito Akatsuka

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