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Episode 124 - Nicholas Kemp

124 – Nick’s New Book: A Year of Ikigai

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The fact that you’re alive to read these words is nothing short of a miracle. Thousands upon thousands of generations in your ancestral chain all lived long enough, met, and procreated at the exact right time to eventually produce you. In short, you and I won the jackpot in the evolutionary lottery. Yet, we don’t treat life as a miracle. Most of the time, we struggle to get through each day. The Japanese concept of ikigai reminds us that life is a miracle

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Asobigai

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Asobigai: The Value of PlayingWhile challenges can bring us insights and a deep sense of life satisfaction when we overcome them, often the activities that make us feel that life is worth living, right in the moment, are the ones that are spontaneous and carefree – what we might call ‘play’. The verb for ‘play’ in

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Ikigai Misunderstood

What is ikigai?

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In Japan, misogi is a Shinto purification ritual grounded in religious belief, rooted in the idea that kegare—ritual impurity accumulated through daily life, illness, misfortune, or contact with death—can be cleansed through contact with pure, life-giving water.

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Cultivating Emotional Balance Through Ikigai and Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy: An Overview

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Catherine GnocchiTherapist & Certified Ikigai Tribe CoachCatherine Gnocchi is a highly experienced, dedicated, loyal and compassionate educator, therapist, mentor and leader with a proven track record of successfully anticipating and adapting to different situations in order to create and secure positive outcomes. She received a distinction for her dissertation on the evolutionary origins of anxiety

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Cory Sterling

Japan! Of all the countries and cultures in the world…

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Cory SterlingIt’s with deep gratitude that I share this post from Cory Sterling—a globe-trotting, digital nomad lawyer who lives with a strong sense of ikigai. Cory brings a refreshing, fun approach to law for holistic health and wellness professionals.Cory completed my Ikigai Tribe Coach Certification in Japan in April 2025. He originally shared the post

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Coaching the ikigai concept

Coaching the Ikigai Concept

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Ikigai Coaching – a methodology to help others flourish and feel alive. ‘As “ikigai” can be a guideline for the individual’s way of life, it is a topic for interdisciplinary research in psychology, pedagogy (education), and philosophy.’ The above quote from one of Japan’s leading ikigai researchers, Professor Akihiro Hasegawa of Toyo Eiwa University, indicates the breadth

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