[2026.5] The 98th Gokita Juku Tokai Study Session | Conditioning Mind and Body Through Diet, and Practical Conditioning Techniques

I am Yutaka Gokita, representative of Your Best Solution.

Regarding the study sessions for the
mentorship program (commonly known as Gokita Juku) which is the core of Your Best Solution's business.

This time, I will introduce the May 2026 session, which was the 98th Tokai Study Session.

Morning Session

The venue this time was Inuyama City.

The morning consisted of status reports and classroom lectures.

Status reports as a form of 'conditioning'

At every study session, I have each person share the following:

I have them present in this format.

The status report is not just a report, but a time to verbalize the state in which each person is spending their days.

Sharing worries and challenges is not just a simple exchange of information.

It is a time to condition the 'social health' of the professionals themselves.

No matter how much knowledge you acquire or how much you polish your skills, if your own state is not conditioned, you cannot provide essential 'health'.

Knowledge and skills are important. That is certain. But I value this time even more than that.

Conditioning Mind and Body Through Diet [Summer Edition]

This year, throughout the year, we have set the theme of 'Deepening and Expansion' and decided together to deepen our expertise further.

In February, nutritionist Tomoko Hasegawa gave a lecture on the topic of
Nutrition and Dietary Therapy.

In March, judo therapist Narumi Ichiyanagi gave a lecture on anatomy.

In April, we had a lecture on occupational therapy by Risa Nakata, regarding brain structure and function.

And this time, we once again had Ms. Hasegawa give a lecture on the theme of
“Conditioning Mind and Body Through Diet [Summer Edition]”
.

The content this time covered
seasonal summer foods, health preservation, and physical reactions that tend to occur from summer through the late summer period.

Incorporating perspectives from the 24 solar terms, Eastern medicine, and Kampo,
we discussed how the body tends to react to seasonal changes,
and what kind of ingredients are good to incorporate during that time.

It is not simply a matter of

“Let’s eat summer vegetables”
or “Seasonal foods are good for the body.”

That is not what this talk was about.

Why are those ingredients necessary at this time?
What kind of burden is placed on the body during the summer?
How can we utilize diet to address heat, humidity, perspiration, digestive function, and changes in the autonomic nervous system?

After understanding the logic,
we choose the ingredients necessary for that time.

She shared that perspective with us.

Summer vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants, and cucumbers,
rather than being viewed merely as nutrients,
when understood in relation to the body's seasonal reactions,
become dietary nourishment that nurtures the mind and body.

The word for diet in Japanese implies 'making a person better,' but
a person's mental and physical state is greatly influenced by
the content of their diet.

Diet is part of daily life,
and is deeply connected to a person's physical condition, habits, and living environment.

That is precisely why, when thinking about diet,
it is not just about memorizing knowledge, but
how to integrate it into daily life that is important.

Hasegawa-style Time-Saving Techniques

In this lecture,
she also shared her own time-saving techniques.

When people hear 'diet' or 'health preservation,'
they might easily get the impression that
“I have to do it properly” or “I have to put in a lot of effort.”

However, no matter how good the content is,
if you cannot practice it in your daily life, you cannot continue it.

Daily rhythm.
Work busyness.
Family structure.
Cooking environment.
Ease of shopping.
The individual's personality and values.

Taking all of that into account,
the goal is to make it something that can actually be sustained.

This is a perspective common not only to dietary guidance, but also to
exercise instruction, treatment, and self-care suggestions.

It is not just about conveying what is correct, but
translating it into a form that the individual can actually practice.

That is where the professional approach manifests itself.

Your Best Solution means
proposing the optimal solution tailored to that person.

Observe the person. Observe the essence.

This lecture was also
based precisely on that perspective.

Afternoon Session | Conditioning, Utilizing, and Strengthening

The afternoon is for practical training.

As Your Best Solution, we provide
"Conditioning, Utilizing, and Strengthening" in stages.

*Reference Article

There are many therapists in the Tokai study group, and we

base our approach on the idea that Exercise is Therapy and
Therapy is Exercise.

that is the foundation of our thinking.

For the practical training, we divide into groups according to each member's challenges and wishes,
and proceed
while engaging in repeated discussions.

In one group, we covered the movement for the judo technique known as 'kataguruma' (shoulder wheel).

We focused on how to use the body and the sensations required to perform the kataguruma technique smoothly.

We listen to what kind of movement it is, watch it, try it, and grasp the sensation.

I only performed the initial analysis and left the rest to the two of them. This is because learning deepens when you think with your own head, feel with your own body, and engage in trial and error.

Along the way, they asked for advice on correcting a habit where their core tends to disengage when lifting, so I shared corrective exercises viewed from a comprehensive perspective.

There is much to be learned through the movements of Judo.

The sense of distance from your opponent.
The position of your center of gravity.
The direction of off-balancing.
How to transmit force.
How to use your own body.

Establishing movement within the relationship with your opponent.

When you try to change your opponent by force,
unnecessary tension is created in both you and them.

Feeling the opponent's center of gravity and reactions.
Adjusting the position of your own body.
Identifying the direction of force.
Searching for the point where change occurs without strain.

This is exactly the same in treatment and exercise instruction.

Rather than unilaterally changing the other person,
you prepare the conditions for change to occur within the relationship.

Both Judo body manipulation
and practical conditioning techniques
share a common lesson at their foundation.

In the other group, we practiced conditioning techniques.

