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Secret confessions of a struggling meditator
How my early Zen experiences showed me itโ€™s not a failure to start over and begin counting the breath at one โ€“ itโ€™s actually a triumph.
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
The May Dispatch: Art, cocktails, and green tea from scratch
A busy month exploring areas around Japan and getting cozy in Izu
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Glimmers of a Future Life in Japan
A decade ago, my husband and I took a fateful trip that foreshadowed our move from Brooklyn to Tokyo
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Behind the Scenes of a Tea Ceremony is Where the Magic Happens
Washing, wiping, sweeping, scrubbing.
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
I Will Not Be "Too Busy" Again
How a creative escape helped me reimagine work-life balance
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
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Searching for a Miracle
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Glimmers of a Future Life in Japan
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
I Will Not Be "Too Busy" Again
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
One Bowl at a Time: Small Sips Towards Inner Peace
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
One Bowl at a Time: Small Sips Towards Inner Peace
You donโ€™t need to study chado to get the immediate benefits of tea and mindfulness
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
When Creativity is the Best Response to an Overwhelming World
When life feels out of whack, the thing you 'have no time for' is the thing you need most.
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Escape is Actually a State of Mind
Slowing down amid the crowds at the famous Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Fukuoka on My Mind: A Long Weekend of Yatai, Sake Sipping, and Deep Soaks
Konbanwa from Fukuoka in southern Japan, where spring has already sprung in the form of gorgeous plum blossoms, mild breezes, and (unfortunately) a doseโ€ฆ
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
The Lunar Reset: A 21-Minute Meditation and Sound Journey Towards a New Horizon
New Moon, New Momentum for the 2026 Lunar New Year
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
The Art of the Tiny Detour
Finding Stillness in Japanโ€™s Industrial Heart
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
A Quiet Calling Begins Again โ€“ On the Cusp of Spring
Seizing the season to reboot my regular writing practice on Substack
ย โ€ขย ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐  โœจ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
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