“The Seinoza walk works by itself. Following an ancient logic: rising early in the morning, one foot in front of the other, stopping only for prayer and food until nightfall. This occupies the body, and frees the heart to dream, the mind to quiet and the voice to sing.
“Those who have undertaken a journey like this know its transformative power. Like the proverbial turtle, slow steps, steadily made, can take you somewhere the Rat Race never could.”
Lady Red
“A reorientation towards what really matters. And where you want to be in movement and where you want to be grounded in your life. And just an opportunity for tremendous renewal and growth if you let it.”
Maryam
“It's an opportunity to move through time and space in a really different way with real intentionality. You get to experience Japan in a way that few tourists do, bringing an embodied quality of walking and pilgrimage-ing that led to a different feeling of connection with the land and communities.”
Leela
“I was drawn to the pilgrimage because of the authenticity and was surprised how it exceeded my expectations. I was not told I’d “experience Japanese X or like never before” in the same manner alternative opportunities gloated. Yet, for a pilgrimage walk in nature, it was also very humanity-centric. We walked every step with our facilitators. They were peers. They were not “tour guides,” and they did not read off of scripts or belittle us with factoids. And yet they have strong personal relationships with locals in each village. People were excited to meet us and relate at every stop in Kumamo Kodo, and I think it was because it was the real deal. We walked an incredible distance! I just don’t think you could have such an authentic Kumano pilgrimage with anyone else.”
John
