Shinrinyoku to Yugen by Connie Borden Shintaido and nature; Nature and Shintaido – always have been linked. I was reminded of this during our recent Shintaido of America Podcast discussion…

by Stephen Billias On May 1st, 2023, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease, James Cumming took the MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) medicine, which is legal in the state…

by Stephen Billias General Instructor Jim Sterling asked me and Bela to submit an article to Shintaido of America’s Body Dialogue newsletter, using excerpts from our recently published novel Pilgrim…

Hello! Greetings from your friends at the board of Shintaido of America! It’s time to renew your membership. Last year we added to our membership and QUADRUPLED the amount of…

by Eva Thaddeus In the Northeast, our coldest cold spell this winter came in February.  It was down to zero where I live just north of NYC, and windy as…

By Derk Richardson It had been three years since Pacific Shintaido was able to host its annual Kangeiko gathering in person. But, after two years of surprisingly successful virtual workshops,…

By “Next Steps” Connie* I wrote a recent article on grief, death and loss; I now have some reflections on the benefit of practicing Taimyo Part I — specifically the…

by Robert Gaston About the authorMany of you may have been fortunate to have had a chance to do keiko with Robert Gaston.  He is a Senior Instructor of Shintaido…