Japanese Wisdom for Contemporary Life
Uncover the deeper layers of Japanese culture and their relevance to how we each live today.
Through inspiring stories, interviews, essays and immersive learning experiences, you’ll discover the essential wisdom, creativity and beauty that underlie Japanese culture.
Join us on a journey towards a way of being that is rooted in ancient truths, yet capable of applying them to modern day challenges and opportunities.
Living Well
Exploring the Art of Living through Design, Craft and Japanese Wisdom
A two month online journey
November 4th – January 6th 2027
10 Live Sessions
Fully Downloadable
11 Faculty Members
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Knowing What is Enough
Conversation with Zen practitioner & author Momoe Saito.
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Making the Essential Visible
Conversation with architect Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen.
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Listening Through Tea
Conversation with contemporary tea teacher Katsuhito Imaizumi.
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Tea as a Pathway to Presence
Conversation with tea teacher & architect Dairik Amae.
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Realizing Our Full Potential
Conversation with 25th generation Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani.
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Accepting Our Full Humanity
Conversation with contemporary tea teacher Daichi Isokawa.
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Aikido: Practicing Presence in Motion
Conversation with 7th-dan Aikido teacher Richard Strozzi-Heckler.
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A Timeless Way of Being
Conversation with Kiyomoto Ogasawara –
32nd generation successor of Ogasawara-ryu.
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Finding Beauty in Stillness
Conversation with Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen – Norm Architects.
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Featured Article
Conversation with tea teacher Fukutaro Nakayama
“Tea doesn’t change you – it shows you.”
Interview
Finding Yourself
Musubi
(産霊 / 結び)
the creative and sacred force that gives rise to all things and resides within each of them / the animating principle of the universe (Shinto)
to tie together / to connect
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