Attunement of Ōyamatsumi
This course offers intermediate practitioners an evidence-informed, tradition-rooted curriculum for cultivating sustained attunement with Ōyamatsumi-style…
Instructor: T.I. Team
Level: everybody
Duration: 8 weeks
Price: $55
Course Curriculum
Grounding in Ōyamatsumi: Principles, Sources, and Ethical Orientation
- Orientation to Ōyamatsumi: Mountain Intelligence and Human Steadiness
- Textual Grounds: Kojiki and Nihon Shoki Guidance on Mountains and Offerings
- Qualities in Practice: Stability, Endurance, Rootedness as Measurable Capacities
- Ecological Attunement I: Seasonal Timing and Site Selection
- Consent and Accountability: Ethics of Working with Land-Spirits
- Boundaries as Care: Offerings, Agreements, and Clear Roles
- Field Readiness: Terrain-Aware Safety and Minimal Kit
- The Patience Contract: Pacing, Timelines, and Friction Tolerance
Energetic Preparation: Breath, Posture, and Shugendō-Informed Conditioning
- Breath Mechanics for Mountain Pace and Clarity
- Upright Integration: Standing Meditation and Postural Economy
- Pilgrim Gait: Yama-no-kō-Informed Walking Methods (Adapted)
- Stress-Reflex Conditioning: Terrain-Tied Startle and Cold-Wind Response
- Progression Design: Duration Ladders and Recovery Windows
- Seasonal Conditioning Cycles: Aligning Load with Climate and Terrain
- Simplicity Disciplines: Food, Speech, and Media as Modern Ascetic Supports
- Assessment and Reflection: Metrics that Matter
Relational Practice with Ōyamatsumi: Protocols, Offerings, and Listening
- Approach and Threshold: Entering Mountain Space with Consent
- Invocation and Petition: Norito-Informed Forms in Contemporary Practice
- Offerings and Reciprocity: Material, Behavioral, and Reparative Acts
- Boundaries and Roles in Ongoing Relationship
- Wayfaring Sequence: Shugendō-Informed Pilgrim Liturgies (Adapted)
- Forest-Floor Awareness: Listening Through Subtle Signs
- Small-Group Practice and Community Accountability
- Troubleshooting Plateaus: Adjusting Cadence, Offering, and Timing
Integration with Ōyamatsumi: Daily Conduct, Creative Application, and Long-Cycle Stewardship
- Decision Architecture: Bringing Mountain Steadiness into Daily Choices
- Creative Rhythm: Producing Work at Mountain Pace
- Crisis Recovery: Breath, Posture, and Presence Under Pressure
- Stewardship in Action: Local Projects and Long-Term Reciprocity
- Annual Pilgrim Cycle: Seasonal Itineraries and Commitments
- Teaching Within Scope: Ethical Transmission for Practitioners and Guides
- Decade Thinking: Long Arcs with Ōyamatsumi
- Capstone Rite: Home-Base Link to Mountain and Ongoing Commitment