Mayumi Ogata
Founder of Body Speech
Keynote Speaker / Actor / Performar
International Speech & Communication Coach
Public Speaking Performance Coach
Creator of the “Goshimboku” Theory
Facilitator, [Arumemo] (Dialog Journaling & Walking Method)
Certified Clairvoyant Healer – 18 Years of Experience (ClearSight, US)
Biography
"Life is a Stage, and You are the Star" – A High-Performance Method to Transform Adversity into Strength, Presented by the Founder of the Goshimboku Theory
Mayumi Ogata, a veteran performer with over 40 years of experience on stage since the age of three, has graced 83 stages across 19 cities in 5 countries (as of March 2025) in the fields of Japanese traditional dance, creative dance, and acting.
As an international speech coach/public speaking performance coach, she provides practical performance guidance to a wide range of clients, including CEOs, influencers, celebrities, and bodybuilders. Her unique approach, incorporating "High-Performance Thinking" and "Character Building Methods" derived from her acting experience, assists not only professional speakers but also anyone who desires to deliver their best performance in front of an audience. Starting in 2025, she will also be teaching a class on expressive skills for university students.
The Philosophy of "Emotional Expression" Cultivated on Stage – Making the Most of All Life Experiences
"No experience in life is wasted; everything is nourishment for life." This teaching, inherited from her acting mentor, has become Ogata's philosophy of life and the theme of her lifework, public speaking.
Through emotional expression on stage, she learned the importance of deepening self-understanding, empathy, and self-esteem, and unleashing creativity. This experience is utilized to support clients in transforming their emotions into power, improving expressiveness, persuasiveness, and confidence, connecting with the audience, and letting their individuality shine.
"Life is a Stage, and You are the Star"
Any adversity can be overcome. Everyone has an inner "Goshimboku (sacred tree)." Negative experiences and emotions take deep root, expanding your foundation and vessel of the heart. Positive experiences then become gifts that bring tangible results and a rich harvest. – She delivers this powerful message, based on her own experiences, to high school students, university students, female entrepreneurs, and business executives. (Now accepting speaking engagement requests.)
"Goshimboku Theory" to Transform Trauma into Strength – A Life Script Rewriting Method Born from 20 Years of Self-Dialogue
Triggered by childhood trauma, She practiced dialog journaling (self-dialogue notes) and walking for 20 years. In a memo-taking course, she embodied the importance of accepting both positive (yang) and negative (yin) experiences, leading to the creation of the "Goshimboku Theory," a method for nurturing the inner sacred tree.
The Three-Step Process
1. Letting Go by Writing: Release emotions and create a safe space for your heart.
* What to write: Emotions (anger, sadness, anxiety, etc.), trauma, self-criticism, unforgivable things, gratitude.
2. Walking to Acceptance: Take action to organize your thoughts and gain new perspectives.
* Why walk?: Serotonin secretion, thought organization, change of pace, awareness of bodily sensations, connection with nature.
3. Seeing from Multiple Perspectives: Objectively grasp experiences and find meaning.
* How?: Change questions, change perspectives, reframe, metacognition, seek advice.
This process serves as a guide to rewrite your life script and create your ideal future.
Over 7,030 Counseling Sessions – Supporting People with Trauma
Shei has 18 years of experience as a healer, and has provided counseling and destiny analysis using Teiogaku (Imperial studies) to over 7,030 people (as of July 2024). She confronts the trauma that many of her clients face, supporting them in releasing their hearts and growing their souls.
Mayumi Ogata – Profile
Her unique method and philosophy rapidly captured international attention.
In March 2025, she was invited to deliver a keynote address at the "International Women's Leadership and Innovation Summit" in Paris, France, an event commemorating International Women's Day. Her powerful message resonated deeply, earning high acclaim from experts and leading to a feature article in the professional coaching magazine, Life Coach Code, shortly thereafter.
Her influence further expanded into the business world, leading to her being featured on the cover of the international lifestyle magazine Passion Vista. Concurrently, the magazine named her one of the "Women Leaders to Move the Next Generation 2025," a prestigious list of just 40 women from around the globe.
Building on this global acclaim, in September of the same year, she achieved the remarkable feat of being invited as an official speaker to "The Deccan Dialogue," an official summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in India.
On this international stage, before an audience of top leaders from India's public and private sectors, she powerfully demonstrated the ability of "Body Speech" to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers and foster genuine mutual understanding.
