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Osaki-Kamijima Retreat


Living the Exception
In the age of AI, knowledge is increasingly accessible and automated. While AI excels at providing structured answers, human individuality emerges from exceptions—unexpected experiences that shape how we think and act. Education may shift from memorizing information to cultivating the ability to face uncertainty, think beyond answers, and create meaning in situations where no clear solution exists.
Ellie Taniguchi
Apr 12 min read


What Is Meditation?
Meditation is a time to notice what is happening here and now. It is a simple, non-religious practice. Sit with a stable posture, either on the floor or on a chair, allowing the spine to naturally align. Meditation is not about stopping thoughts or reaching a special state. Simply notice the breath, bodily sensations, and surrounding sounds. If you feel sleepy, rest. If uncomfortable, stop. Meditation is gently noticing your present state.
Ellie Taniguchi
Mar 312 min read


What Emerges in Dialogue
Dialogue is more than conversation.
Ellie Taniguchi explores dialogue as a creative process where new meaning emerges between people. Influenced by Process-Oriented Psychology and David Bohm, he describes dialogue as suspending assumptions and listening deeply. Rather than exchanging fixed ideas, participants allow differences to generate insight—like something quietly emerging from silence.
Ellie Taniguchi
Mar 294 min read


When the World Is No Longer Divided
When people cling to being right, the world easily divides into right and wrong. Yet reality is more ambiguous and overlapping than such binary thinking allows. Language helps us understand, but it also separates and simplifies. When we accept our own incompleteness and contradictions, we may move beyond division. The future may not emerge from certainty, but from openness within ambiguity.
Ellie Taniguchi
Mar 163 min read
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