Jessica shows up at our Youth Mindfulness Summer Camp with a thermal bottle. “I brought green tea,” she smiles. “I love green tea!”...

I draw a curvy line of a vine with a complete focus. The end of the swirly vine yields to the beginning of a new one. I repeat the...

I love spending time outdoors. I enjoy taking photos of the beauty around me while hiking or just relaxing in my backyard. Lying on the...

The calligraphy brush descends into the ink as black as night. It absorbs the darkness in every hair and rests on the hill of the suzuri...

My heart is tightening with a feeling again. I’m familiar with this experience. Sadness, irritation, or resistance — whatever the emotion...

After walking through the forest, I sit on the ground and drink water. A breeze gently brushes my skin. I close my eyes to focus on the...

“If you don’t raise the bar, how will you know your potential? - L. Tom Perry As a cloud moves over the sun, the shadow rolls down the...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. — Henry David Thoreau American culture has an aversion to getting lost. Our...

In my home country, Japan, the word for a break (yasumi) is written with the character, 休. It consists of two parts, 人 (the symbol for a...

Hiking trails are like life paths. Some parts of them are steep inclines, while others are gradual descents. Some go through meadows, and...

I place the tea bowl on my left palm and mindfully turn it twice clockwise. As I bring the bowl to my mouth, the deep aroma of matcha...

A transition begins with a life change, but it could happen without any incident. A transition has an internal dimension that could occur...