Heart Mark on the Mountain

Dr. Vince Okada of HPU brought a group of Social Workers from Japan to our farm. They entered the profession hoping to help vulnerable people in society due to various challenges.

During the meditation session, their beautiful hearts seemed to reach the Ko’olau Mountains; the clouds over the mountain moved out, the sun shone, and, believe it or not, a clear heart mark appeared on the surface of the mountain. Even for us, it was the first time we had seen a heart outlined by a shadow like that. Vince san and everyone in the Social Worker group, thank you for such a miraculous gift!

Author of this article

日本の新聞社系週刊誌記者、第二電電(現KDDI)広報責任者を経て米国留学。「持続可能な発展」などの政策比較研究を行い2000年カリフォルニア大サンディエゴ校で太平洋国際関係研究修士号取得。ハワイで有機園芸業を行っていたGary E. Johnsonとの結婚を機に2005年ハワイへ移住。翻訳出版とヨガインストラクターを続けながらGaryと共同で、「健康な食の生産、体と心の浄化、自然生態系の保全」を目的(3Pモットー)にした「森林農業+ヨガ・瞑想」プロジェクトをオアフ島ワイマナロで推進している。

After working as a reporter for a weekly newspaper and as a public relations manager at Daini-Denden (now KDDI), she moved to the U.S. to study comparative policies, such as on “sustainable development.” In 2000, she received her M.A. in Pacific International Relations from the University of California, San Diego, and in 2005, she married Gary E. Johnson, an organic gardener in Hawaii. While continuing to work as a translator, publisher, and yoga instructor, she has been working together with Gary on the Agroforestry + Yoga/Meditation project in Waimanalo, Oahu, which aims to “produce healthy food, purify the body and mind, and preserve the natural ecosystem (3P motto).”

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