Where Japanese wisdom meets Scandinavian clarity
Searching for your ikigai (life purpose)? Looking for a mindfulness practice like shinrin-yoku (forest bathing)? You’ve come to the right place! Drawing on my blend of Japanese mentality and sensitivity combined with Scandinavian pragmatism and egalitarianism, I provide a simple, practical and well-held space where you can identify what is truly important to you.
Born and raised in Japan, having studied, worked and lived in the US and Sweden, I have naturally developed my intercultural resilience. While appreciating everyone’s differences, I seek to find common ground. This has helped me to overcome the challenges in leading international, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
My background in social sustainability, anthropology and animistic-based mindfulness practices, I bring a unique perspective to conversations. I raise awareness of the biases you have acquired from your family, culture, and society, and help you find your authentic voice to express what you really want and need.
Even if I had a magic wand, I wouldn’t wave it.
I am neither a therapist nor a healer. I don’t know what is best for you. What I do know is that you are the only person who can find the answer you seek by realigning yourself, and that the process of finding your answer is often more important than the answer itself.
As a professional coach, I offer one-to-one coaching sessions. Each session comprises a confidential, focused, in-depth conversation centring on you within a defined timeframe. Sessions can be 30, 60 or 90 minutes long. You and your coach will meet regularly, between 3 and 12 times.
The agenda can range from career advancement to soul searching. Whatever your goals, our initial focus is on realigning your inner compass, meaning developing self-understanding and acceptance.
The impact of coaching needs to extend beyond insightful conversations. Based on these insights, you need to make decisions, take action and commit. A coach’s role is to remind you of your insights and encourage you to make decisions and take action. However, all this is wasted if you don’t commit to being the sole captain of your ship.
北欧の実用主義・日本の繊細さのブレンド
「北欧」と聞いて、洗練されたインテリア、静かな森、スローライフなどのイメージが浮かんだかもしれません。私のコーチングでは、それら表面的なイメージではなく、その奥にある北欧的マインドセット*を理解し、仕事や日常で具体的に利用するよう促します。
*私の知っている「北欧的マインドセット」とは、子供から老人まで「個人の自立」を促し、伝統や慣習に縛られず、科学的な見地から物事を見極め、社会や生活で実践していく価値観です。
それは、心遣いや勤勉さ等の「日本の良さ」を捨てるということではありません。変化の激しいグローバル社会で、日本の良さを広げるためには、自立心、科学視点、実行力が大いに役立ちます。
コーチングはきっかけ。あなたの船（人生）は、あなたが舵を切るしかない。
このコーチングは、決められた時間枠の中でクライアントが向かいたい方向に、１対１の対話を行うセッションを提供します。
課題を明確にし、公平に判断し、実際に行動することを応援します。セッションを通して、対話や気づきを得ることができますが、それ自体はコーチング効果の半分に過ぎません。その対話や気づきを基に、あなた自身が決断を維持し、行動しなければ、コーチングの全体的な効果は測れません。
コーチは答えを持っていません。答えは、あなたの内なる羅針盤です。コーチはあなたがそれを探し、信頼するサポートをします。あなたの「幸せ」は、あなた自身が自らを見つめ直すことでしか創れません。結局、あなたの船（人生）の船長は、あなた以外にいません。
Clients’ Voice
Already within 3 weeks of starting our sessions I saw real progress! I bought a house which I had been wanting to do for the last 7 years! She helped me draw up a plan and put it into action immediately, I had no idea my possibilities were just right around the corner. ⎯ Anna, Sweden
心の真ん中にあった、大きな固い真っ黒な岩が砕け散ったことは衝撃でした。⎯ 亜紀子、日本
Kazumi has the wonderful gift of holding space for the client while asking important guiding questions. The process stripped down my ideas only to the essential, and messy situations became clear. ⎯ Lin, China
わかっていたようで自分のことをわかっておらず、カズミさんからいただく質問で私自身を振り返ることができ、反映していただくことで周りを見渡し、より深く物事を考えることができました。⎯ 朋子、日本
What I appreciated the most was the feeling of safety during the sessions where we sometimes touched on delicate and difficult topics. Kazumi has a deep and profound universal knowledge, this makes her very calm and present in the sessions. I felt safe and it made me able to open up even more which led to deep teachings. ⎯ Marisol, Italy
