When The Body Speaks: A Meditation Journey

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When The Body Speaks: A Meditation Journey

Type

talks

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Why did I start meditating — and what was I really searching for? In this first talk, I share the experience that started everything: a physical symptom doctors couldn’t explain, and the question it left me with — what does it really mean to be healthy? That question led me through Eastern medicine, yoga, and seven different meditation practices over fifteen years — until I finally found what I had been searching for in a practice called Aido. If you’ve ever felt that something was wrong in your body but couldn’t find any answers, you may relate to where this journey began.

Meditation Health Yoga Personal Journey Emotional Release Peace Self Transformation Enlightenment Permanent Peace

Meet your Teacher

日本、京都府京都市

Meet your Teacher

日本、京都府京都市

Transcript

My name is Ami. I'm a Japanese woman who has been meditating for over 15 years. I want to begin by sharing why I started this journey. I couldn't eat. Every time I tried. My body rejected it. I would vomit immediately after eating. Something was clearly wrong. But after a full medical examination. The result came back. No abnormalities found. Healthy. That word stopped me. If this is healthy What does healthy actually mean? That question led me to Easter medicine. To yoga and at the end of my first yoga class. The teacher said. Now. Become empty. I tried but I had no idea how. And that brought me to meditation. Around the same time. I noticed something else. My mood. My sense of well-being. Was being controlled by things outside of me. I had a boss whose mood changed every day. When he praised me. I felt happy. When he criticized me. I felt miserable. And I remember thinking Why is my inner state controlled by someone else's unpredictable mood? That's not peace. That's just reaction. I wanted a permanent and solid happiness. Something that came from within. Not dependent on anything. Or anyone outside of me. That was another reason why I turned to meditation. I began meditating on my own. Reading books. And practicing in silence. Eventually. I joined a primordial sound meditation course by Dr. Deepak Chopra in Tokyo. And later. Became a certified instructor. But over time. I began to feel that. This path wouldn't lead me to what my soul was truly searching for. I realized I wasn't searching only for stillness. I was searching for enlightenment. So I continued exploring different practices and teachers. Until eventually I gave up. And then. . . Just when I had almost forgotten that deepest desire. I met a Japanese teacher through a new friend. I will never forget the first question he asked me. Do you want to attain enlightenment? I said yes immediately. This meditation. Which I came to call Aido. Was unlike anything I had practiced before. Most meditations ask us to focus on our breath. Or a mantra. But アイドル works differently. We take a specific problem we are facing right now. Something causing emotional tension. Stress. Or even physical discomfort. Refine the emotional root beneath it. We feel it free. And we release it as those emotional roots begin to dissolve. Something real begins to change. Emotionally. Physically. And in daily life. I practiced Idol for one year. Quietly. In small moments whenever I could. And something shifted completely. I found love. Not romantic love. But a permanent and unshakable sense of peace that no longer depended on anything outside of me. And through Aido. . . The way I see life. Understand the body. And make choices has completely transformed. If you are ready to look deeply within yourself. Not just to relax. But to truly transform. To return to a state of balance. Where the body and mind can finally rest. I would love to walk this path with you. Thank you for listening.