Presentation Information
[WS-5-01]Intercultural Understanding Felt Through the Body in Stillness: Awakening to the Diversity Within
*Naoyuki Ogino1, *Hiroko Akiba2, *Yuki Ito3 (1. Stanford University Japan Center, 2. Hitotsubashi University, 3. Flore Works)
Keywords:
Intercultural acceptance,International education,Embodiment,Diversity,Awareness,Well-being
受講者に求められる 事前の知識・経験等
事前にジョセフ・ルフトとハリ・インガムが1955年に発表した「ジョハリの窓」について目を通しておくとよいでしょう。「ジョハリの窓」とは、「自分の知っている自分」だけではなく、「自分の知らない自分」にも目を向ける理論的枠組みです。ワークショップ当日は、この理論について簡単な講義を行いますが、事前に確認しておくことで、各種ワークでの身体の感覚に集中しやすく、学びが深まります。
受講者が受講前に取り組む 事前課題等
事前課題は、身体接触を伴うワークショップですので、事前に睡眠をよくとっておいていただく事、風邪などをひかないように注意しておいていただく事、身体的疲労が少ないように心がけておいていただくことぐらいです。あとは楽しみにして来て下さい。また、当日は、カジュアルで動きやすい服装（スカートは避けてください）でご参加ください。より体験を楽しみたい方は、当日裸足で取り組むとより体感が得やすいかと思います。
概要
In this workshop, participants will use bodily exercises to become aware of aspects of their own perception that they may not have noticed before, with the aim of understanding intercultural acceptance and their own ways of perceiving more intuitively and experientially, while also reconsidering both other cultures and their own.
Guided by three instructors, participants will first engage with insights into what it means “not to hear” from the perspective of a hard-of-hearing person, attending to subtle forms of perception, and will then move into embodied exercises rooted in traditional Japanese martial arts. The workshop also draws on theories of intercultural education, offering a deeply experiential form of learning. Precisely because we live in the age of AI, this program values embodiment and perception, and seeks to foster awareness that embraces diverse needs beyond the scope of international education alone.
The main flow of the workshop is as follows:
1. Overview and check-in
The purpose and structure of the workshop will be shared, followed by brief self-introductions among participants.
2. Experiencing what it means “not to hear”
Participants will listen to what a hard-of-hearing instructor experiences in everyday life, and through ordinary actions that we usually perform without much thought, they will experience ways of relating to objects and sound without relying on hearing. By encountering the world of “not hearing” and the cues that make communication possible, they will notice changes in their own perception. Participants will record on worksheets what they discover about themselves and their bodily sensations—things they may not have been aware of before—and then share these reflections through discussion.
3. Experiencing the bodily sensitivity of traditional Japanese martial arts
Building on the changes in perception that emerged through the experience of “not hearing,” participants will next explore the subtle bodily sensitivity of martial artists through contact with other people. They will first take part in simple physical-contact exercises with an instructor who is also a martial artist, and then work on the same exercises with one another. Through this process, they will experience tension and relaxation in both their own bodies and those of others. Based on this introspection, they will record on worksheets what they notice about themselves—things they may not have recognized before—and then share these discoveries through discussion.
4. Reframing the experience through intercultural education theory
Participants will then reinterpret their experiences by applying the theory of the Johari Window developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham. Using a Johari Window worksheet, they will map the discoveries they have recorded and objectively reconsider their experiences, while also directing their awareness toward aspects of themselves they “did not know” before.
5. Presentations integrating experience and theory
Participants will divide into three groups together with the three instructors. In each group, they will again share what they have experienced and then make a presentation to the whole workshop. For the presentations, they will experiment with forms of expression that do not rely on voice or sound.
6. Reflection and check-out
As a final reflection, participants will consider how they can apply what they have learned through this experience to their future work and daily lives.
This workshop explores intercultural acceptance through a bodily approach that inherently includes diversity, offering a theme and format unlike conventional programs. By experiencing a different balance of the senses and engaging in the activities while moving the body and following their perceptions, participants will have an opportunity to rethink intercultural experience, reflect on their everyday work, and consider the expansion of their own sensibilities. Since the workshop also includes time for sharing, it may also serve as an opportunity to build networks and connections with other participants.
