Domestic Violence Therapy Japan
Today we had Women’s workshop… There were ten of us, including two men and an online participant. The topic was “Rescue Tools.” This is a workshop where we analyze ourselves and share with others the tools, relationships, things, spaces, etc. that we use to overcome crises and maintain peace in difficult times, anxious times, troubled …
The day before yesterday, I went to Ten-Sho-An. The weather was good and the vegetables were growing well. My job for the day was to renovate an unused bathroom to make a storage room for bedding. I also finished storing the futon set that we received a while ago, so we are all set for …
The topic of yesterday’s Osaka workshop and the one before that at Men’s workshop was “My Rules”. The idea was to sort out the behavioral norms that we are hardly aware of into “My Rules, Family Rules, and Social Rules” and share them with others. By separating the norms that apply to you alone, the …
It was quite rainy last Sunday, so I thought the session in Nihonbashi would not be well attended… but… The mini-lecture was “The Family from the Perspective of Primatology and Human History” and we chatted. The theme of the workshop was “What is a family? And from noon, we had an “Egogram” session. By that …
What is a family… Let me examine the family illusion that many people in the world believe in, from the perspective of primatology, folklore and so on. When a family problem arises, people look for who is at fault, and assume that the problem will be solved by punishing or separating the person. But this …
Today was Women’s workshop… five joined on site and six joined via Skype… four men and seven women. The theme was “My Sanctuary”. The idea was to draw a picture of any place in your life that is important to you, such as a space where you feel comfortable just the way you are, or …
Yesterday, I had a session at a facility called SBL in Kakigaracho, which I remember from my days in Nihonbashi. The mini-lecture session started at 9am, and we chatted about the lies of the coronavirus vaccine and Jung’s shadow. He explained that when our unconsciously suppressed emotions are projected onto the person we are meeting, …
At the women’s workshop the day before yesterday and the men’s workshop last night, we did “I hate this person.” The idea of the workshop was to write down a profile of someone you don’t like, why you don’t like them, and the episode that caused it, and share it with others. Whenever we have …
This year’s New Year’s Day training was held at Ten-Sho-An. I had planned to come in the night before with my bike, but due to the cold wave, I gave up on the bike and took the train. I asked the staff to pick me up from the station by car. Even after dinner, we …
Yesterday’s Yoyogi workshop started with a chat on the theme of “The Wonder of Life”. I’ve been thinking that our concept of life as understood by the values of modern rationalism and the reality of life are quite different. Our understanding of heredity, evolution, and ecology is partial and superficial. My understanding is that the …