[The Japanese practice of] SHIZUKA: "Peaceful stillness." In the varied Japanese Ways, a still and peaceful state of mind is valued. When the mind is calm and immovable — even in the midst of physical activity — then the body relaxes and each body part settles naturally into its proper position. Most traditional Japanese art forms simultaneously unearth, cultivate, and express this condition of dynamic serenity.

H. E. Davey, Living the Japanese Arts & Ways