What does it mean to live honestly with yourself — even when it feels uncomfortable? In this month’s Ikigai Spotlight, we feature Saya Fujihara, founder of Sekirara Card, a conversation card game born from her own struggles with relationships, silence, and fear of honesty. Through her journey — from dance and gender studies to entrepreneurship — Saya shares how choosing truth, again and again, became her path to deeper connection, mental wellbeing, and Ikigai.

In our Ikigai Spotlight Series, writer and coach Tom Frengos shares how Ma (the Japanese art of pause), cross-cultural identity, and authenticity shape his evolving ikigai. From embracing impermanence to finding meaning in silence and nature, Tom shows that ikigai is not fixed but discovered through life’s pauses, uncertainties, and everyday beauty.

Ikigai Spotlight Series - Beyond the Venn Diagram. Hibiki Iha, Dancer and Choreographer from Okinawa gives us a glimpse into his journey from a 'shy kid' to a dance choreographer, sharing his ikigai of dancing to the world.