July 2026

A note for readers outside Japan: this is the second half of a two-part article. Titles of works follow the Nara National Museum’s official English […]

A note for readers outside Japan: the Nara National Museum provides an English-language page for this exhibition, and the titles of works used here follow […]

Introduction On 26 July 2026, I visited a special exhibition of Shino-ryū kōdō — the Shino school of the Way of Incense — held at […]

A note for readers outside Japan: the exhibition discussed here is presented with English-language information as well as Japanese, so it is accessible without reading […]

Introduction This series has followed four faces of fascia. It is alive. It senses. It springs back. And it changes. But one question remains unanswered […]

Introduction When the lower back hurts, most of us picture muscle: muscle that is knotted, tight, or strained. In recent years another perspective has been […]

Introduction In earlier posts I looked at the sensing face of fascia and its springing face — a tissue that holds a dialogue with the […]

Introduction In another post I looked at fascia as a sensing organ — its face as a tissue that answers to being pushed, pressed, and […]

Introduction Fascia has several faces. That it is alive, that it senses, that it springs back, and that it changes — Rolfing lends a hand […]

Introduction When people encounter the label “Rolfing is pseudoscience,” the question many of them form is a simple one: does that mean no serious researcher […]