つきは
True Mind, Reflected.
A journey of the heart. In Kyoto, take a mindful stroll with a Zen practitioner-scholar. Awaken to the tranquility within yourself.
Tsukiwa
Beyond the labels of Zen and Mindfulness lies a simple truth.
We search the world to find ourselves, yet we only wake when we stop. Look down. Where is the heart dwelling now?
A scholar’s inquiry, a practitioner’s decades of silence — lead to this: the conversation between moonlight and moss.
Come to Kyoto. Let us walk the path of the present, and find the light that was always there.
In a world that moves quickly, many people come to Japan not only to see — but to feel, reflect, and reconnect with something deeper.
Kyoto offers more than temples and gardens.
It offers a living space of stillness.
My work is to gently guide people into that space.
My approach is shaped by over ten years of direct experience living and practicing within a traditional monastic environment, alongside hundreds of ordained practitioners, engaging in daily discipline, meditation, and contemplative life.
This was not an abstract study — but a lived experience of silence, structure, and inner observation.
Building on this foundation, my doctoral research focused on the understanding and practice of mindfulness within Chan (Zen) monastic life — exploring how awareness is cultivated not only in meditation, but through everyday actions, relationships, and environment.
Alongside my academic work, I have also taught and given talks on mindfulness, offering guidance in a way that is both grounded and accessible.
What I offer today is not purely academic knowledge, nor simply a guided experience — but a bridge between tradition and lived reality.
What I offer today is not purely academic knowledge, nor simply a guided experience — but a bridge between tradition and lived reality.
Through mindful cultural walks, immersive experiences, and one-on-one sessions, I invite you to encounter Kyoto in a quieter, more attentive way.
Not as a visitor passing through, but as someone entering a deeper relationship with place — and with yourself.
This is not about adding more information.
It is about seeing more clearly.
Not about changing who you are, but about meeting yourself with greater awareness and steadiness.
For those who feel drawn to stillness, to depth, and to a more conscious way of being — you are warmly welcome.
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“Beyond the pointing finger, the moon appears.”
Tsukiwa