Feel the joy of your cells
Ono Karori
When I lived in a snowy country, the end of Setsubun seemed to mark the arrival of harsh winter, but in Kyushu you can feel the breath of spring.
A playful demon with curly pink hair came to our house and made our 2-year-old son scream, which was a big problem.
My body and mind seemed to rejoice as I watched the clear sunset and the star-filled sky.
However, last Sunday I got mastitis and had a fever. I was so sick that I had to stay in bed.
It's been a while since I last had a high fever, and my whole body hurts. Even the soles of my feet hurt... I realized that my body was in a terrible state, and I listened to my body's voice again during these two days.
Recently, you may have heard the word "body" frequently from all of you at Utsushiki.
At Utsushiki, we have been incorporating just under an hour of physical education into our morning assembly, and after several months of starting, each student seems to be beginning to notice changes both mentally and physically.
Every day, I feel the expressions and thoughts of the people changing little by little. They do handstands, squats, and sometimes sumo wrestler poses...
The faces reflected in the window glass must be serious and desperate. (I don't have time to look lol)
Just do what needs to be done in front of you.
I like this P.E. class because it makes me feel like I'm back to my childhood a little bit.
I'm sure that this time has had at least some influence on the changes in our daily lives.
For example, I tried to eat two meals a day instead of three. I had always eaten three meals a day, but
My husband stopped eating breakfast, and I gradually cut back on mine as well, and I began to feel like I could get by without it.
In the first place, when cells are in a state of starvation, they break down parts of their own old cells and turn them into nutrients,
There is a mechanism called autophagy that regenerates new cells.
Autophagy does not work when there is sufficient nutrition, but requires a period of hunger.
In fact, if you don't go hungry for long periods of time, old cells will accumulate and cause illness and discomfort.
I thought this was interesting and felt like I could do it now, so I decided to skip breakfast and go hungry for 16 hours, including bedtime.
I started taking it exactly three days before I fell ill, so I was able to get through the week without any strain thanks to the fact that I was bedridden, but I felt like my body was moving smoothly.
I haven't changed what I eat, but I now know the appropriate amount for each meal, and overeating puts a much greater strain on my body than before.
Even though my husband recommended that I eat two meals a day, I stubbornly thought "I can't do that!", but things can change with just a little trigger and timing.
I want to enjoy the small changes that slowly occur within my body as cells change.
Next week I will be recording with Miho Ota, and the following weekend will see the start of an exhibition by ceramic artist Ryuta Fukumura.
Miho's beautiful voice and Fukumura's beautiful vessel. Relax your body and mind, listen, and touch.
I want to feel joy in my cells at all times and move comfortably.
Ono Karori
