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Sisters' journey in Japan 13.10.-25.11.2011Siskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264426497218656050noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011308334143514850.post-62808367350916710702011-11-23T02:51:00.000-08:002011-11-23T02:51:52.427-08:00Iki Aito Sisko<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sisko journey started from voice. Soundness of body and mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was music in the air and it made its way to the photographs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Iki Aito Sisko exhibition is now opened and will stay after our departure from Akiyoshidai.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The essence of universal sisterhood among women from different ages and cultures will remain holding hands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end of this journey there is clarity, space and gratitude. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two tombies, Japanese buzzards, gliding above our mountain said goodbye while we were singing our farewell song.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dear readers, thank you for sharing these moments with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heini & Aura</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have their own peanuts</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ichika-baby inspecting the camelia</div><br />
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</div>Siskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264426497218656050noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011308334143514850.post-81125797157539708022011-11-17T00:37:00.000-08:002011-11-17T00:37:34.857-08:00Lotus root<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Renkon</i>, the lotus root, is one of the most mythic Japanese vegetables. As luck would have it, the Siskos got to know the story of this fantastic root vegetable by visiting the Shoojima family in northern Kuyshu.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Harvesting <i>renkon </i>is a muddy hard work but seems to make you addicted. The over 80 year-old grandfather of the family can't stop himself from digging into the wet soil. The root comes in many longish shapes and a holey insides. The story goes that if you peek through the holes you can see into the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At home by the Shoojimas the mother is showing us how to prepare the ultimate crunchy slices of the magnificent root. When returning to our residence in Akiyoshidai our bentoboxes are filled with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Hagi you can let time go by and dive into a scenic nostalgia. Dressed in house kimonos, drinking tea in a tatami room at the Hagi Hama Hotel. The balcony is facing the sea and the whole night through we hear the soft rolling waves caressing the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the foot of the Hagi castle ruins there is a garden dedicated to the old Samurai clan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A mossy abode of the souls is standing by the pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A perfect pine stands by the entrance and remembers its former masters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This crystal mission was initiated by a Native American shaman who asked his apprentice in Germany to spread the message. Our stones are part of the family of five unique rock crystals. The other three stones will soon be taken to the Baltic Sea by our friends in Germany.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you would like to take part in this purifying mission for the sake of our universal waters, please find a special rock crystal, load it with love for about three weeks and then take it to an open sea, a free flowing river or a big lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, the grove has inspired us to experiment with our fleeting forms as energy amidst the bamboos. We have also recorded the specific acoustic environment and improvised voice into it. Sometimes our voices resemble the sound of a bamboo flute, sometimes they crack and squeak like old and forgotten forest ghosts.</div>Siskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264426497218656050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011308334143514850.post-90941090275052955182011-11-02T07:15:00.000-07:002011-11-02T07:15:16.710-07:00Autumn euphory at the Akiyoshidai plateauBeing on the plateau is like being by the sea as the wind is making waves on the meadow.<br />
Sisko likes to put her body into this landscape and play a dance with the wind.<br />
A small cloud joins in and finds the perfect place. A big heart is harvested in half.<br />
In ancient times this was the bottom of the sea.<br />
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"Come to the edge, he said.<br />
We are afraid.<br />
Come to the edge, he said.<br />
They came, and they flew."<br />
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Drink <i>dassai, </i>the pure abundance which makes you clear, happy and flowing!<i> </i><br />
Eat giant grilled garlic, raw ginger and get energized!<br />
After five hours go thanking the <i>shiroi kitsune </i>for all her gifts!<br />
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</div>Siskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264426497218656050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011308334143514850.post-83160495716496929932011-10-27T04:17:00.000-07:002011-10-27T04:17:48.701-07:00Iki: breath, life, simplicity, spontaneity...<div style="text-align: left;">In a bright sunny day we are invited to Yamanaka-san's old house. We are asked to enter the central tatami room of this fine home. Inside, with gracious ease three members of the Iki iki ladies -choir treet us with selfmade delicacies which taste of harmony and joy of living.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The time we spend with them in this precious space stays lingering in us; we just experienced something uniquely valuable and in our tongue we have the taste of <i>iki.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</i>Siskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264426497218656050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011308334143514850.post-34065799951581843152011-10-24T18:17:00.000-07:002011-10-24T18:17:12.011-07:0025.10. Happy birthday Sisko!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paljon onnea! Tanjoobi o omedetoo Sisko-chan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very special day. Many years have passed since we celebrated her birthday together. We plan to make another climb to our mountain then dance and sing in the bamboo forest. In the evening we have invited friends to eat a pile of crêpes, served with Finnish blueberry jam and green tea ice cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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If you go hiking up to our mountain, you can meditate on the soft green waves of the horizon.<br />
Or you can sing out loud!<br />
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Our architectural playground down in the armpit is a monumental complex<br />
of echoing spaces and moss-covered terraces. Our favourite place is the Crab Lounge where we hang out happily in its belly. The fellow crabs inhabit the path to the mountain and are looking annoyed at our passing.<br />
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Our focus shifts and makes connections, discovering spontaneous meanings.<br />
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Why does a fox need a napkin? Are bambies that dangerous?<br />
Are we actually waiting for a wagon for women?<br />
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Connecting with the a tree and breathing with stones.<br />
Feeling awe in front of something so big and vaste it makes the body expand with gratitude.<br />
Shaking the bell to call the gods of forests and seas. Just to say that we are all here.<br />
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The house was like from an old film with its sliding doors and hidden gardens.<br />
While training we could hear the gongs from the temples next door. Magical.<br />
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And magical was the experience of working and training with these people; such warmth and friendlyness I have rarely met. And it was beautiful to see how Heini connected with them all, and how very respected she is here. I was proud to be her sister.<br />
Photos below will tell you more than I can ever describe with words.<br />
Thank you Heini, thank you Moritei House and thank you all you beautiful people.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Moritei House, our Japanese friends think Heini is a fairy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They came from near and far, and together we are moving in sound.</div>Siskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264426497218656050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011308334143514850.post-49899233590196345252011-10-14T03:55:00.000-07:002011-10-14T03:55:00.383-07:00Kyoto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTNAxv3iKeIvpUYWoI8mGHHdrYOj6BoT7cVrE4ggZwT872L9b0CtXTjn-1-rWmIKte7eB0wuoqc63sGqz8YRYd9TrPSr2-o5R_1rs1qdharhMXajc1hk8QhcK67uMgLb8V6-f-hyITt8/s1600/Kyoto+_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTNAxv3iKeIvpUYWoI8mGHHdrYOj6BoT7cVrE4ggZwT872L9b0CtXTjn-1-rWmIKte7eB0wuoqc63sGqz8YRYd9TrPSr2-o5R_1rs1qdharhMXajc1hk8QhcK67uMgLb8V6-f-hyITt8/s320/Kyoto+_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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