Okinawa and the Power of Community

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“What if I don’t have an Ikigai?” Don’t worry, we all have our own Ikigai. If you can’t think of anything, either you haven’t found yours yet, or you haven’t followed the Ikigai method to find it.

In a moment we will follow step by step the Japanese method to find your Ikigai. First, however, it is important to fully understand the philosophy on which the process is based, to be able to truly understand how ikigai can offer you energy, happiness, and even longevity.

And speaking of longevity...ever heard of Okinawa?

Off the southernmost coast of Japan is an island known as “the island of the immortals.” It’s not exactly immortality, and they haven’t found the elixir of eternal youth, but it looks like the people of Okinawa have discovered the secret to living a long and happy life.

The average age of an Okinawan is around 85, and the number of people turkey email list over 100 is four times that of any other area in the world.

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The secret? Healthy eating, an active lifestyle and…yes, Ikigai.

Especially in Ogimi, a small town in the north of the island, the Ikigai method is closely linked to an extremely strong sense of community .

The inhabitants of Ogimi - just over three thousand - belong to different groups formed over the years, and they know they can count on each other. In practice, each of them is responsible not only for their own well-being, but also for that of the community.

So on the one hand they have the strength of their individual Ikigai, on the other the sense of belonging which in turn acts as a generator of Ikigai.