My first NVC Workshop for Social Change@Island Naturals Kona, Hawaii on May 24, 5pm

Aloha. Some of you know I have been passionately learning and practicing NVC (Non Violent Communication).  At the end of this month, I will be going to Bay Area to share NVC and also to participate Bay NVC Leadership Program 2013.  I am really looking forward to reconnecting with NVC community members.

Here is the event Andrea, Gen and I are going to offer to the community of Hawaii who are wanting social change.  The next day on May 25 is a big day to raise awareness and voice on GMO food (I want to eat healthy and food choice is important for me).  Here on this island, there is a bill 79 to limit GMO and I support that.

This workshop is for those who want to create social change through effective communication.  We have been spending a lot of time to prepare the workshop. It is going to be valuable for community activists and concerned people for environment and food safety.

Here is the flyer.  Please bring your friends on May 24, 5pm@Island Naturals, Kaiwi Street, Upstairs
in Kona.  It is free(donations are welcome).

Aloha Fukushima Kids Hawaii Project

Today, I am announcing Aloha Fukushima Kids Hawaii Project (AFKHP) here in the Big Island of Hawaii asking your participation and support.

If you have any Japanese connection (friends), please send this post (in Japanese　日本語):
http://kikuchiyumi.blogspot.com/2013/03/aloha_29.html

You may know there are about 300,000 children (and 2 million people) living in Fukushima prefecture in Japan today, and at least 3 children have already developed thyroid cancer and 35% of children are reported to have some cysts, which may have been caused by the exposure to radiation. 

The speed of children developing health problems in/around Fukushima is faster and serious than the case of Chernobyl accident in 1986 in Ukraine.

We are very concerned about the wellbeing of children in Fukushima who have not been able to play outside since the nuclear accidents after March 11, 2011 East Japan Great Earthquake (and tsunami).  Four (only one inChernobyl)  broken reactors of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants are still critical conditions and no one really knows how to stop the radiation from leaking into the environment.

All they can do is to keep cooling the melted nuclear fuel to prevent recriticality accident.  I am sorry for those workers at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants daily exposing themselves to radiation to save all of us.

I work with Marian Moriguchi (Assist One) in Fukushima, for recruiting children
Vicky Nelson www.loveneverfailsjapan.com, in East side of  Hawaii,
Gen Morita  www.moritagen.blogspot.com in West side of Hawaii
and others on this effort of bringing Fukushima kids to Hawaii.  

This effort is one of many such efforts by civilian sectors as Japanese government is doing opposite saying it is safe to live in Fukushima and those who had been evacuated should go back to Fukushima.  

I do not agree with Japanese government as the levels of radiation in some parts of Fukushima is too dangerous for children to live healthy life.  Check the following prominent doctors and specialists opinion (those who I trust knowing them for years) who would refute Japanese government claim:
Helen Caldecott
Yuri Bandazhevsky
Arnie Gundersen

AFKHP aims to host children from Fukushima during Japanese school vacations  (there are summer, winter and spring vacations) starting from this summer (August) 2013 in the Big Island, half time in Kona, half time in Hilo and a few days in Honolulu.  We would like the kids to play freely in the beautiful nature of Hawaii, and cultivate good relationship with people and nature of Hawaii.

This summer (August 2013) is our first such effort and we would like to host 20 or so children for  1 month or so in Hawaii,  about 10 days in Kona,  about 10 days in Hilo, and about 5 days in Honolulu.

We are seeking for support from the community in Hawaii and donation from around the world who care and who can.

Easiest support is send a donation, $10 or $10,000 does not matter, whatever you can afford. 

We have a PayPal account:  genm@trust.ocn.ne.jp
Please let us know by e-mail that you want to support Fukushima kids.

In the USA, we can receive donations by personal and bank checks, too:

The check made out to: Harmonics Life Center Hawaii
can be send to:  Harmonics Life Center c/o Morita
                        75-286 Hoene St.,  Kailua Kona, HI96740

In Japan, you can make a donation by Yubin-Furikae at any post office to:
Harmonics Life Center :   00110-1-144224
write: Aloha Fukushima Kids  in the comment space.

