A few selected images from my trip to Kyoto Botanical Gardens. My garden is my temple. Tending my garden, my practice. Today's dharma...

As I am continuing to discover Kyoto I have realized how fortunate I am that my house came with a bike. Kyoto is a detailed maze of...

On my walk yesterday I found myself standing at a stoplight next to a Japanese woman I couldn’t help but notice was beautiful, so I...

Last night we celebrated Gion Matsuri in Kyoto. One of Japan’s 3 Greatest Festivals A Festival that spans the full month of July with...

One of the many things the Japanese have figured out is the concept of multiple smaller grocery stores and markets throughout the...

they say that a picture is worth a thousand words five pictures no words Kyoto Imperial Gardens

Each morning I consistently wake up around 3am, my body clock still on Austin time. I use the time to correspond back home, do some...

Each morning I roll out of bed about 6:30am. I’ve already been awake since 3 since my body has never left Austin time. I throw on some...

It seems I have arrived in Japan during the rainy season, which marks the transition from Spring to Summer and can last through mid-July....

Meditation can take many forms. Today, on a Monday afternoon in Kyoto, my mediation was simply being present and taking in the...

After my first 10 days in Kyoto, it would be difficult to narrow down my many experiences to one discovery of the week.  It feels as...

Tonight I ventured out on my first walk along the narrow streets and corridors from my tiny house off of Shinmachi-dori (“dori” means...

Now that I’ve had a few days to settle into my home it suits me perfectly. My 500 sq ft zen space in America prepared me perfectly for...

After 58 hours since leaving Austin, Texas I have finally made it to Kyoto, Japan. This is my peaceful little place for the next year, if...

There could have been no more fitting way for me to finish out the last leg of this adventure than in discovering Japan. I never watched...

She won me with her smile. Maybe it was meeting people like June on the bus in Kyoto. Although I only know two words of Japanese I was...

Then there was the young man I asked for directions on the street. With a smile and a bow, not only did he point me in the right...

Japan has truly been the icing on the cake of this whole adventure. I am so grateful it came at the end, following the rigors of both...

the yin and yang For most of my adult life I have always been pulled to Asia, beginning with my experiences in martial arts when I was...

In a word..... In Japan, spirituality and respect for the everyday are reflected in every possible aspect of life, and design is no...