Yoga no Subetega Wakaru Hon — Nov 2006 — Multi-voice peace feature
Publication: ヨガのすべてがわかる本 (Yoga no Subetega Wakaru Hon — “The Book That Tells You Everything About Yoga”)
Issue: 2006/11
Language: Japanese
NAS path: New/yoganosubete/2006_11_yoganosubete.pdf
Format: Multi-contributor opinion feature, p.153; Patrick is one of five contributors
ヨガで平 ヨガ人口が増えれば、世界そして地球は平和になるだろうか？変わらないのだろうか？ “Yoga and Peace — If the number of yoga practitioners increases, will the world become peaceful? Or will nothing change?”
Contributors
Section titled “Contributors”All five answered “Yes.” Each was given a one-line headline and a short paragraph:
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パトリック・オアンシア — Yoga Jaya 「チャレンジによる自己の成長が大切」 “Self-growth through challenge is important”
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橋本京子 — 日本フィットネスヨーガ協会 「自身の”心の平和”が基盤となります」 “One’s own inner peace becomes the foundation”
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ケン・ハラクマ — IYC 「一日も早く始めましょう!!」 “Let’s start as soon as possible!!”
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Leza Lowitz — Sun&Moon Yoga 「地球の万物はつながっている」 “All things on Earth are connected”
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友永淳子 — 友永ヨーガ学院 「ヨーガは自分自身への平和運動です!」 “Yoga is a peace movement toward one’s own self!”
Patrick’s Response (translated)
Section titled “Patrick’s Response (translated)”肉体的なヨガの練習により意識を深めると、人生の中によりよい選択の自由をみいだすことができ、その選択はよりよい環境の中での生活に直接結びついています。よりよい環境は個々の自己責任の向上が不可欠です。ヨガの重要な要素の自己責任の向上こそ、集合的な世界の平和につながるでしょう。また都会に住む、ポジティブなチャレンジによる自己の成長も、平和に暮らす上で重要なことなのです。平和は自己分析とともに始まるのです
“As physical yoga practice deepens awareness, it allows you to find greater freedom of choice in life, and those choices connect directly to living in better environments. Better environments require an increase in individual self-responsibility. It is precisely the cultivation of self-responsibility — a key element of yoga — that connects to collective world peace. Self-growth through the positive challenges of urban life is also important for living peacefully. Peace begins with self-analysis.”
Key Facts
Section titled “Key Facts”- Scene positioning: Patrick among five leading Japanese yoga figures — Ken Harakuma (IYC), Leza Lowitz (Sun & Moon Yoga), Junko Tomonaga (Tomonaga Yoga Academy), Kyoko Hashimoto (Japan Fitness Yoga Association). His inclusion at this level confirms standing in the Tokyo yoga scene by late 2006
- Patrick’s argument: physical practice → awareness → better choices → individual self-responsibility → collective peace → peace begins with self-analysis. Consistent with the philosophy thread running through earlier articles
- Publication format: comprehensive yoga guide book, not a periodical magazine; likely a special or annual edition
Related
Section titled “Related”- press-archive-index
- J59-yogini-2006-07 — same period; similar philosophy framing
- J06-sotokoto-2005-01 — earlier scene-positioning alongside other Tokyo yoga voices
Full Text & Translation
Section titled “Full Text & Translation”Transcribed from PDF scan at 150 DPI. Single-page multi-respondent feature on the theme of yoga and world peace. Patrick gives the first response. Layout includes illustrated earth artwork. Body text responses are partially legible.
原文（日本語）
Section titled “原文（日本語）”大見出し： ヨガで 平
問い：
Q ヨガ人口が増えれば、世界そして地球は平和になるだろうか？変わらないのだろうか？
パトリック・オアンシア（Yoga Jaya）
コーナー見出し：「チャレンジによる自己の成長が大切」
Yes
回答（部分的に判読可能）： 私は自分のヨガの練習を重要に感じる。ますます人々がヨガを通じ、個人として世界をより意識的に行えるようになれば、世界各地のどんな状況でもそれが助けになるでしょう。
その他の回答者（同ページ）：
橘美智子（日本フィットネスカー所長） 「自身の “心の平和” が基盤となります」
ヴァン・ハカラ（IYC） 「一日も早く始めましょう！」
Lena Lowicki（SunMoon Yoga） 「地球の万物はつながっている」
永田純子（東京・芸術家） 「ヨガは自分自身への平和運動です」
English Translation
Section titled “English Translation”Main headline: Peace through Yoga
Question:
Q: If the number of yoga practitioners increases, will the world and Earth become peaceful? Or will nothing change?
Patrick Oancia (Yoga Jaya)
Section heading: “Personal growth through challenge is essential”
Yes
Response (partially legible): “I find my own yoga practice important. If more and more people through yoga are able to engage with the world more consciously as individuals, that will help in any situation around the world.”
Other respondents (same page):
Tachibana Michiko (Director, Japan Fitness Car[?]) “Your own ‘inner peace’ is the foundation.”
Van Hakala (IYC) “Start as early as possible!”
Lena Lowicki (SunMoon Yoga) “All things on Earth are connected.”
Nagata Junko (Tokyo, artist) “Yoga is a peace movement toward your own self.”