Biohacker Summit Helsinki 2024: A Landmark Event with Team Japan

Biohacking

Jul 4

Written By Tateki Matsuda

Team Japan on stage at Biohacker Summit Helsinki 2024

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Summary & Key Takeaways

Biohacker Summit Helsinki 2024 reunited Team Japan: Zen Takai, Yogetsu Akasaka, my wife Nao Matsuda, and Chloe O'Neil.
Mr. Sasaki brought Relive—the crown sponsor for Biohacker Summit Tokyo—and had Siim Land, Shawn Wells, and Laura Hof try the tech-embedded T-shirts.
I led a corrective-exercise session in the Sanctuary, giving people tools to take charge of their own bodies.
The closing ceremony fused Zen Takai's samurai sword, Yogetsu's handpan, and Ken Mai's Butoh with global artists.
Teemu Arina and I closed by announcing Biohacker Summit Tokyo—the first in Asia.

Biohacker Summit Helsinki 2024: A Landmark Event with Team Japan and Global Collaborations

Biohacker Summit Helsinki 2024 was a special one. As an organizer, a professional MMA fighter, and a biohacker, I couldn't have been prouder of how it came together. The room ran on innovation and collaboration, and on a shared mission that tied all of us to optimizing human potential.

This year meant a lot for Team Japan, back together for the event. Zen Takai, Yogetsu Akasaka, my wife Nao Matsuda, and Chloe O'Neil joined forces to bring a cultural and spiritual energy to the summit. Working next to people who are both biohackers and carriers of Japanese tradition was a real pleasure.

The Presence of Relive: A Game-Changing Innovation

A big moment this year was the arrival of Mr. Sasaki from Relive, a company changing wearable tech. Relive, set to be the crown sponsor for Biohacker Summit Tokyo, made waves in Helsinki. Mr. Sasaki had several influencers and speakers try on the Relive T-shirts—Siim Land, Shawn Wells, and Laura Hof among them. The reactions were priceless. Each one couldn't believe a simple T-shirt could make them feel more flexible, stronger, better aligned. The technology in these shirts took biohacking up a level, and got people excited about its role in Japan.

Corrective Exercises at the Sanctuary: Reconnecting Body and Mind

In the Sanctuary, I led a session on corrective exercises—a cornerstone of how I think about physical optimization. The focus was reconnecting people with their bodies, working on posture imbalances and mobility. Watching participants take to it was inspiring. Many said how empowered they felt, no longer dependent on outside therapies like massage. That feedback is what drives me. It's about handing people the tools to run their own health.

This one's almost iconic in Helsinki: the afterparty. Picture an ecstatic beach party at 26 degrees on white sand, palm trees swaying, the rhythm of dance in the air. Shorts, DJs, saunas, and conscious people together, celebrating life and music. Our Conscious Dance features a live concert of sounds inspired by indigenous tribes, sacred monasteries, electronic music, trance, and breaks. Ethereal soundscapes, embodied movement, and subliminal frequencies—Conscious Dance's purest essence.

We have live canopies of sound inspired by many cultures, flowing from the Amazonian jungle to the zen of Japan. This took place at 4th underground in the Mall of Tripla.

Zen Takai Yogetsu Akasaka samurai monk — Samurai Monk!

Don william Olli — Don William & Doctor Olli

My daughter accidentally stepped on the stage

An Epic Closing Ceremony: A Fusion of Traditions

The closing ceremony was a cultural moment people will remember for years. Zen Takai performed a mesmerizing samurai sword demonstration, Yogetsu Akasaka played his soulful handpan, and Ken Mai delivered a profound Butoh dance. Team Japan was honored to collaborate with incredible artists—Mikko Heikinpoika, Vaskilintu (Magdalena Sofia), and Don William from the Cocama lineage of Peru, along with his wife Nila and daughter Shanty. Together we created a fusion of ancient traditions, modern biohacking, and global influences that captured the unity the summit is built to foster.

Looking Ahead: Biohacker Summit Tokyo

The highlight of the night came after the closing ceremony, when Teemu Arina and I stepped on stage to announce the next milestone: Biohacker Summit Tokyo. This will be the first Biohacker Summit in Asia, and we couldn't be more excited to bring it to Japan. We told an eager crowd this summit would open a new era for biohacking, merging the East's wisdom with the West's technology. With its tradition of wellness, mindfulness, and discipline, Japan is the right place for an event like this.

Biohacker Summit Helsinki 2024 was a real success, but it's only the start. As we set our sights on Tokyo, we're ready to take biohacking to new heights, blending technology, science, and ancient wisdom in the Land of the Rising Sun.

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