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Tokyo Bay Meditation
Find calm depths even as the waves crash around you. This 12 minute guided meditation takes you on a tour of Tokyo Bay and your emotional landscape.
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Walking Meditation
Join me on a 10 minute walking meditation no matter where you are. Step mindfully with attention to each step. When your mind wanders, bring awareness to your breath, sensations in your body, and your five senses. Then return mindfulness back to the walk.
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Scat, Wild Boar
Never before see in our yard! Boar poop! The shiny circle in the center of the photo is a ten yen coin (about the size of a US quarter) for reference. What a big dump.
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Three distinctive sounds, described
My friend, Laura, is doing a project for her Master’s program and put out a call for a variety of voices to talk about sounds. The questions she sent to us volunteers were so intriguing that I answered them, not only for her but for another short podcast episode. One of the sounds comes with…
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Househunting in Japan: 2000 vs 2021
This blog started in July 2000, and at that time we were looking for a new place to live in Tokyo. One of my earliest posts was about househunting. As I launch this new, casual and sporadic podcast, I am once again househunting in Japan. Have a listen. If you use Spotify, you can follow…
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Transformations with Jayne
You know how hearing your own voice recorded is just so strange? Listening to my interview on Transformations with Jayne is like listening to my sister and niece. We have the same voice! Which makes hearing that voice both weird and easier. Jayne and I talked about rural Japan life, my old podcast project, yoga…
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Gaddi Songs at Ghoomakad
On our last night in Rakkar, we hung out on the balcony at Ghoomakad with friends and made music. When we’d trekked up the mountain a few weeks previously, Foja hummed and whistled a tune that was an earworm. I was really glad that it was played that night with the lyrics explained, too. It’s…
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Summertime
You are expecting a rant about summer, aren’t you? You know it’s not my favorite season. But I am talking about Summertime by George Gershwin from Porgy and Bess. Tod & I are learning to play it in our music lessons. Our lessons with Huw that started out as ukulele instruction for me and piano…
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Matsudai roundup
A matsuri in Matsudai, Niigata
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How to Call a Frog
Smack your lips and the frogs talk.
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