Shin Dao Philosophy

Shin Dao, simply translated from Japanese Kanji, is Heart Way or The Way of the Heart.



The Shin Dao is a Path to Loving Who You Are and What You’re Doing with Your Life.

The Shin Dao is a Movement from intellectual, Mind-based living to Compassionate, Heart-based Living.

The Shin Dao is a Philosophy that fosters Wholeness, based on four guiding principles and twelve tenets.

Bring wholeness to your life – live by the Four Guiding Pillars of the Shin Dao:

  • Develop Your Body
  • Inspire Your Mind
  • Open Your Heart
  • Elevate Your Spirit


Experience the Magic of Life – live by these 12 tenets (principles):

  • Connect with the Earth
  • Let Go of Your Busy-ness
  • Celebrate the Present
  • Seek Meaning to Your Life
  • Embrace Life, Embrace the Sacred
  • Love Freely, Love Deeply
  • You Affect Others
  • You Never Walk Alone
  • You Are the Light
  • Celebrate Life’s Little Joys
  • Your Body is a Temple
  • Go in Peace


Live from your Heart, Follow your Bliss… and Be the Love you want in your life!


Become a Shin Daoist – walk the Path of the Shin Dao, living the Way of the Heart.

      Stop longing… Start Living!