“I will have a heart-warming job full of dreams”, I wrote in my 6th grade year book. When I was studying for the college entrance exam in Japan, my emotional self was screaming for help and my soul seemed diminished. “It’s time to get rid of everything else but studying” seemed to be the norm at my rigorous high school. I thought, “There must be an other way to learn!” yet without knowing the alternative, I wondered if I were crazy not being able to focus like others. My inner voice quietly kept telling me, “listen to your heart”.

Since I entered college, I have dedicated my life to study education (global education and holistic education) and psychology and counseling. I engaged in expressive art, dance, natural healing, yoga and meditation, finally the Connection Practice. Thanks to giving birth and healing from disease naturally, I also learned to listen to my body’s wisdom. After working as a school and college counselor in Japan and the United States, I organized international exchange programs, facilitated cross-cultural communication workshops and led global education and holistic education seminars. I have continued to teach yoga and Connection Practice and published books and articles.

With my husband, we raised two multicultural and multilingual children in Canada, USA, Japan, and Germany. I was always struck by amazing educators and families wherever we lived and traveled to. I have been also fortunate to have studied with remarkable educators at OISE/University of Toronto and at Holistic Teaching and Learning conferences and seen inspiring holistic education being taught in the world.

When I see expressions of pure joy in children (and in adults), my heart trembles with tears for its sacredness and hopefulness. I am passionate about connecting with and serving you so that your children/students wouldn’t need to go through what I went through. We have realized how important it is to have connections during this pandemic, and I believe that holistic education can offer insight and shed  light onto the world. This is my heart warming job full of dreams that my child self visualized.