Review of The MISOGI Method
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Review of The MISOGI Method
[Following is a volunteer review of "The MISOGI Method" by Jody B. Miller.]
There is an expression in the UK, you wait ages for a bus and then two come at once. Likewise it would seem with self help books. There appears to be a glut of these books coming along which is probably a hangover from Covid. All of these different books kind of say the same thing but from a different perspective or theme. This book centres around an old Japanese religious ritual called MISOGI.I say ritual, medieval torture would be more accurate. Apparently, one stands under a freezing cold waterfall and your body and soul will be cleansed, that's if one hasn't died from hypothermia in the meantime.
The idea of the book is that you aim extremely high (goal wise) and I mean high! The author believes that you should set your goals as massive as you can. The author gives examples. One such example centred around a group of people who decided to run continuously up stairs in a high rise block to mirror the distance it would take to climb Mount Everest (I think from memory that it was Mount Everest, certainly one of the highest mountains in the world anyway). Apparently they all experienced a marvellous sense of achievement. Although personally, throwing up half way would not be my idea of achievement and certainly it wouldn't be my idea of fun either.
My problem with all of this, is why do you have to have such over the top aims/goals or MISOGI? Not all of us have the desire to jump out of aeroplanes or join an Amazonian tribe. However, the author made some accurate, pertinent comments about modern life and the stresses of every day living. Although the author discusses America, the same stresses apply to the country that I am from, namely, Wales in the UK. I know from personal experience the devastating effects that workload can have on both physical and mental wellbeing.
The author basically promotes something called wellbeing .This can be as simple as taking a long walk or simply just by looking at a leaf. I know from personal experience that this can have beneficial impact on mental health. The book is an easy read, you don't need any degrees in psychology to understand what the author is saying. It is obvious that the author firmly believes in what she is saying and writes with a real passion for MISOGI. In the copy that I read, there were a couple of minor spelling errors but not enough to detract from the overall effect of the book.
I would rate the book three stars out of five. It's not a bad book but it didn't exactly float my boat.I think that there are too many of these books now and its starting to look like everyone is trying to jump on the bandwagon.
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There is an expression in the UK, you wait ages for a bus and then two come at once. Likewise it would seem with self help books. There appears to be a glut of these books coming along which is probably a hangover from Covid. All of these different books kind of say the same thing but from a different perspective or theme. This book centres around an old Japanese religious ritual called MISOGI.I say ritual, medieval torture would be more accurate. Apparently, one stands under a freezing cold waterfall and your body and soul will be cleansed, that's if one hasn't died from hypothermia in the meantime.
The idea of the book is that you aim extremely high (goal wise) and I mean high! The author believes that you should set your goals as massive as you can. The author gives examples. One such example centred around a group of people who decided to run continuously up stairs in a high rise block to mirror the distance it would take to climb Mount Everest (I think from memory that it was Mount Everest, certainly one of the highest mountains in the world anyway). Apparently they all experienced a marvellous sense of achievement. Although personally, throwing up half way would not be my idea of achievement and certainly it wouldn't be my idea of fun either.
My problem with all of this, is why do you have to have such over the top aims/goals or MISOGI? Not all of us have the desire to jump out of aeroplanes or join an Amazonian tribe. However, the author made some accurate, pertinent comments about modern life and the stresses of every day living. Although the author discusses America, the same stresses apply to the country that I am from, namely, Wales in the UK. I know from personal experience the devastating effects that workload can have on both physical and mental wellbeing.
The author basically promotes something called wellbeing .This can be as simple as taking a long walk or simply just by looking at a leaf. I know from personal experience that this can have beneficial impact on mental health. The book is an easy read, you don't need any degrees in psychology to understand what the author is saying. It is obvious that the author firmly believes in what she is saying and writes with a real passion for MISOGI. In the copy that I read, there were a couple of minor spelling errors but not enough to detract from the overall effect of the book.
I would rate the book three stars out of five. It's not a bad book but it didn't exactly float my boat.I think that there are too many of these books now and its starting to look like everyone is trying to jump on the bandwagon.
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The MISOGI Method
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