Minako Nagatomo

Skills/Achievements:

Trilingual speaking Japanese, Chinese, and English.

From:

Miyazaki, Japan

Currently teaching in:

Taiwan

Hobbies:

Traveling, Karaoke, badminton, learning languages

Joined YiShuiKong in:

June, 2020

I started YiShuiKong because:

Master Lin Yang, who I met in Miyazaki, talked about this training course during MCO (Movement Control Order) due to COVID-19. YiShuiKong sounded interesting for me to start because I felt it was going be a good chance to get to learn the very new stuff since I've never learned this kind of exercise course and get to know more friends through this exercise.

My passion for YiShuiKong

I'm still a beginner, but I'll make an effort on this exercise and I want to improve myself.
BE HAPPY AND BE HEALTHY!

What changed after starting YiShuiKong?

Starting YiShuiKong was a great opportunity for me, who live overseas alone during COVID-19. Malaysian government gave MCO (Movement Control Order) on March 18th, which was very strict. For example, you were not allowed to get in contact with others, you couldn't go anywhere except essential places like supermarkets and hospitals, and only one person was allowed on a car. Breaking those rules were punishable by arrest or fines. This continued until mid-June. Now things are getting slightly better and you could go to different states, but traveling outside of the country still requires quarantine.

So far, my life has been very free, going wherever I wanted and coming home whenever I wanted, doing what I liked where I wanted. However, at 28 I am facing the first wall, trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. MCO came in such a time, forcing me to stay put, alone, not able to do anything. I felt that I was at a crossroad.

That was when I came across YiShuiKong, meeting amazing people every week and talking about our bodies, our spirits, and our lives, as well as moving our bodies. It felt like a light shining on my hard situation. Learning about new ways of looking at and thinking about things, studying about my own body that I never knew, I felt better.

When I am practicing YiShuiKong, I feel my mind calming down. Studying YiShuiKong made it possible for me to relax and think things clearly.

Because of COVID-19, I got to meet YiShuiKong, learned about myself, and reset my path. It gave me a good chance to reflect on myself. I still don't have the answer to my life, but my perspectives on life changed thanks to YiShuiKong. Thank you very much.

What is the appeal of YiShuiKong?

  1. Rhythmically moving along with the peaceful music
  2. Learning about what's important in life (retuning to the basics, having a solid center, how to breathe, etc)
  3. Becoming healthy while enjoying oneself

Teaching in

In-Person(Taiwan) and online