Cafetalk Tutor's Column

I hope everyone is ok!

The earthquake in Kansai yesterday was pretty crazy!Luckily we were laying down at the time (I was ...

I'm not naturally an angry person.....BUT

Today I watched in disbelief as a small child chased and tried to kick birds, and then threw stones...

Koyasan Ultramarathon!

This weekend I am very excited to be taking part in the Koyasan Ultramarathon!I have been a partici...

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New Qi Gong (Ki-Ko) Lesson! + *DISCOUNT COUPON FOR NEW STUDENTS*

After students mentioning that they would like a relaxing and gentle exercise lesson, I decided to ...

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Have you ever wanted.....

to run a marathon before?Perhaps you just want to get out and get running for the first time.Maybe ...

Is it just me.....

or does it look like these deer are whispering about me!? Perhaps they are surprised to see a ga...

What a weekend! :-)

Pre Race Acai Bowl in Kyoto!Anyone who knows me knows just how particular I am about my diet! I per...

Back to Kyoto......

The day is finally upon me!Mt. Hiei ultramarathon.Despite having pretty good success, including som...

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If you want to keep up a regular English practice but don't want the pressure of formal lesso...

What do you do when you have a whole day to kill....

.....the day after a greulling ultramarathon?!We had heavy bags, lack of sleep, and heavy legs from...

Training is only one part of the equation.....

Healthy food is the other!Be healthy Cafetalk friends!'Health is never valued until sickness comes'...

Theme park on top of a mountain!?

After a nice lesiurely hike through some wonderfully quirky old streets and peaceful tempes, from t...

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Does anyone here use 'Daily Yoga App?'

If you use this app - please keep your ears open!You may recognise a familiar voice doing the Engli...

Yoga / Qi Gong - For Healthy Eyes + Beautiful Face! STUDY

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Mt.Yoshino - The best cherry blossom viewing spot in Japan! :-)

We had been looking forward to this for a long time and yesterday the day finally came! We visited...

Mt.Kongo Hike, the 'perfect' day!

Yesterday was a glorious day, full of fun and adventure! We were so pleased to have such beautiful...

Day of fun :-)

Yesterday we deliberately closed off some of our teaching schedules in order to have some FUN! For...

These sweets are CUTE! かわいい！

Too cute to eat perhaps!? I don't know! I didn't try them!  These were discovered in our new...

The time has come to say goodbye to Kyoto!

Wow....6 weeks has gone by so quickly! Tomorrow we are leaving this wonderful city to move to Na...

Another one of those rare days....

Oh dear.... It's another one of those days when I have to 'bite my tongue' to stop me arguing with...

So proud :-)

Keeping up with everything Ashley has been getting published lately is difficult, as there has be...

More is not always better....in fact it may well be the opposite!

Good morning friends! :-) I have just finished a long 2 hour lesson with a student in which we dis...

Hiei training day

After walking up Mt.Atago with my girlfriend Ashley, the next I needed to get some mountain running...

Two mountains in two days!

Yesterday we managed to tick something off of our list which has been a goal of ours for some time ...

Life is GOOD!

It is not often that we hear someone say the above phrase. In fact it is far more common to dwell ...

Yakiimo / Baked Sweet Potato! 焼き芋

Good morning friends. Today I would like to share one of the greatest discoveries I have made in r...

*Harry Potter Reading Lesson* - Introductory DISCOUNT price!

Good morning friends. Today I am extremely pleased to announce the launch of my new 'Harry Potter'...