And make sure to let me know by e-mail:
rawinfo@harmonicslife.net!

Support can be in many levels.

Simply you can spread this project.
Here is the link in English.
Japanese link is here.

Spreading words may be the most essential of all.

There are more things you may be able to do:

Do you have fun with kids? Then you can play with them.
You can teach Hawaiian culture, hula, lei making, Hawaiian traditional cooking, etc.
You can take kids to the beach and swim together.
You can teach English or learn Japanese from Fukushima kids.
You can donate money to help the families who are participating in this program.
You can donate fresh organic food from your garden or local market.
You can be a host family for 1 or 2 kids.
You can take kids to hiking.
You can be a driver.  This is important and essential, too.

Whatever you can or you want to do, please let me know by e-mail so that I can coordinate your time, skills and resources into helping kids in Fukushima. Let them spend a wonderful and meaningful time here in Hawaii this summer and many more summers (winters, spring vacations) after.

I estimate the cost of hosting one child from Fukushima for a month in Hawaii can be 3~4,000 USD including airfares (as the summer airfare from Japan to Hawaii is the highest of the year).  If we get airfare discounted or donated, it would be much less, may be $2000.  The cost of transportation, food, lodging and programs can be donated by those who are capable and willing to donate their time, rooms and skills, or if we can raise enough money (and awareness), we would like to compensate those volunteers so that this program can be sustainable for everyone involved.

I am grateful for your care and support  for Fukushima (and the world) children.

mahalo nui loa,
arigato gozaimasu

Yumi Kikuchi and Gen Morita
co-founders, Aloha Fukushima Kids Hawaii Project (AFKHP)

World Simultaneous Prayer for Healing of Earth's Waters

On 2 years anniversary of East Japan Great Earthquake, March 11,  2:46pm Japan time, Dr. Emoto (Japan) and Kumu Keala Ching(Hawaii) invite you to pray for healing of water near you. Here in the Big Island, we meet at 7pm at the big banyan tree next to King Kamehameha Hotel on Ali'i Drive.

Please share this to your connections and create an event in your hometown. Even just one person praying is great!

The simultaneous prayer will take place at 2:46pm on March 11 Japan time, which is 7:46pm on March 10 Hawaii time.

Use Time Zone converter to know the time in your locality.
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzref.tzc

I appreciate getting to know where the prayer will take place. Please post your event to this blog so that people near you may be able to join you.

There will be many prayers throughout Japan on that day.

The power of each one of us around the world praying together will be phenomenal.

Thank you for your care and participation.

MSG Destroys the Nerve Cells of the Brain

I got an e-mail from my webmaster who had a terrible health problem by eating MSG.  I paste it below so that you can read and learn from him.  

I try to avoid MSG by making meals and desserts from scratch (fresh vegetables and fruits).  

We better pay attention to what we eat because "We are what we eat" and those artificial food and chemicals that are harmful to us also destroy environment when they are made and disposed.

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Most doctors, dieticians, and the public know very little about the toxic effects of MSG. The multi-billion dollar processed food industry and MSG producers pay lobbyists to make all of us believe MSG is safe. 

MSG destroys the nerve cells of the brain and 50 percent or more of the population is experiencing the harmful effects of what the medical community has called the "MSG Symptom Complex." 

Yet, many of us are unaware of that. MSG is not just used in oriental restaurants, but in restaurants and most bagged, bottled, frozen, boxed, canned, or commercially prepared foods. Additives such as hydrolyzed protein, textured vegetable protein, yeast extract, autolyzed yeast, torula yeast, and anything modified, can contain as much as 50 percent MSG and need not be labeled as such. That Attention Deficit Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, some weight problems, migraine headaches, sleeping disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, glaucoma, asthma, diabetes, and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Parkinson's, and fibromyalgia may have more in common than you think.

Now that you know the secrets that have been kept from you, read labels, act responsibly, respect your body, and get healthy.

Aloha!

