Breath Meeting Bamboo Again: My Father’s Nan Xiao
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When I was a kid I loved climbing the dogwood trees in our yard. I’d sit on a limb and…
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Retrospective on My Komuso Practice in the Streets of America
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Above: practicing formal shakuhachi Takuhatsu Komuso alms begging and weaving my Tengai hat A Hidden Komuso Practice Comes to Light…
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RSI Musician’s Injuries: My Journey Overcoming Debilitating Pain and Nerve Damage
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RSI Musician’s Injuries: My Journey Overcoming Debilitating Pain and Nerve Damage Many might be surprised to learn that I once…
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Teaching Shakuhachi in Spain and Other News
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I held a little shakuhachi ‘show and tell’ here in Rota, Spain. We were at a beautiful overlook of tumbling…
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My New and Final Shakuhachi Signature
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I began crafting bamboo flutes around the age of fifteen, and as of this coming December 31st, I’ll be turning…
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Reminiscing on my first shakuhachi lesson
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NYC, 2005, beginning of fall… I was slated to have my first shakuhachi lesson with Ron Nyogetsu in the West…
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Unboxing 240+ pieces of old Madaké bamboo from Japan
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I was very fortunate to be able to acquire 240 pieces of 30+ year old Madaké bamboo from Japan. This…
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Saying Bye to the Bell Shakuhachi
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I mentioned in my newsletter recently that the time’s come for me to retire from making the current iteration of…
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A Handshake by the Sea: My First Buddhist Teaching
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The path of Zen or meditation began for me around fifteen. Many kind souls would guide my steps but the…
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The Harvest before the world stood still: My journey to Japan
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My trip to Japan this past winter to harvest Madaké bamboo was a whirlwind of a tour that unfolded over…