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Nakamura Tempu was a Japanese martial artist and founder of Japanese yoga. He was the first to bring yoga to Japan and founded his own art called , and taught it at Tempu-Kai that he established. Biography Early life and family background Born in Tokyo, ...

and is also known as Japanese

Yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consci ...

. It is a study of the principles of nature and how they can be refined to help us realize the truths of nature and our full potentials.

History

Nakamura Tempu created his Japanese Yoga from a variation of Raja Yoga and Karma Yoga, with an emphasis on the latter, which he learned from his

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n teacher Kaliapa (also spelled Cariapa and Kariappa), who took him to Gorkhe, in eastern

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

Goal and means

The goal of this ''way of mind and body unification'' is the free use of our mind and bodies and realize our true nature as

human beings Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, an ...

. We must be able to use our most fundamental tools (the mind and body) naturally, effectively and in coordination of each other to artistically express ourselves in life.Villa Rica Aikido Martial Arts: Shinshin Toitsu
/ref> Three elements that are key in this process are: #Training to reveal the nature of positivity. #Reformation of the subconscious. #Regulating and maintaining a balanced condition in the nervous system.

Principles and methods

The teachings recognize four basic principles to unify mind and body (): #Use the mind in a positive way ( fudōshin resulting in i.e. the projection of life energy). ##Examine the self. ##Analyze suggestions received from your environment. ##Examine your attitude towards others. ##Discover the present and let the worrying about the future or the past fall away. ##Experience the universal mind. #Use the mind with full concentration. ##Concentrate on matters you are familiar with. ##Concentrate on matters you wish to accomplish in a hurry. ##Concentrate on matters you believe are uninteresting. ##Concentrate on matters you believe are of no value. #Use the body naturally. #Train the body gradually, systematically and continuously. According to the founder, humans need six qualities to express themselves in living.

Known practitioners

* Hiroshi Tada * Masatomi Ikeda * Kōichi Tōhei * Sawai Atsuhiro

References

Davey, H. E., (2013) ''The Teachings of Tempu: Practical Meditation for Daily Life'', Michi Publishing, Albany CA, US Sawai, Atsuhiro (2014) ''The True Paths to'' ''Meditation'', Michi Publishing, Albany, CA, USA

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