Keep Working Out at Home

Although we cannot do many things due to social distancing, exercising is one thing I’ve been doing every day. I have always run or walked. I did 15 Day Push-up Challenge, and I now challenging myself to do plank every day for 15 days. On top of that, I’m also working out with my husband. Since he’s been working from home, we have time to do exercise together.

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HealthTomomi Kumai
Nurturing Trust in a Virtual Space

I’ve launched my 7 Week Resiliency Workshop online, and we had two zoom meetings so far: a kick-off meeting the day before the workshop started, and one-week debriefing meeting yesterday. The participants have told me that they love the connection with other members, and they enjoy being authentic and sharing their knowledge and experience in the virtual community. I found out that it is called “swift trust.”

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Resiliency Workshop: Gratitude Discovery Session - Success!

Today was the end of the first week for my 7 week Resiliency Workshop. The first week, our group has worked on Gratitude every day. To close the first week, we had a non-mandatory casual Discovery Session on Zoom. I was happy to see 8 participants connecting from Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Austria who are originally from Japan, Korea, France, US, Austria, and Slovakia.

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CareerTomomi Kumai
Three I's to Create a Loving, Caring Space

I’m an interculturalist and a coach. I coach my clients on how to communicate, work, and live in a multi-cultural environment effectively. So, I should communicate well in my daily life, right? I should have no issue communicating with anyone, right? No. To be vulnerable, authentic, and honest with you, I face communication challenges often - especially with my husband.

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MarriageTomomi Kumai