Student Breakthroughs & Experiences

Take a look at the following journal entries tracking the spiritual improvement of students who participated in both Shodo classes and positive energy homework assigned by Halada Sensei. Each is a testament to the power of Halada Sensei's way of teaching Shodo and its calming, spiritually enlightening qualities. Also take a look at some of the powerful and inspiring artistic work of Halada Sensei's students!

Progress Journals

Shyann L.

"My time in this class has been a wonderful experience. My life has become calmer and happier; I enjoy every moment in this class. The writing helps me relax and find my inner self. It has also helped my mom and I to get along better in our relationship. I have also become friendlier to my friends and others."

Jenna C.

"I feel very content with myself. I notice that a lot of times that after I do my exercises I feel a lot less stress and worry than before. I am also really enjoying learning how to rechannel feelings of pain."

"Today was a wonderful day. I am very excited that I have a long weekend and I am feeling so grateful for everything. Sometimes I will find myself suddenly being grateful for very small things I would have usually overlooked. I am very glad my mind is making this transition."



Kristie

Monday: "I did the smiling exercises about 60 times in a row and I found myself smiling the whole day afterwards".
Tuesday: "I feel that my health is getting better from the breathing exercises."
Wednesday: "The exercises are making me feel better about myself."
Thursday: "The exercises are going really good for me and I feel more happy and lovely."


John

10/11
"Doing the breathing exercises 30 times really boosted my self-confidence and it makes me feel much better. Also I was happy."

10/14
"Breathing has started to boost my confidence and my concentration level has improved a lot since I started doing these breathing exercises."

Lauren

"After doing all the exercises I feel more peaceful and calmer. The breathing exercises made me breathe better and concentrate. The squatting exercises make me have more balance. Saying thank you more often makes me feel like I can make a difference in someone’s life just by saying thank you and making them smile. Other exercises I’ve done are “go beyond the limitation” exercises make me happy and proud. I got a lot out of Japanese calligraphy. I learned how to write my name and make a shi and a mountain. I learned the spiritual kind of way and part of the culture."

"Doing the exercises made me feel more energized and happy. It made me feel better about myself and it gave me another point of view of the world, like taking out the negative and thinking about the positive. I felt more relaxed after the class. I totally forgot all the bad things that happened to me. When I came out of the classroom I felt so happy and relaxed."

Monica

"At the beginning I felt that 16 exercises were not going to work but as I did them more and more I wasn’t as depressed as I used to be. I would wake up and feel very tired. After the exercises I felt more awake and everything seemed more vibrant."

Rae

"I did the exercises and it helped me sleep better and my dream positive. Today I learned how the exercises can improve your daily life."

Michael

"The breathing exercises helped me to keep a calm, gentle spirit. The posture made my body feel good. The smiling and giving thanks brought joy. The exercises helped my body to relax giving thanks made me realize how fortunate I am. The smiling brought happiness into my spirit."