ikigai

According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai, a reason for existing. Some have found it and are aware of their ikigai, others have it inside, but are still looking for it. This is one of the secrets to a long, young and happy life like that of the inhabitants of Okinawa, the longest-lived island in the world.
The project for this book arose by combining the experience in Japanese culture of Héctor García (author of “A Geek in Japan”), who has been living in Japan for twelve years, with the writing art of Francesc Miralles (author of dozens of books and novels and a specialist in psychology). To write the work, the two authors were received by the mayor of Ogimi (Okinawa), a town in northern Japan with the highest longevity rate in the world, and had access to interview more than a hundred of its inhabitants.
We analyze the keys of Japanese centenarians for an optimistic and vital existence, discovering how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they relate to others and – the best kept secret – how they find the ikigai that gives meaning to their existence and drives them to live a hundred years in top form. Having a clear and defined ikigai, a great passion, is something that gives satisfaction, happiness and meaning to life. The mission of this book is to help you find it, as well as to discover many keys to Japanese philosophy for long-term health of the body, mind and spirit.
• A work that brings us the secrets of Japanese centenarians for a healthy and happy life.
• It offers practical tools for the reader to discover their particular ikigai, their reason for being.