by Kaoverii | Jan 6, 2012 | Articles, Blog
The Japanese greet each other in the New Year with the phrase “Akemashite Omedeto” which translates as something like “Congratulations on the new opening”. I love thinking about the New Year like this. What am I open to? What am I opening...
by Kaoverii | Mar 20, 2011 | Blog
In 1992 I left my sister, my friends and my job as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, stuffed a backpack with professional clothes and sensible shoes, and moved to Japan. I was 26 and I wanted to see the world and wanted some space to figure things out. Although I...
by Kaoverii | Aug 6, 2010 | Blog
I like being comfortable and happy. It feels good. But I’ve also realized that it’s the times when I’m not very comfortable or happy that I do the most waking up – and that psychological pain is the most effective alarm clock – the greatest opportunity for...
by Kaoverii | May 19, 2010 | Blog
What’s a yogi to do when you hear about dead dolphins washing up on shore in Louisiana, tar balls assaulting Key West and oil soon to be snaking its way up the East Coast? Despair and paralysis aren’t terribly helpful at this point. Our actions right now need to...
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