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| Would
you like to start shigin, inhaling and exhaling fully, just singing
out loud once a week with your good old friends? It's also a good
way of relaxing to release stress. |
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| What
is shigin? A dictionary translation defines it as the practice
of adding tune to kanshi(Chinese poem) and singing it, a way of
expressing your feeling composed in kanshi. |
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| Shigin
improves your health. The abdominal breathing is the basic way
of singing shigin, which creates a habit of deep breathing to
release your voice to sing it. Studies published in medical journals
report that the abdominal breathing helps promote digestion and
circulation. Recently, I was watching the singing contest Nodojiman
on NHK. I was amazed by one of the contestants - a man in his
70s singing with a very strong and booming voice. When the host asked him about his health, the man
replied, "I had stomach cancer surgery last year and during
rehabilitation the doctor advised me to do shigin, so I have been
doing it and singing shigin every morning out loud with a strong
voice keeps me healthy today." Some hospitals in Japan include
shigin as part of the rehabilitation program. |
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| Learning
shigin is learning the history and geography of Japan and China.
Kanshi is composed of historical events, people, sites and
emotional feelings. Last fall, when I was visiting Nara in Japan,
browsing around the Sarusawa lake, a poem named "The
moon over the ancient capital" by Kakumitsu Shodo came into
mind. That night would have been perfect if only the full moon
were present. You will enjoy traveling more. |
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| I
encourage anyone interested in learning more about the SHODOKAI
to attend one of our EVENTS.
If you would like to start shigin, please visit one of our BRANCHES. |
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