{"id":76,"date":"2025-08-24T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:06:57","slug":"soumatou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/soumatou\/","title":{"rendered":"A Journey Down Memory Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls autoplay loop src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/soumatou_v6_2.mp4\" playsinline style=\"margin-top: -55px;\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"styled_h4\"><span>This world is<\/span><br data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"63\" \/><span>far more beautiful<\/span><br data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"84\" \/><span>and far more radiant<\/span><br data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"107\" \/><span>than we ever imagined.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We want you to remember that.<br><br>With this wish in our hearts,<br>and through countless meaningful connections,<br>a two-night, three-day journey was born:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\"><span class=\"sme-font-size has-medium-font-size\">\u201cA Journey Down Memory Lane\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This is  <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\">nehan Retreat.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-0617-2-Edit_v2-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-0617-2-Edit_v2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-0617-2-Edit_v2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-0617-2-Edit_v2-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-0617-2-Edit_v2-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/\u540d\u79f0\u672a\u8a2d\u5b9a-0617-2-Edit_v2-2048x1075.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Welcome home, to yourself.<br><br>Thank you for taking the time<br>to read this letter.<br><br>The day you were born,<br>it felt as though I had received<br>everything the world had to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The days you were here with me<br>were filled with beauty and shimmer,<br>each and every one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Allow me to speak on behalf of<br>all fathers and mothers everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cThank you.\u201d<br><br>And you,<br>carried by many encounters and unseen currents,<br>have arrived here, now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">That makes us truly happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cHow has your life been so far?\u201d<br><br>Moments of joy and moments of pain.<br>Times that were exciting, and times that were sorrowful.<br>Moments that required courage.<br>Moments you endured through earnest effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There must have been so many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A life vivid in color,<br>strong and full of momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I imagine your eyes are honest and clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Life is still long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How will you live?<br>What truly matters to you?<br>Where do you wish to go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You have likely spent much time<br>thinking deeply about these questions.<br>And at times, you may have felt lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For you, we simply wish this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">That you may trust<br>the voice of your own heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">That is our hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Now then,<br><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\">nehan Retreat<\/span> is<br><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\">a \u201cJourney Down Memory Lane.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Steve Jobs once spoke of the importance<br>of remembering death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_1098-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_1098-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_1098-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_1098-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_1098-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_1098-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\"><span class=\"sme-font-size has-medium-font-size\">\u201cIf you live each day<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\"><span class=\"sme-font-size has-medium-font-size\">as if it was your last, <\/span><\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\"><span class=\"sme-font-size has-medium-font-size\">someday<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\"><span class=\"sme-font-size has-medium-font-size\">you\u2019ll most certainly be right.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br><br>The expectations of others, pride,<br>the fear of embarrassment,<br>the fear of failure,<br>all fall away in the face of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Only what truly matters remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">By becoming aware of death,<br>we come to understand<br>what is truly important to us,<br>and we are able to follow<br>the voice within our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We believe this as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">By facing \u201cdeath\u201d<br>and experiencing a life flashback,<br>you may awaken to something essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We sincerely hope that you will carry<br>that realization back into your daily life,<br>and begin to live more fully,<br>more honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">With this intention,<br>and through the bonds of many people,<br>the \u201cJourney Down Memory Lane\u201d<br>was born as  <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\">nehan Retreat<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For you,<br>what is \u201ctruly important\u201d?<br>What does it mean to \u201clive well\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If this retreat can help you<br>remember those answers for yourself,<br>even just a little,<br>we would be deeply grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1rem\" class=\"sme-letter-spacing\">nehan Retreat<\/span><br>takes place over two nights and three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Surrounded by vast nature,<br>you will stay at our retreat center<br>and repeatedly engage in our original practices,<br>centered around the breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">nehan\u2019s breathing practices are deep<br>and sustained for long periods of time.<br>Please approach them with seriousness,<br>as one would a discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There may be moments of difficulty.<br>But beyond them,<br>new ways of seeing the world await you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You may feel anxious,<br>but please rest assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">All who have participated before you<br>have faced the process with focus,<br>moved beyond it,<br>and returned to their daily lives<br>with bright, open smiles,<br>seeing life in an entirely new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px\" class=\"sme-font-size\">Voice of Participantes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial smb-testimonial\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__body\"><div class=\"c-row c-row--margin\" data-columns=\"1\" data-md-columns=\"2\" data-lg-columns=\"2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_7198-1_icon-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_7198-1_icon-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_7198-1_icon-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_7198-1_icon-1-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/IMG_7198-1_icon-1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Takako Takano<br>Indian Astrologer, Therapist, and Writer<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">This was the most extraordinary retreat I have ever experienced, surpassing any workshop or meditation gathering I had attended before.<br>The altered states of consciousness were profoundly powerful, opening doorways to soul-stirring inner landscapes where grief, anger, and deep happiness rose from within again and again.<br>In the forest of nehan, I encountered a beautiful state of awareness that gives birth to true abundance.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/kuriyama-\uff12_icon-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/kuriyama-\uff12_icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/kuriyama-\uff12_icon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/kuriyama-\uff12_icon-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/kuriyama-\uff12_icon.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Shoei Kuriyama<br>Founder &amp; CEO of a Marketing Company, Gallery Director<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">\u201cWhy was I born?\u201d<br>I polished my skills, expressed my talents, earned more, gained more recognition\u2026<br>And yet, deep inside, something kept crying out,&nbsp;<em>this isn\u2019t it.<\/em><br>Now, I feel that what we need most in order to truly live well<br>may be a sense of meaning.<br>The journey to find that meaning<br>was the three days I spent at nehan.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/nehan_logo_faviconsync.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1041\"\/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Kensaku Takagi<br>Business Owner<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">Beyond thought itself, I found myself in tears simply from realizing that I was born into this world.