These activities have been featured in major media outlets both in Japan and abroad, including PR Times, cementing her status as a next-generation global leader.
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My Philosophy： Motto/Vision/Values/Mission
・Message | What I Want to Share Most
What you cultivate within, you manifest without.
— From my keynote speech in France, March 2025.
Our inner world—our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs—creates our outer world: our reality, actions, and results. In other words, you are the creator of your own reality.
・Motto：Life is a stage, and YOU are the star.
・Vision：The greatest education for our children is to see us, the adults, embrace challenges. This is how we realize a society that never stops growing.
The reason I speak at educational institutions, both in Japan and internationally, lies here.
I want the children who will shape our future to believe in their infinite potential. To achieve that, I believe the most powerful message we can send is to show them our own lives—as adults who shine as the protagonists of our own stories, continually embracing new challenges.
・Mission：To spark an awakening in every individual, leading them to embody their most authentic self.
The ultimate means to achieve this is to establish “Body Speech as a universal language.
Countless misunderstandings are born from differences in language, culture, and history.
I believe that these misunderstandings eventually become the seeds of discord and conflict.
What if we could feel each other’s true intentions through our bodies, transcending words?
What if everyone could express their innermost feelings authentically and sincerely?
The world would surely become a gentler, more peaceful place.
Body Speech is not just a skill to enhance individual expression; it is a new operating system for communication that allows humanity to achieve a deeper mutual understanding.
・Value：To create your own life’s compass, and as your authentic self, continuously forge your own path.
The Three Core Pillars of Our Value：
1. Clarity of Direction:
Am I aligned with my ultimate destination? Is my present self on the path my future self wants to be on?
2. Ownership & Agency:
In any situation, am I consciously creating my reality, or merely reacting to circumstances?
3. Living the Lead Role:
Am I taking the lead with full ownership, embodying the protagonist in every role I play?
Post-Takigyo at the 2025 Winter Solstice: My Resolve Toward “Smart Independence”
Following the day when Yin reached its peak—the start of the shift back toward Yang—and after undergoing Takigyo (waterfall meditation), a question emerged within me that I felt compelled to put into words.
It is this: Standing before the year 2026, the Year of the “Fire Horse” (Hinoe-uma), are we truly ready for “Smart Independence”?
Until now, we lived in an era where safety seemed guaranteed as long as we modeled ourselves after charismatic figures or followed in the footsteps of established leaders. Perhaps we maintained a sense of self by clinging to a “not-unhappy status quo,” even if we didn’t feel true, heart-centered joy.
But today, that “safety” is collapsing with a roar.
By choosing this path of truth, the fears I had long ignored within myself have suddenly surged to the surface. As the foundations I once considered “secure” crumble, I feel as though I am truly living through Shogyo Mujo—the profound Buddhist truth of impermanence.
In March of this year, during my keynote speech in France, I proposed the concept of “Smart Independence.”
Smart Independence encompasses mental self-reliance; it is a state of being wise, refined, and spiritually autonomous. It is “Resilience in Action”—the act of creating one’s own future on one’s own feet, guided by a unique perspective born of deep self-understanding, rather than following someone else’s trail.
In 2026, we welcome the intense fire energy of the “Fire Horse” (Hinoe-uma).
In the realm of Western astrology as well, it is said that this will be a year where old systems and dependencies are burned away, and the “truth of the soul” is brought to light. We can already see these phenomena manifesting in our reality.
Those who speak only the words of others without understanding themselves will be lost. I believe that only those who take full responsibility for the universe of their own making—those who sit upon the throne as the Queen or King of their own lives—will shine amidst those flames.
Carl Jung spoke of “individuation” not as becoming “someone else,” but as the courageous act of accepting the process of becoming who you truly are.
I am certainly not a “completed” Queen yet. Nevertheless, I have decided that I will not step down from this path.
I will not blindly consume information from AI. I will think for myself and make the final decisions with my own soul. It is these individuals, having achieved “Smart Independence,” who will co-create a future of “One World.”
Reading this may feel daunting for a moment, but I feel a profound hope that we are moving closer to the universe—and toward true freedom. However, true freedom requires a paradigm shift: the willingness to bear full responsibility for oneself. This is the price of our new reality.
At the dawn of this new era, I wish to create a future together with you—living as the unique Queen or King that you are.
Know your own state of being, and breathe life into your words. As a first step on this journey, I invite you to utilize “Body Speech.”
December 25, 2025
Mayumi Ogata
