Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura
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Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura
Coronavirus: Immunity of Body and Mind - Onnetsu Therapy
New York, N.Y. From Ancient times in Japan, we have a saying, ”All illness come from “Ki” which means if your heart hearts, you become Ill. In actuality, illness mainly c…
Pandemic First Person: Already One Week (Part B)
New York, N.Y. I stayed home for another week. Now I have a lot of reading time and I am spending at least four hours a day meditating as if I was at the meditation dojo.…
Remembering White House Dinner with Trump and Gorbachev, 1987
Washington, D.C. I have been busy editing and publishing books as I took a break from this column due to Corona. This column has been published in English and Japanese wi…
The Difference Between Compassion and Pity
The Difference Between Compassion and Pity: Volunteering after Japan’s Earthquake & Tsunami (Part 2) New York, N.Y. During my stay in the disaster area, I had been prayin…
Volunteering after Japan’s Earthquake & Tsunami (Part A)
New York, N.Y. I volunteered in the Great Northeastern Japan Earthquake disaster area through April 2011. The area was far more devastated than what could be seen on TV.…
All Children Born in this World are Treasures of the Universe
Need For Comprehensive Facility In Japan Where One Can Learn About The Heart New York, N.Y. I am thinking recently about 'How to Raise Children.' I have only one daughter…
Body & Mind Immunity: Mandela who Made Enemy a Friend
New York, N.Y. On May 10, 1994, four years after Nelson Mandela was released from nearly thirty years in prison, the ceremony was finally set to inaugurate South Africa's…
Celebrating Hina-Matsuri and Osekku: Japanese Childrens' Festivals
New York, N.Y. If you are watching a Japanese TV program on NHK called Don't be Beaten by Chiko-chan , then the words "Ohina-sama" and "Dairi-sama" are wrong, and "Ohina-…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Chinese Invasion of Tibet (Part A)
New York, N.Y. "Invasion of China begins around 1950" OCT. 19. 2019 I met H.H. Dalai Lama last month. I was the first Japanese person to be loved by His Majesty the Dalai…
Immunity of Body & Mind: Caring for Heart, Intestines, Blood
New York, N.Y. I am writing four pieces on immunity of the body and mind twice, and two were published in the last two issues (February 22 & March 7). It has been said fo…
In Dubai: Travelling Around World, Explaining Research Results
Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Finishing the Conference on Alternative Medicine in Abu Dhabi, the other day, I went to the desert city of Dubai, one of the famous cities in the United…
In Wein, the Moving Performance Known as Vienna Operetta
New York, N.Y. Vienna operetta moving performance Vienna, the Austrian capital, has a special feeling. Known as the capital of music all over the world, it has been comme…
Memories of Professor Oki Masahiro, Yoga Master (Part B)
New York, N.Y. Teachings of Professor Oki who should live in Japan forever When you go to the Oki yoga course, you will be taught the idea of "immediate god of life." The…
Mexico's Day of the Dead Reminds Me of Japan's Bon Festival, Halloween
New York, N.Y. In August, almost all Japanese people have a Bon Festival. The souls of those who died earlier will be called back TO ONE'S OWN HOME . Families get togethe…
Michael Jackson - Part B
New York, N.Y. At the Beacon Theatre, I was producing about 200 events per year. Thanks to my dear friend Leonard Bernstein, Princes Grace agreed to become honorary chair…
New Year's Eve in Japan: The Young Continue (Very) Old Traditions
New York, N.Y. We hope that you read this article along with the 54th edition (for January 1st issue) I wrote about New Year’s Day in Japan when I went to Japan this year…
Onnetsu: Medical Conferences from the Netherlands to Mexico
Amsterdam. This summer, I presented the keynote speech at the International Conference on Cancer Science & Stem Cell Research , held in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I wa…
Real Genius, Brilliantly Shining: My Story of Michael Jackson