<br>The moment of breakthrough, when the heart is flooded with genuine gratitude, is truly extraordinary.<br>You come to feel the mystery of the breath itself.<br>The nehan Retreat is a rare and beautiful integration of science and spirituality.<br>I believe it is one of the most refined and advanced paths to awakening available in the modern age.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/nehan_logo_faviconsync.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1041\"\/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Y.N<br><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">At the retreat, I was able to release long-held emotions and memories, allowing me to move forward in a profound way toward my true self.<br>In a space filled with quietness and warmth, supported by Rie and Yoshi\u2019s deep sense of holding and compassion, I felt accepted exactly as I was. That sense of safety allowed me to turn inward more deeply than ever before.<br>It is an experience that truly transforms one\u2019s life.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_3170-1-Edit-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_3170-1-Edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_3170-1-Edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_3170-1-Edit-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_3170-1-Edit.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Yu Kumagai<br>Representative Director, VisionLife Inc.<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">I have participated in many retreats in the past, but the nehan Retreat was the most memorable of them all.<br>Through the breathing practices and various other modalities, I felt healing and strength rising from the deepest layers of my soul.<br>The vision I encountered there has since become a guiding compass for my life.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/zaiki-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/zaiki-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/zaiki-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/zaiki-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/zaiki.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Motoki Saika<br>M.S. \/ Sales, Design Company<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">At the nehan Retreat, both my body and mind were fully released, and the ice bath brought an instant sense of sharp clarity.<br>By moving beyond my limits, I encountered a new version of myself.<br>It was a retreat that truly expanded who I am.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/matsumoto-Edit-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/matsumoto-Edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/matsumoto-Edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/matsumoto-Edit-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/matsumoto-Edit.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Tsuyoshi Matsumoto<br>Representative Director, mima Inc.\u3000<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">This was my second time participating in the nehan Retreat.<br>Having already grasped the essence during my first experience, this time I was able to go much deeper.<br>The flow from deep breathing, into the exploration of my own \u201corigin breath\u201d through a dance workshop, and then into the breathing practice itself was exceptionally well designed. Because the body had fully expressed and released itself beforehand, the depth of the breath afterward was entirely different.<br>I encountered a relationship with breath that went far beyond even my previous experience.<br>After being guided to hold my breath, continuing to hold it felt unexpectedly comfortable, as if I could remain there forever.<br>It was an encounter with the hidden potential of my physical body, and at the same time, a return of the mind to the body.<br>In that moment, a deep sense of gratitude overflowed, a desire to trust this body once again, to cherish it, and to live fully through it.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Matsumoto-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Matsumoto-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Matsumoto-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Matsumoto-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Matsumoto.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Kazuhiro Matsumoto<br>Representative Director, Next Partners Inc.<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">In just three days, I experienced a depth of time richer than the previous 38 years of my life.<br>From beginning to end, everything was unpredictable.<br>Every moment was new.<br>Every experience connected me to the deepest parts of myself.<br>And every experience ultimately led to joy.<br>Those who have the chance to go through this<br>are truly fortunate.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/bana-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/bana-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/bana-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/bana-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/bana-2.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Daisuke Tachibana<br>Web Marketer<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">I had been unable to give myself fully to anything, living with a lingering sense that life was somehow dull.<br>The true root of that feeling, I came to realize, lay in the emotional wall I had built in my relationship with my mother.<br>When I faced myself deeply during the retreat and became aware of this, my frozen heart began, little by little, to thaw.<br>From there, a new relationship with my family emerged, and with it, the beginning of a second life.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/kasai-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/kasai-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/kasai-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/kasai-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/kasai.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Kasai<br>Relaxation Practitioner<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">Three exquisite days of turning toward my&nbsp;<em>ikizama<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 how I live, how I breathe, how I exist \u2014 and returning to myself.<br>Within that space, I encountered light, and also faced the essence that had been quietly hidden within my unconscious.<br>With each practice, it felt like gently and patiently untying myself, step by step.<br>For me, it was a journey of the soul.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/satoru-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/satoru-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/satoru-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/satoru-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/satoru-1.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">SATORU<br>Yoga Psychology Instructor<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">I regularly practice yoga, meditation, and psychological work, yet it is rare to encounter something this powerful, this confronting, and this deeply immersive.<br>The depth at which I was able to face myself was truly striking.<br>What also left a strong impression was the quality of the space itself.<br>Each participant had come with sincere intention, fully committed to meeting themselves honestly, and that collective seriousness created a remarkably strong and supportive field.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-snow-monkey-blocks-testimonial-item c-row__col\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en-temp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/462167084_7643397979095939_8253907402337758528_n-Edit-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/462167084_7643397979095939_8253907402337758528_n-Edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/462167084_7643397979095939_8253907402337758528_n-Edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/462167084_7643397979095939_8253907402337758528_n-Edit-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/nehan.life\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/462167084_7643397979095939_8253907402337758528_n-Edit.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__body\"><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__content\">Risa Kojo<br>Artist<\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__name\"><\/div><div class=\"smb-testimonial__item__lede\">On the first day of the nehan Retreat, I felt confused by the intensity of the breath and the discomfort it brought.<br>Yet as I spent time gently holding the emotions that overflowed, I found myself dissolving into oneness with the universe.<br>My heart softened and opened,<br>and I was guided by a stream of beautiful inspiration.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In order to fully honor<br>each individual\u2019s journey,<br>the retreat is intentionally limited<br>to a small number of participants per session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">During these two nights and three days,<br>we ask you to focus entirely on your inner world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">All meals will be thoughtfully prepared by our team,<br>so you may relax and feel supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you have any questions or concerns,<br>please feel free to reach out at any time,<br>before or after applying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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