White Christmas is a film my family has watched together since our girls were toddlers. With Bing Crosby’s voice, Danny Kaye’s comedy, some wonderful music, and great dance routines, it has become a beloved holiday classic. And much of the story plays out in Vermont! A few years ago we saw White Christmas performed as…
We are about to start our course on A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness based on Japanese Psychology (starting Friday, Sept.17). It’s a skills-based approach to mental health. And the first skill is acceptance. Video: ‘Today, I would like to talk a little bit about acceptance. Acceptance is one of the four key skills I…
For the past 30 years we have been conducting a comprehensive educational program, the Residential Certification Programs in Japanese Psychology, at the ToDo Institute in Vermont. This program has been the cornerstone of our certification process. Unfortunately we’ve had to cancel both the 2020 and 2021 residential programs due to the pandemic. To compensate for…
by Dr. Takehisa Kora We cannot remove insecurity and pain from our lives. It is inevitable. The reason is that nature and society are not made to suit our convenience. Nature existed first and people come out of it, so of course nature is not made for people. If we leave plants without care, weeds…
It’s a good time to step back, review the year so far and regroup so you can move forward in a meaningful way. In this webinar recording, Gregg Krech, author of The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology, offers guidance to help you refocus and and get back on a purposeful track as…
Every year at this time I meet with a group of people to talk about regrouping for the second half of the year. This year is unusual because the mid-year point also appears to be a real turning point in the pandemic journey we’ve all been on. Here in Vermont, we reached the level of…
We invite you to join us for a 30-day online program SOLVING THE FOOD KOAN May 20 – June 19, 2021 with Linda Anderson Krech Stephanie Beling, M.D., and Susan Lebel Young CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Food is one of our most basic common denominators. We’ve all made decisions about food each day of our…