Through this workshop, we aim to make possible:
・becoming aware of and enjoying the diversity that exists within oneself through a variety of senses,
・becoming aware of and appreciating the quietness of everyday life,
・and, starting from bodily sensation, re-examining and enjoying one’s relationship with society, with other people, with oneself, and with things.
事前にジョセフ・ルフトとハリ・インガムが1955年に発表した「ジョハリの窓」について目を通しておくとよいでしょう。「ジョハリの窓」とは、「自分の知っている自分」だけではなく、「自分の知らない自分」にも目を向ける理論的枠組みです。ワークショップ当日は、この理論について簡単な講義を行いますが、事前に確認しておくことで、各種ワークでの身体の感覚に集中しやすく、学びが深まります。
受講者が受講前に取り組む 事前課題等
事前課題は、身体接触を伴うワークショップですので、事前に睡眠をよくとっておいていただく事、風邪などをひかないように注意しておいていただく事、身体的疲労が少ないように心がけておいていただくことぐらいです。あとは楽しみにして来て下さい。また、当日は、カジュアルで動きやすい服装（スカートは避けてください）でご参加ください。より体験を楽しみたい方は、当日裸足で取り組むとより体感が得やすいかと思います。
概要
In this workshop, participants will use bodily exercises to become aware of aspects of their own perception that they may not have noticed before, with the aim of understanding intercultural acceptance and their own ways of perceiving more intuitively and experientially, while also reconsidering both other cultures and their own.
Guided by three instructors, participants will first engage with insights into what it means “not to hear” from the perspective of a hard-of-hearing person, attending to subtle forms of perception, and will then move into embodied exercises rooted in traditional Japanese martial arts. The workshop also draws on theories of intercultural education, offering a deeply experiential form of learning. Precisely because we live in the age of AI, this program values embodiment and perception, and seeks to foster awareness that embraces diverse needs beyond the scope of international education alone.
The main flow of the workshop is as follows:
1. Overview and check-in
The purpose and structure of the workshop will be shared, followed by brief self-introductions among participants.
2. Experiencing what it means “not to hear”
Participants will listen to what a hard-of-hearing instructor experiences in everyday life, and through ordinary actions that we usually perform without much thought, they will experience ways of relating to objects and sound without relying on hearing. By encountering the world of “not hearing” and the cues that make communication possible, they will notice changes in their own perception. Participants will record on worksheets what they discover about themselves and their bodily sensations—things they may not have been aware of before—and then share these reflections through discussion.
3. Experiencing the bodily sensitivity of traditional Japanese martial arts
Building on the changes in perception that emerged through the experience of “not hearing,” participants will next explore the subtle bodily sensitivity of martial artists through contact with other people. They will first take part in simple physical-contact exercises with an instructor who is also a martial artist, and then work on the same exercises with one another. Through this process, they will experience tension and relaxation in both their own bodies and those of others. Based on this introspection, they will record on worksheets what they notice about themselves—things they may not have recognized before—and then share these discoveries through discussion.
4. Reframing the experience through intercultural education theory
Participants will then reinterpret their experiences by applying the theory of the Johari Window developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham. Using a Johari Window worksheet, they will map the discoveries they have recorded and objectively reconsider their experiences, while also directing their awareness toward aspects of themselves they “did not know” before.
5. Presentations integrating experience and theory
Participants will divide into three groups together with the three instructors. In each group, they will again share what they have experienced and then make a presentation to the whole workshop. For the presentations, they will experiment with forms of expression that do not rely on voice or sound.
6. Reflection and check-out
As a final reflection, participants will consider how they can apply what they have learned through this experience to their future work and daily lives.
This workshop explores intercultural acceptance through a bodily approach that inherently includes diversity, offering a theme and format unlike conventional programs. By experiencing a different balance of the senses and engaging in the activities while moving the body and following their perceptions, participants will have an opportunity to rethink intercultural experience, reflect on their everyday work, and consider the expansion of their own sensibilities. Since the workshop also includes time for sharing, it may also serve as an opportunity to build networks and connections with other participants.
Through this workshop, we aim to make possible:
・becoming aware of and enjoying the diversity that exists within oneself through a variety of senses,
・becoming aware of and appreciating the quietness of everyday life,
・and, starting from bodily sensation, re-examining and enjoying one’s relationship with society, with other people, with oneself, and with things.