New York, N.Y. In the late 1960’s I was committed to stop the destruction of the Beacon Theater. It was a cultural gem on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that had to be…
Reminisces of Being in Leningrad for the Collapse of the Soviet Union
New York, N.Y. I remember well being present in Leningrad - now St. Petersburg - the day the Soviet Union collapsed. It was 1991 and a major incident was about to occur w…
Stepping Back in Time: Becoming 12-Layered Princess of Heian Period
New York, N.Y. I had an interesting experience this New Year: I dressed up, wearing twelve layers of royal costume and transformed myself into a Heian-era princess! Where…
The Story of Visiting the Manjushree Orphanage Again (A)
Children Are All Precious Gifts from Space NOV 2 New York, N.Y. It was a great pleasure to be able to visit the Manjushree Orphanage again in the village of Tawan on this…
Vienna: Mrs. Reagan and the 'Just Say No' Campaign (76)
New York, N.Y. In my last column, I wrote the operetta performance, but when I was planning this performance, I was contacted by Mrs. Reagan's office. At that time, it wa…
At the World Religious Council: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
New York, N.Y. Human arrogance will destroy the world. This was my theme as I pitched in to cover a presentation for Mr. Masami Nakagaki of Jodo Shinshu , who encountered…
Called by Mother Teresa, Serving Calcutta
New York, N.Y. I met Mother Teresa once in Harlem, a woman I respect deeply. I had long believed that I would visit Mother's facility in India someday. Once, I took peopl…
Definition of True Happiness, Learned from Mother Teresa
New York, N.Y. On the second day, I went to Mother’s orphanage. Hundreds of children ran and gathered around me, so they could be hugged. They just wanted 'skin-ship,' to…
Master Goenka Travels from India to Teach Vipassana Mediation in U.S.
New York, N.Y. One year, Master Goenka planned to travel from India to America to teach Vipassana Yoga. He was to tour in an RV, teaching meditation to prisoners in major…
Memories of New Year's Day in Japan, This Year's New Years in NYC
New York, N.Y. The Tatsumura family in Kyoto has many very old traditions, especially for New Year's Day. One I remember well was rice cakes baked a few days before New Y…
Memories of Old Yugoslavia, New Slovenia's Capital Ljubljana
Memories of a Medical Conference in Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia. In September this year, I was invited as keynote speaker to a medical conference in the Republic of Slov…
Metropolitan Opera in Japan (A)
New York, N.Y. Becoming an Impresario in 1967, I immediately began working on bringing Kabuki from Japan to America - the Grand Kabuki, which is the most important perfor…
New York's Metropolitan Opera Tours Japan (B)
New York, N.Y. As I wrote in my last column , t icket sales for the first overseas performances of New York's renown Metropolitan Opera in Osaka and Nagoya were stagnant…
Pavarotti's Story: Pavarotti Who Lived 100% of His Life
New York, N.Y. There was a tremendous tenor singer from Italy named Luciano Pavarotti. There are many people who know as the Three Tenor with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido D…
The Lighter Side of My Journey, Continuously Beaten on the Head
New York, N.Y. Let's talk a bit lightly. The other day, it was a day of continuous trials of challenging incidents. It was a very difficult day for me. In the end, the da…
The Story of Onnetsu Therapy (Part 2)
New York, N.Y. xxx Medicine that respects nature's self healing power is the real thing I gave lectures on Onnetsu therapy to over 70 doctors in Cuba. And I realized one…
Volunteer Experience with Hurricane Katrina (Part 1)
New York, N.Y. In August 2005 I was watching Hurricane Katrina's television broadcast with a terrible despair and deep sorrow. I wondered if there was anything I could do…
Volunteer Experience with Hurricane Katrina (Part 2)
New York, N.Y. When I volunteered at Houston's Astrodome that accepted 35,000 people who became evacuees in Hurricane Katrina, surprisingly there was hope for the face of…
A Japanese Woman in China Before It Opened to the West
New York, N.Y. There have been many interesting things in my life, but I think perhaps this story is most interesting: I went to China, a country without diplomatic relat…