While checking the state of the body,

Where is the tension?
Where is the movement blocked?
In which direction does guiding the body make it easier for it to change?
With what pressure should you touch so that the other person's body can easily receive it?
How much should you intervene, and from what point should you leave it to the person's own senses?

Practical conditioning techniques
are not simply about 'loosening,' 'relaxing,' or 'increasing range of motion.'

Observing the reactions occurring in the other person's body.
Feeling what state that person's body is in right now.
And engaging with them so that the person themselves can notice the changes in their own body.

This is what is important.

Observing touch pressure, direction, and bodily reactions

In physical intervention,
it is important not only where you touch,
but also in what direction you touch and with what degree of pressure.

Pressing hard does not mean it will change.
Moving it a lot is not necessarily good.
Just increasing the range of motion is not enough.

What pressure can the other person's body accept?
In what direction will no unnecessary resistance be created?
Where does the body feel at ease?
Where does the tension release?
Where does the person's own sense return?

While observing such subtle reactions,
we adjust the intervention.

Learning the form of the technique is important.

However, even if you reproduce the form,
if it does not suit the body of the person in front of you,
it will not lead to essential change.

This is because something is misaligned and not in harmony.

Observe the reaction of the other person's body.
Adjust the pressure, direction, and timing according to that reaction.
Confirm the person's own sensations and share the changes.

Accumulating these steps is important.

The physical state of the person doing the conditioning

In order to condition the other person's body,
the physical state of the person intervening is also important.

If you are tense yourself, the pressure you apply will be rough.
If your own breathing is shallow, your intervention will lack composure.
If your own body awareness is dull, it will be difficult to grasp the subtle reactions of the other person.

We are not just looking at the other person's body.

Through our own bodies,
we are sensing the state of the other person.

That is precisely why, in order to condition the other person,
you must first condition your own state.

This is an important perspective in treatment, exercise instruction,
and interpersonal support in general.

It is not about what you do, but
how you are observing.
How you are touching.
In what state you are facing them.

All of that appears in the results.

Self-conditioning and intervention by others

Also, at Your Best Solution,
we value the ability to adjust your own body by yourself.

Noticing your own state.
Being able to reproduce it as self-care.
Having a way to adjust yourself.
Being able to manage your condition in daily life.

This can be said to be an important way of thinking for both the target person and the professional themselves.

There are parts you cannot notice on your own, and
there are states you cannot fully adjust by yourself.

Even if you are a professional,
you cannot always keep your own body in perfect condition.

Cultivating the power to condition yourself.
Receiving the perspective and intervention of others when necessary.

Both are important for guiding the body toward a better state.

This is a perspective of independence and coexistence, not dependence.

Independence does not mean completing everything on your own;
I believe that being able to rely on others appropriately when necessary is also a part of independence.

At this Tokai study group, we covered dietary nourishment in the morning and physical intervention in the afternoon.

At first glance, these may seem like separate themes.

However, what they both have in common is the perspective of how to apply knowledge to each specific situation and daily life.

For diet,
it is about how to propose knowledge of seasons and ingredients tailored to the individual's life.

For physical intervention,
it is about how to create change in the other person's body through assessment, palpation, and sensory input.

For Judo-based body mechanics,
it is about how to apply the center of gravity and direction of force to the settings of treatment and exercise instruction.

What professionals need is
not to let knowledge end as just knowledge.

Experience it yourself,
understand it through sensation,
and shape it into a form that can be used to suit the other person.

That accumulation leads to the practice of Your Best Solution.

What is Gokita Juku?

It is not just a place to learn knowledge and skills,

but a place to enhance comprehensive "human power," including virtue (character) and talent (expertise and business skills).

It is a place to re-examine your own
"way of being," "way of living," and "way of working."

That is Gokita Juku.

Member Testimonials

We would like to introduce the voices of our members.

We are also looking for new members.

Gokita Juku is a place where
it is clear who is a good fit and who is not.

For those who want to acquire knowledge and skills in a short period of time,
it might not be a good fit.

However,
if you want to condition yourself starting from your "way of being."
If you want to learn the "essence."
If you want to polish both your expertise and your humanity.

For those who feel this way,
I am sure it will be a meaningful time for you.

Moving forward, I will continue to write little by little about
what the study sessions are like and
the philosophy behind why we continue to hold this space.

First, please try reading a few of our articles.

If something still resonates with you after that,
please come and see the atmosphere for yourself once.

Trial participation is also accepted.
If you feel a connection, please contact us via LINE.

We will not force you to join.
I hope you will decide at your own pace.

Below are the conditions and other details.

Eligibility for Participation

Also, mothers with children are very welcome! Such a study group is probably rare, isn't it? 😊
(However, at this stage, we are limiting this to infants up to about 3 years old)

Our Goals

Finally

This place, Gokita Juku, is
a place where I myself am also constantly questioning things.

It is not a gathering of perfected individuals, but
a gathering of those who continue to ask questions.

Observe the body through diet.
Observe the person through physical intervention.
Observe relationships through Judo-based physical manipulation.

Knowledge, technique, intuition, and experience—
all exist to consider the best for the person in front of you.

To provide the best solution tailored to that person,
we integrate knowledge, technique, intuition, and practice.

This time as well, it was a study session to reaffirm
the perspectives we value as Your Best Solution.

See you in the next article.

Your Best Solution Representative
Yutaka Gokita

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