So this post is now a few days late. It’s very disconcerting to go through such a time warp as flying halfway around the world can do. We have made it safely back to the U.S. and I have just finished a ridiculously long night of sleep. I tried going to bed at the local … Read more2011 A day at Shudo sensei’s office
Today was a day of lugging luggage around from train to train to get us from Osaka to Oita – about 4 hours in all. The train (the Shin Kan Sen) flew through the countryside at upwards of 120 miles/hr, I am told. I believe it too. It was FAST. Oita is in southern Japan … Read more2011 A magical place
Tonight is the last night in Osaka. Tomorrow morning we take a train down to Oita. We’ll be 5 hours on the train before we get there. Getting ready to be all cramped up in my muscles again. It has been a couple of days since I last wrote and we have done much since … Read more2011 The days fly by…
So today we got started at our usual time of 7:00 am and headed out to wake up with coffee and pastries from the ‘italian’ coffee shop at the train station next to the hotel. The Japanese do seem to enjoy their Italian fare. Strange how things work. Then we parted ways with Kuwahara sensei … Read more2011 A day off (not an evening though)
Mori sensei lives on happiness, air, 1 glass of green juice, lots of prayer and lots of hugs a day. That is all! She is one of a small group of people in the world calling themselves breatharians. No – they dont live entirely on air – not yet anyway – they slowly train their … Read more2011 Ms. Mori
Today was one of those days. Unforgettable! We started out with breakfast at a noodle soup bar. First – to the right of the entryway – select which kind of noodles you want from the display of beautiful ceramic bowls in the long window all tilted at an angle forward to show off their plasticized … Read more2011 Tanioka sensei and Mori sensei share their clinics with us
We made it to Osaka without much of a hitch. The flight took a little southerly turn at the end of the trip to approach Osaka from the south in order to avoid the turbulence left behind by the typhoon that just left. Our progress was pretty smooth all the way through though. Off we … Read more2011 tired and hungry
Month: September 2011
Gallery of Miscellaneous photos from end of 2011 trip
2011 A day at Shudo sensei’s office
So this post is now a few days late. It’s very disconcerting to go through such a time warp as flying halfway around the world can do. We have made it safely back to the U.S. and I have just finished a ridiculously long night of sleep. I tried going to bed at the local … Read more2011 A day at Shudo sensei’s office
2011 A magical place
Today was a day of lugging luggage around from train to train to get us from Osaka to Oita – about 4 hours in all. The train (the Shin Kan Sen) flew through the countryside at upwards of 120 miles/hr, I am told. I believe it too. It was FAST. Oita is in southern Japan … Read more2011 A magical place
2011 The days fly by…
Tonight is the last night in Osaka. Tomorrow morning we take a train down to Oita. We’ll be 5 hours on the train before we get there. Getting ready to be all cramped up in my muscles again. It has been a couple of days since I last wrote and we have done much since … Read more2011 The days fly by…
2011 A day off (not an evening though)
So today we got started at our usual time of 7:00 am and headed out to wake up with coffee and pastries from the ‘italian’ coffee shop at the train station next to the hotel. The Japanese do seem to enjoy their Italian fare. Strange how things work. Then we parted ways with Kuwahara sensei … Read more2011 A day off (not an evening though)
2011 The Shoni Hari Conference
Just a whole bunch of photos…once again, too late to keep my eyes open. Enjoy! Gretchen
2011 Ms. Mori
Mori sensei lives on happiness, air, 1 glass of green juice, lots of prayer and lots of hugs a day. That is all! She is one of a small group of people in the world calling themselves breatharians. No – they dont live entirely on air – not yet anyway – they slowly train their … Read more2011 Ms. Mori
2011 Tanioka sensei and Mori sensei share their clinics with us
Today was one of those days. Unforgettable! We started out with breakfast at a noodle soup bar. First – to the right of the entryway – select which kind of noodles you want from the display of beautiful ceramic bowls in the long window all tilted at an angle forward to show off their plasticized … Read more2011 Tanioka sensei and Mori sensei share their clinics with us
2011 tired and hungry
We made it to Osaka without much of a hitch. The flight took a little southerly turn at the end of the trip to approach Osaka from the south in order to avoid the turbulence left behind by the typhoon that just left. Our progress was pretty smooth all the way through though. Off we … Read more2011 tired and hungry
2011 Passport in hand and away we go!
Well, after a late night pickup of my expedited passport we are now in San Francisco awaiting our flight to Osaka, Japan.