Saori weaving, which originated in Osaka, is known as an art brut that allows anyone to weave freely without being restricted by boundaries. How did it contribute to the revitalization of people and communities, and to the social inclusion of the victims? In the disaster stricken areas of Thailand, the Japanese monk, Venerable Ajahn Mitsuo Gavesako of the Theravada Buddhist Forest School introduced saori-weaving at the Bang Muang refugee camp as an alternative to "a-na-pa-nasatexi," a meditation technique that focuses on breathing for mental health. Tsunami survivors were able to leave their traumatic memories by joyfully concentrating on weaving, even without doing the practice. How the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regenerated their minds, became re-involved in society, and revitalized as human beings will be reported in this presentation by Takashi Higashiyama himself, who practiced the spread of saori weaving in Thailand and Sanriku. Saori weaving has the following four policies. (1) The difference between machines and humans, (2) adventure to break through common sense, (3) curiosity, and (4) group learning. (4) is unique in that it does not create a teacher-student relationship, i.e., "the one who teaches" and "the one who is taught. Higashiyama focused on (4) and implemented the five key elements of "resident-oriented,” "group learning," "autonomous," "anyone can participate," and "development of projects in accordance with the stage of recovery. All of these are based on the premise of "creating a safe place. The program resulted in 80% to 100% improvement of typical PTSD symptoms and enabled various forms of social inclusion.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.