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/039109_MSG_hidden_ingredients_taste_enhancer.html#ixzz2L01uROFG

http://www.naturalnews.com/039109_MSG_hidden_ingredients_taste_enhancer.html

Dr. Masaru Emoto's Lectures in Hawaii (Hilo and Kona)

Exciting news!  Dr. Masaru Emoto, the water messenger, is coming to Hawaii to spread wonderful messages from water.

If you do not know who Dr. Emoto is, take a look at his site:

http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/emoto-label.html

Dr. Emoto asked me to organize his lectures in Hawaii, so I did what I can.  Here is the flyer an excellent designer in Australia designed:

I have organized many events in Japan, but this is my first time to organize such an evnet in Hawaii.

Dr. Emoto is the world-famous "Water Messanger". Even if you do not know him, you may have seen this beautiful picture.

The picture is the water crystal when it was shown the words Love and Gratitude
（愛、感謝 or aloha and mahalo）in Japanese.

I was privileged to be an interpreter last year when Dr. Emoto gave a key note speech at the World Congress of Quantum Medicine in Honolulu.  As a result, he asked me to organize his talks in the big island of Hawaii.

Unlike Japan, I had no idea what kind of halls are available and how much they cost, how you sell tickets (there are no Lawson nor Ticket Pia that sells tickets for you in Japan), who I can ask making flyers, posters and how much is the printing.....I knew nothing, but I came this far by choosing a small step at a time.

If you are planning a vacation in Hawaii, please make it around March 2 and 3 in the Big Island!

＜Messages from Water -- Dr. Masaru Emoto's Lecture in Hawaii＞
　　＝ Love and Gratitude heal You and Earth ＝

Sat. March 2, 2013 2~4pm ＠HICOM（Hawaii College of Oriental Medicine),10th Floor of Naniloa Hotel, Hilo
          $25 at the door, 
          Supporter (with Reception) $100 (20 seats only)

Sun. March 3, 2013 7~9om＠Aloha Theater, Kainaliu (South Kona)
           $25 in advance, $30 at the door
           Supporter (with Reception) $100 (40 seats only)

*Supporters are invited to Reception of Dr. Emoto
Dr. Emoto's Reception in Hilo:  Mrach 2 in Hilo, 5-7pm
Dr. Emoto's Reception in Kona: Mrach 3 in Kona  2-4pm 
(venue will be notified to the supporters: RSVP by e-mail)

presented by: Harmonics Life Center Hawaii
inquiry and booking : e-mailrawinfo@harmonicslife.net　Tel: 808-334-9616

Advance tickets sold at Aloha Theatre (APAC) and Java On the Rock for March 3 lecture@Aloha Theatre

Those who purchased VIP seats for March 3 lecture at Aloha Theater are invited to the welcome party of Dr. Emoto.  Only 40 VIP seats available, first come first served.  Call or e-mail me now for the VIP seats as it won't last too long! 


Thank you for helping to spread the good news in HAWAII.  

Yes, we are the water (at least 70% of our body is) and water is listening to you all the time.  So, let's speak with aloha and mahalo so that our body can heal itself.

A Poem for 12-11-2012, A Special Day for Celebration and Appreciation

Barbara, a friend of mine in the Big Island of Hawaii sent me the poem below by RUMI this morning and I would like to share it with you as it is inspiring.

Yesterday, we had a family celebration for having each other, food on the table, roof on our head, and honest, open, intimate relationship like we have.  

We had a young women from Japan in our house for a month and it has become a bit of stress as she practices a mediation with vocal mantra day and night.   I asked her if she could meditate silently, but she said no and kept doing it as she wished. Because of her presence, my children's sleep was getting affected and they were unhappy. 

Our house is open for people who want to learn Harmonics Healing and sustainable living. It is not a hotel nor B&B, it is a learning center. But she has not been taking our classes and kept practicing her own mediation daily. 

So we finally asked her to leave (she was supposed to leave last month, but it has been delayed because her god told her to stay).  

She left yesterday and we celebrated that. My children were so relieved because they felt uneasy being with her.  

As she left, she told us her god said no need to pay for her stay and she did not.  What kind of god is that?, I thought. 

