Join our Zen Voice Meditation and Cooking Workshop in Motobu, Okinawa. Harmonize your mind and body, and master simple, delicious Japanese recipes.
- Sesoko Island - In modern society, there is so much stress in our busy lives. An overload of information and environmental factors can reduce our well-being.
Our “ZEN” style workshop offers you the opportunity to “be you” and “be present.”
Introduction #1:15 minutes
An explanation of “ZEN” and the structure of the “ZEN” voice meditation program.
Stretch and breathe: 20 minutes.
By using stretching and breathing techniques, you will feel your body restored and deepen your breathing.
Voice work and meditation: 25 minutes
By relaxing your body tension and deepening your breathing, your voice will begin to resonate.
Experience how your heart and body become more harmonious when your voice resonates comfortably.
Also, you will enjoy the pleasant feeling of hearing your voice harmonize with the voices of other participants.
Rest: 5 minutes.
Introduction:5 minutes
Explanation of “ZEN” cooking concepts.
Cooking:70 minutes
You will enjoy cooking 3–4 kinds of seasonal Japanese traditional food in a very simple way.
Tasting time: 40 minutes
Enjoy the delicious and healthy Japanese food cooked by yourself!!
We’ll give you the recipe, so you can make it at home!
- Ingredients
- water
- Yoga mat
- Okinawa’s local vegetable salad - Seasonal Okinawa’s vegetable with dressing
- SUSHI - SUSHI ROLL using Okinawa’s local fish
- OKINAWA’s famous “TOFU CHANPURU” - Chanpuru means mixing ingredients. So “TOFU CHANPURU” is stir-fry vegetables with TOFU.
- “MISO” soup - Traditional Japanese “MISO” soup using OKINAWA’s local soy beans paste
- Seasonal OKINAWA’s fruit - Tropical fruit
- SATA ANDAGI - OKINAWA style donuts
ZEN Voice
The process of traditional “ZEN” training involves sitting in the correct posture on the floor, being aware of the breath, and stabilizing the mind. But it seems difficult, especially for westerners, to just sit in the correct posture (even for modern Japanese too).
Restore the body by stretching muscles and breathing through breathing techniques. By relaxing body tension and deepening your breathing, your voice will begin to resonate. Experience how your heart and body become more harmonious when your voice resonates comfortably.
ZEN Kitchen
Japanese food is known as delicious and healthy around the world. However, many people think it’s too expensive to eat at a restaurant and too difficult to cook at home by yourself.
TOKKO (the guide) teaches you how to cook Japanese food in a very simple way with local ingredients. You will enjoy cooking with TOKKO’s fun instructions, and you can take the recipe home. So you will be able to easily cook Japanese food at home too!
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.