— Diary —
Fragments of thought, zero obligation.
Sometimes a regular guest says to me, "Maybe it is time to train a young therapist?" Every time, I think: maybe I cannot do that. The reason is simple, I feel. I don't want to be hard on young people. This work seems to need many years of small daily practice…Continue reading →Sometimes a regular guest says to me, "Maybe it is time to train a young therapist?" Every time, I think: maybe I cannot…Continue reading
September in Tokyo was rain, rain, rain. Very humid. Some guests told me they felt heavy and tired all month. Today is October 1st, and the sky is finally blue. Dry air. I did not need the dehumidifier. This photo is the building of my salon, looking up…Continue reading →September in Tokyo was rain, rain, rain. Very humid. Some guests told me they felt heavy and tired all month. Today is…Continue reading
It happens every year, but early September is somehow quiet, so I get more free time than usual. So this year I thought, "OK, I'll use this time and let ChatGPT teach me English." I gave up after three days. (I wrote this in Japanese and asked AI to translate…Continue reading →It happens every year, but early September is somehow quiet, so I get more free time than usual. So this year I thought…Continue reading
I finally got around to rebuilding our official website, which I hadn't really touched in almost 10 years. I kind of thought the old-fashioned look might be nice in its own way, like some long-established shop or something, so I just left it. But lately it…Continue reading →I finally got around to rebuilding our official website, which I hadn't really touched in almost 10 years. I kind of…Continue reading
There's something I've noticed after years of working closely with people's bodies. How youthful someone looks seems to have less to do with age, and more to do with the type of stress they carry. Psychology apparently makes a distinction between good stress…Continue reading →There's something I've noticed after years of working closely with people's bodies. How youthful someone looks seems to…Continue reading
Last time I wrote that people who feel good to be around might end up better off in the future, and a few of you asked what that actually means. So here's my take, for whatever it's worth. Therapists and counselors use techniques that are backed by real…Continue reading →Last time I wrote that people who feel good to be around might end up better off in the future, and a few of you asked…Continue reading