World’s oldest family business & meaning of life/work by Kirsten Dirksen on December 17, 2017 The Hōshi family has run the inn bearing their name in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture for 1,300 years. Forty six generations …
Backyard teahouses for meditation, guest cottage, homeoffice by Kirsten Dirksen on February 17, 2014 When a Silicon Valley executive asked architect Robert Swatt (Swatt Miers Architects) to design teahouses for his backyard, Swatt wasn’t sure where …
Disfrutar del Ahora cotidiano para autorrealizarse (estudio) by Nicolás Boullosa on October 29, 2013 ¿Cómo convertir momentos rutinarios en experiencias que nos enseñen a apreciar el presente? Aportamos estrategias ancestrales y actuales para afrontar …
Way of Tea: celebrating the art of craft focusing on "now" by Kirsten Dirksen on October 28, 2013 It’s often translated as “tea ceremony”, but Chado, Chanoyu or the “Way of Tea”, is neither a ceremony nor a …