Thunderclap in the daily life! The place in which the dojo “Scuola della Respirazione” has been for thirty years in Milan is for sale. As a result, the existence of the dojo is threatened.
Five years after the tour de force of the dojo Yuki Hō in Toulouse, once again one of our places of practice is in danger. Like Toulouse, the dojo is a beautiful space located in a quiet courtyard, within a district of the city now quite popular and in this case too, the selling price is very high.
Yet, rather than giving up, we have taken this challenge and turned it into an opportunity.
The dojos are associations, with modest funds, but we cannot imagine these places disappearing, swallowed up by real estate developers. We must therefore look for solutions, pool them, move heaven and earth in order to buy the place ourselves. Starting from 0 a few months ago, most of the capital was raised by private individuals and a bank loan. Today, we are not far from being able to make this dream come true. To achieve this goal, the dojo Scuola della Respirazione is starting a crowdfunding and needs help.
Each participation counts, and each of us has the chance to change the course of history so that these places of practice, exchanges, culture, these places of life remain in the cities. Some defeatists think that we act like Don Quixote who leads useless combat, but the experience of the dojo Yuki Ho in Toulouse has shown us that it is possible, if we all get into it, brick by brick. ‘The only thing that doesn’t change is that everything changes all the time,’ says the Book of Transformations, the Yi Jing, and in the hexagram K’an – The Abysmal, Water – says: Water sets the example for the right attitude under such circumstances. It flows on and on, and merely fills up all the places through which it flows; it does not shrink from any dangerous spot nor from any plunge, and nothing can make it lose its own essential nature. It remains true to itself under all conditions.
Participate in this adventure by allowing this purchase: go to the crowdfunding page.