Microseasonal Journaling
mini course + journal
A guided experience to a more intimate relationship with your natural environment and your ancestral roots.
Microseasonal Journaling has become the most reliable compass I have ever known.
It is this simple practice of Microseasonal Journaling that has very literally changed the course of my life and the way I perceive my world.
Koyomi (/kə/yō/miː/) The traditional Japanese microseasonal calendar is Japanese culture‘s playful and reliable North Star. The 72 microseasons across the year, tells the tale of our relationship with the natural world. Navigating daily life, as well as more deeply-rooted cultural practices.
Koyomi became my greatest confidant as I spent my days traveling the archipelago, exploring the Japanese art of regenerative living. As a student of personal stories, communal folklore, and indigenous legends that can be found all across the countryside, I was prompted to explore my relationship with microseasonality.
This is how Microseasonal Journaling came to be. Meditative exploration of my hyper-local environment and my highly personal ancestral background. With prompts derived from the traditional Japanese microseasonal calendar to support the journey.
You will receive…
Five Module Video Lectures
Quick self-paced videos introduce you to the origins of Koyomi, the Microseasonal Journaling experience, as well as tools and insights for deep exploration.
Module 1: What is Koyomi?
Module 2: What is Microseasonal Journaling?
Module 3: Tool 1 Articulating Senses
Module 4: Tool 2 Expressing Seasonality
Module 5: Tool 3 Tenchi Breathing
You will receive access to all five modules upon confirmation of enrollment.
As well as…
A Microseasonal Prompts Journal
A 100 page bamboo paper-based Microseasonal Journal wrapped in a vintage botanical-dye furoshiki with 72 sets of prompts, to guide you through meditative exploration and observation of your natural surroundings and your cultural heritage.
There is no right time of year to start this Journal. You can open the pages at the timing and rhythm that feels best to you.
The Microseasonal Prompts Journal will be sent to you via post.
Microseasonal Journaling is an exercise in:
☑ observation of each of the 72 unique microseasons of your hyper-local natural environment
☑ strengthening the connection between you and the ancestral heritage that lies within you and through you
The benefits of Microseasonal Journaling include:
☑ a more soulful and grounded connection to identity, place in the world, and innate and nurtured gifts
☑ strengthened awareness of the relationship between the natural world and your ancestral heritage
☑ a deep appreciation for the present moment: sights, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells
☑ a newfound perspective - one of clarity, curiosity, and inspiration
☑ the creation of a highly personalized Microseasonal Calendar based on your hyper-local environment and your unique cultural heritage
Pricing
A one-time payment of 80 USD:
☑ 5 bite-sized video lectures
☑ microseasonal prompts journal* wrapped in natural botanical-dyed furoshiki
*Includes free shipping worldwide.