It's already December! Have I really been back from Japan for almost a month now? On the first day the group was together in Japan, I gave everyone an index card containing a haiku translated into English. Each haiku had an autumn theme. I asked everyone, if possible, to capture [...]
https://youtu.be/3e85dRW-ViE A crazy idea, an industrial yoga photo-shoot. Why do it? Seems easier to ask why not? The idea came to me on a rainy day in Seattle, during the rainiest month of the year, November, my birthday month, in this rain-forested part of the world, the Pacific Northwest. I [...]
And so our autumn journey to Japan is wrapped up in a slide show. As you watch, you'll hear shakuhachi music, Silver Bamboo, by Dean Evanson. Be sure to turn up your speakers as you watch these lovely images float by like autumn leaves swaying in the wind. A great [...]
Last night was our last night at the monastery in Mt. Koya. Mt Koya is the center of Shingon Buddhism, a sect introduced to Japan in 805AD by Kukai (also known as Kobo Daishi), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. Mt. Koya is also the site of Kukai's mausoleum [...]
We've had so many experiences here in Japan. Our guide, Chiaki, seems to say everyday, "Today, you have another highlight!" And it's true! Everyday seems to bring on another grand adventure and unique experience. One of our highlights was the afternoon we went to Gion, the geisha and entertainment district [...]