But I am so glad she left as I could sleep so deeply last night.  I did not realize how stressful it was for me to have her in our house for a month.

1. Her words and deeds reminded me of Jiddu Krishnamurti on the Belief in God : A man who believes in God can never find God. If you are open to reality, there can be no belief in reality.
2. How does this sound to you?
3. ------a poem my friend Barbara sent me: 
   
   
   From: Awakening Women <info@awakeningwomen.com>

    

   Amazing one,
   We live in a time the prophets have spoken about for eons,
   it is the end of 2012.
   
   This is not a time to ask "what will happen to me/us?"
   This is a time to fully commit to the wisdom of your wide-open heart.
   Not to wait for it all to change, or for him/her to change,
   but to take stand for love, no matter what.
   
   People and life will continue to throw challenges your way,
   that is out of your hands.
   But what is in your power, at any given moment,
   is to choose to not hook into it all.
   To choose to stay in love.
   
   We are called to grow up now
   from the outdated games of entanglement,
   we are called to stand clear and free in our own spiritual authority.
   Drop your heavy baggage of resentment and clever reasons,
   the only one who suffers from it is you.
   
   In the willingness to just for once stay here,
   feeling, hearing, seeing, opening in real curiosity
   to the miracle of being able to perceive at all,
   all of the "stuff" drop away.
   It is up to you to pick it up again.
   Or not.
   
   Find your peace.
   You have prepared for this time.
   
   Make everything in you an ear, each atom of your being,

   and you will hear at every moment
   what the source is whispering to you . . .
   You are, we all are, the beloved of the beloved.
   And in every moment,
   in every event of your life,
   the beloved is whispering to you
   exactly what you need to know.
   Who can ever explain this miracle
   It simply is. 

   
   

   ~Rumi
   
   

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You and the Earth are One

When I became aware of the environmental problems our planet earth was facing back in 1988, I was in despair.

There were too many problems and destructions and there seemed not much a could do.  All of problems were getting worse year by year. I then thought we, human being , were like cancer cells of the earth, so we should go extinct!

I was wrong.  I found it out myself when I started living in the country of Kamogawa, Chiba in 1998.  I left my city life and started a totally unknown and new life in an old abandoned farm in a mountain of  cedar forest with my partner Gen.

We started to grow what we eat all organically, rice, vegetables, fruits and mushrooms (and later even children).  In a few years, we were growing more rice than we could eat in one year, yes, we were nearly self-sufficient.  We were so happy and so healthy.  And then, I noticed there were fireflies around our house, which were not before we lived there.  We made a gutter where our used water was carried to the vegetable garden and rice paddy.  In that gutter, fireflies were living.

I was so happy and so amazed. I knew fireflies needed clean water.  So, our waste water was clean enough for fireflies.  It was true I did not use any chemical detergent nor even a soap. I just used warm water and sometimes salt to wash dishes.

Then came the fireflies.

I realized humans were not cancer cells.  We could be, but we could be different too.  If we chose a way of living that is not polluting (by this, I mean chemically polluting or radioactively polluting, something that eco system can not take care of), we can actually make the environment better or richer.

We started planting many fruit trees. Some for the bird and wild animals and some for ourselves.

Soon I realized I had become much more healthy, vital and younger, too.  This realization was so inspiring for me.  If I chose to live making my environment (water, etc) clean, I become more healthy and beautiful.

Wow!

I am one with the Earth.  If I chose a way of life that makes me beautiful, it also make the earth beautiful.  At the same time, if I am careful not to pollute the water, soil and air, as a result, I become more healthy and beautiful.

I and the Earth are one.  You and the Earth are one.  So, we are one.

This is such a great realization for me.  When I look at people, I try to remember this. No matter what is going on between me and that person, I am one with that person as long as I live on this planet Earth.

I am no longer a cancer cell of the planet. I am a change agent.  Gandhi said you must be the change you wish to see in the world.  I am the one to make the planet more healthy and beautiful by making myself more healthy and beautiful.

So are you.

Isn't this great?