Bamboo ladle with dripping water on a stone basin

Do you feel stillness right now?

Through the Silent Reset gentle encounters with Japanese daily life.

YURUMU is a Japanese word
for the quiet softening
that happens when you feel safe.

About ENKANMEN

ENKANMEN offers moments to return to stillness
through Japanese lifestyle and quiet cultural values.

Through food, nature, tradition, and travel,
you are invited to engage your senses,
reconnect with your inner rhythm,
and restore balance through quiet time.

ENKANMEN shares a simple “recipe for the heart”
through an original 7-step method called Silent Reset.
This method helps you quietly relax — what we call yurumu in Japanese.

“Yurumu” is a Japanese word used when something
gently loosens or softens — like when tension is
released from the body or heart.

On days when emotions feel tangled, when your heart feels unsettled, or when subtle
discomfort lingers…—ENKANMEN is here to gently accompany you.

A quiet space to pause, soften, and simply be.This gentle inquiry leads you to the stillness already within.
With a deep breath, you reclaim your space and
softly return to your true self.


Silent Reset Method

7 Steps to quiet the noise and return to stillness.


Step 1|Pause the noise

Turn off screens and sound.
Stay empty-handed and sit in silence.


Step 2|Awaken the senses

Notice what feels gentle to you —
the way air moves through the room,
the softness of light,
the way fabric touches your skin.


Step 3 | Soften with the breath

Let your body ease into warmth,
as if slowly sinking into it.
Whisper gently:Yurumu.
In Japanese, yurumu means to softly unwind both body and mind.


Step 4 | Ask for stillness

Ask quietly,
“Do I feel stillness now?”
There’s no need for an answer — the asking itself opens the door.


Step 5 | Remain in the stillness

Stay in the quiet you’ve found.
Let yourself rest in it for a while.


Step 6 | Move while staying centered

Hold on to that stillness
as you gently return to your day.
Move softly, with awareness.


Step 7 | Return whenever you need

This is your quiet refuge.
A place your heart can return to —
anytime it needs to rest.

Bamboo ladle with dripping water on a stone basin

I didn’t create ENKANMEN to teach.
I created it because I needed a space to breathe — and I thought maybe you do, too.
This is not a method that pushes you to change,
but one that lets you soften.
It doesn’t demand effort. It invites you to loosen.
To soften your breath, your pace, your heart — even just for a moment.
If life feels noisy or tight, ENKANMEN is a quiet doorway
back to yourself.
No pressure. No rush.
Just a return to the softness that’s always been inside you.
With quiet love,Ridou

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About Ridou

Ridou is a lifestyle curator and the founder of ENKANMEN —
a project rooted in quietude, sensory awareness, and Japanese culture.
Through the original Silent Reset Method, Ridou offers moments of stillness
that gently bring calm and quiet order to both heart and daily life.