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Reasons for experiecing Naikan

There are many reasons for doing Naikan, below are some examples from previous individuals:

  • To remind oneself of his success and failure in the past again in a quiet environment
  • To do modification of the way of life for the future, based on his history
  • As a chance to come back to the starting point of life
  • To refresh one's body and mind
  • To build a smoother interpersonal relationship
  • As an education for employee
  • To get ready for employment, marriage
  • To think about his life after retirement
  • As an experience for psychology reseach
  • For the nature improvement as a mental health counselor
  • Appreciate life and feel happiness under any adverse circumstances