Furoshiki, Japanese cloth for wrapping or making other objects, is a great way to reduce waste and wrap your holiday gifts.
Everyday Mindfullness
熊野古道 Kumano Kodō, Faith in Nature and The Mythic Return
熊野古道 Kumano Kodō, Faith in Nature and The Mythic Return
懐石 Japanese Kaiseki is Sensuous Meditative Dining on Beauty and Experience
Japanese kaiseki dining is an experience of mindfulness bliss to feast upon not just food but beauty and sensuous joy.
The Beauty of Japanese Kaiseki Dining at Osaka’s Umehana Restaurant
Kaiseki at Umehana Restaurant, Osaka, Japan.
Photograph: Modern and Zen – Umeda Station, Osaka
Photograph of Zen priest at Umeda Station by Sydney Solis.
Zen and The Art of Swordsmanship for Covid-19
I am moving all day and not moving at all. I am like the moon underneath the waves that ever go on rolling and rocking.
Bringing Mindful Japanese Culture to Our American Home Part I – Food Presentation
How we bring the beauty of traditional Japanese lifestyle and mindfulness into our American home.
The Mindful Art of Japanese Tea Culture
It was a pleasure to join WANOBI-Beautiful Japan Executive Director Yuko Sangu and guests for a demonstration of making a chasen, Japan tea whisk, and chashitsu, tea house culture experience and tour WANOBI held at Master Craftsman Tango Tanimura's Wahokudou studio in Takayama, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture in conjunction with Camellia Tea Ceremony of Kyoto
Getting To Noh The Present Moment with Noh Theatre at Yamamoto Nohgakudo
"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive." - Joseph Campbell When I was a theatre major at the University of Colorado at Boulder there was an Asian professor whose specialty was Noh Theatre. I was 18 and couldn't understand … Continue reading Getting To Noh The Present Moment with Noh Theatre at Yamamoto Nohgakudo
Zen and the Art of Relaxing My Body and Mind with Shodō, Japanese Calligraphy
This art-form Shodō that is also a way of life and has its own philosophy was working its power on me. It was all very Zen.
