Ancient Library

Contents are offered through in-person sessions or private one-on-one Zoom meetings:

• Zen Sayings of Haga Kōshirō (芳賀幸四郎)
• I Ching (易経), Divination, and Astrology
• Yojokun (養生訓) — Cultivating Life. Yōjōkun is the famous 1713 health-cultivation manual by Kaibara Ekiken (貝原益軒)
• Daoist Philosophy — Readings from the foundational classics: the Daodejing (道徳経) of Laozi, the Zhuangzi (荘子), the Shanhaijing (山海経, Classic of Mountains and Seas), the Liexianzhuan (列仙伝, Biographies of the Immortals), and the Baopuzi (抱朴子, The Master Who Embraces Simplicity) by Ge Hong
• Teachings of Nakamura Tempū (中村天風). Nakamura Tempū (1876–1968), the founder of Shin-shin Toitsu-do 心身統一道 (“the way of mind-body unification”) and a major figure in modern Japanese self-cultivation
• Breathing Practices and Exercises
• Plants, Herbs, and Wild Greens
• The Seventy-Two Japanese Microseasons (七十二候) — color, food, and seasonal living
• Japanese Culture and Traditions
• The Aiki Method and Traditional East Asian Medicine
• The Meridian Channels and Acupuncture Points
• Teachings of Sun Simiao (孫思邈), Tang dynasty physician
• Teachings of Li Dongyuan (李東垣), Jin–Yuan dynasty physician