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Saori weaving, which originated in Osaka, is known as an art brut that allows anyone to weave freely without being restricted by boundaries. How did it contribute to the revitalization of people and communities, and to the social inclusion of the victims? In the disaster stricken areas of Thailand, the Japanese monk, Venerable Ajahn Mitsuo Gavesako of the Theravada Buddhist Forest School introduced saori-weaving at the Bang Muang refugee camp as an alternative to "a-na-pa-nasatexi," a meditation technique that focuses on breathing for mental health. Tsunami survivors were able to leave their traumatic memories by joyfully concentrating on weaving, even without doing the practice. How the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regenerated their minds, became re-involved in society, and revitalized as human beings will be reported in this presentation by Takashi Higashiyama himself, who practiced the spread of saori weaving in Thailand and Sanriku. Saori weaving has the following four policies. (1) The difference between machines and humans, (2) adventure to break through common sense, (3) curiosity, and (4) group learning. (4) is unique in that it does not create a teacher-student relationship, i.e., "the one who teaches" and "the one who is taught. Higashiyama focused on (4) and implemented the five key elements of "resident-oriented,” "group learning," "autonomous," "anyone can participate," and "development of projects in accordance with the stage of recovery. All of these are based on the premise of "creating a safe place. 　The program resulted in 80% to 100% improvement of typical PTSD symptoms and enabled various forms of social inclusion.