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Topic of the Month

Marie Kondo’s second book in English will be out on the market in January 2016.

Marie Kondo’s first book in English, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has become a worldwide sensation and social phenomenon. She has been picked up by numerous media all over the world since then. Following this success especially in the U.S. market, Kondo will publish a new book in the U.S. and U.K. in January 2016, entitled Spark Joy. In Spark Joy, Kondo instructs us on how to organize specific items in the home–how to declutter our belongings, how to fold clothing, how to arrange kitchen utensils and bathroom items, and so on. By using her unique techniques, readers can easily organize their living space, which will spark joy in their lives.

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Are You Listening to What Your Body Is Telling You?

by Keiko Takimura

ISBN978-4-7631-3476-9

192 pages / July 2015 / 1,300 yen (w/o tax)

A pharmacist who has helped 180,000 people understand what their body is trying to tell them teaches us how to listen for ourselves.

Description

Do you feel your body is in poor condition? Are you experiencing a sore back, throat, knees, shoulders or eyes? According to the author, Keiko Takimura (aka Takki Sensei), people who suffer the same symptoms share the same habits. People with lower back pain, for example, tend to feel underappreciated. They feel their great efforts to keep themselves moving are going unnoticed. Some will hold in their anger and allow it to build up. People with symptoms involving the throat tend to have a negative self-image, allowing those who ignore them to get inside their heads. With its embryological explanations of how the body works, this book can be considered a “user’s manual of the body.” She explains what each part of our body is trying to tell us when we feel certain symptoms in a way only “Takki Sensei” could. When we feel our body isn’t in the best condition, it’s very easy to feel down. Even repeating the same prescriptions may not help to fix the problem. In order to understand the exact cause of any health condition, we need to learn to understand the messages being sent by our bodies as symptoms. If you learn to pay attention to your body’s messages, your health condition will return to the way you wish it to be. This book can help you understand the habits that are brought about by your environment, and allow you to live the life you’ve been hoping for.

From the table of contents

– People who can’t resist taking meds
– Sickness is informing you that something is wrong
– The body’s key to understanding itself
– Dealing with pain would be easier if we could see it
– Are your heart and brain opposing each other?
– This is what your body is saying!
– Eyes — You’re overly influenced by those around you
– Throat — You’re not getting your point across
– Where do thinking habits come from?
– How to trust your body more

From the editor

Takki Sensei’s charm can be described as warm and permeating. She is able to teach us laymen about our bodies with great care and detail. The “permeating” aspect of her charm comes from the way she speaks. With her soft Kobe accent and kind way of asking questions, she gives off a pleasantness I had never experienced before. This pleasantness also comes through in her writing in Are You Listening to What Your Body Is Telling You? It’s a book that deserves to be in every home. Let this be the new medication that helps improve the dialogue between your body and self.

Author:

Keiko Takimura

Keiko Takimura, known affectionately as “Takki Sensei,” was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in 1957. A graduate of Kobe Pharmaceutical University’s Pharmaceutical Department, she is a pharmacist, a psychological counsellor authorized by the Japan Mental Health Association, and a qualified EHON Therapist recognized by the EHON Therapist Association. After spending 20 years counselling about 180,000 people as a pharmacist, she realized that “people who suffer the same symptoms share the same habits.” This inspired her to begin studying the connection between the heart and the body within the fields of Eastern medicine, physiology and psychology. Using the knowledge and experience gained from her studies, she works as a “translator,” telling her patients what each part of their body is trying to convey to them. When she worked as a pharmacist at a drugstore, her peers selected her as one of the nation’s top 150 sales experts. For the last five years, her bright Kobe personality has attracted over 5,000 people to her more than 300 lectures and lessons. “Symptoms of the body and heart condition are interconnected” is a message Takki Sensei wishes to pass on to as many people as possible, influencing her to start “Karada Uranai,” or “Body fortune-telling.” Karada Uranai is becoming recognized for the clear understanding of the body that it provides. Understanding and being thankful for the body we were born with will allow us to be more active in our lives.