The Slow Life Experience

The Slow Life Experience TOKYO • JAPAN Facilitated SLOW PRACTICES: Shinrin Yoku-Forest Bathing, Yoga + Somatic Movement, Mindful Creative Circles.

Inspired by nature, ritual and slow living. Michelle Pietrzak-Wegner, E-RYT 500, is a certified yoga instructor teaching Yin, Vinyasa, Meditation as well as therapeutic yoga to those living with chronic disease and disability. She is trained as a yoga therapist in the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy tradition and holds an international certification from the International Association of Yoga Therapy (

IAYT).Michelle is a former faculty member at the Yoga Center of Minneapolis teaching philosophy, anatomy, and ethics in the 200 & 500 hour teacher training programs. She is also a somatically-trained licensed mental health counselor working in private practice in Tokyo, Japan where she uses Somatic Experiencing™, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Mindfulness in treating clients with complex trauma.

Imagine the BIG creative expression that could happen with these mega puppies! ✏️✨Think big. Express grandly. Color WAY ...
20/08/2026

Imagine the BIG creative expression that could happen with these mega puppies! ✏️✨

Think big. Express grandly. Color WAY outside the lines. ❤️

Registration is open for the next urban Forest bathing session, limited space available…WANDER + RESTUrban Forest Bathin...
19/08/2026

Registration is open for the next urban Forest bathing session, limited space available…

WANDER + REST
Urban Forest Bathing and Nature Walk

There lives a small forest in the heart of Tokyo beckoning for you to come wander and rest, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Join certified Forest Bathing/Shinrin Yoku guide, Michelle Pietrzak-Wegner for a morning of slow strolling and restful reflections in nature aimed at fostering deeper connection right in the heart of the world’s largest city. Session will end in a seasonal ritual tea circle. Limited to 7 people. Pre-registration required.

Michelle, is a trained & certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide and Shinrin Yoku guide who specializes in guiding people to slow down, connect with their body, and commune with nature.
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WHEN: Saturday, September 12
TIME: 10am-12pm
WHERE: Koishikawa Botanical Gardens (details on where to meet with google links will be sent out to those registered)
COST: ¥3200 ($20USD) per person​
TO REGISTER visit website linked in bio
www.theslowlifeexperience.com

An online nature therapy, somatic movement experiential workshop this morning where each participant explored their live...
16/08/2026

An online nature therapy, somatic movement experiential workshop this morning where each participant explored their lived
in space through the lens of relationships with body, place and nature. Our ending reflection ritual unfolded with each participants reflection embodied in a sprig of rosemary gathered with a sunflower representing summer and tethered into a posy which was left as a gift to the land and forest.

Thank you to every beautiful soul who attended and to their habitat and land that contributed to the experience. ❤️🫶✨🌲

The lotus have arrived. 🪷✨
15/08/2026

The lotus have arrived. 🪷✨

Join Michelle for a specially facilitated, FREE online gathering of shifting our pace to slow time where we will discove...
12/08/2026

Join Michelle for a specially facilitated, FREE online gathering of shifting our pace to slow time where we will discover slow movement, slow exploration, and slow expression with nature as our inspiration.

Let’s face it, it’s hot out there and in the midst of the summer heat weather may have us quite limited in our ability to get outside and commune with the natural world causing us to feel trapped and isolated. Slowing down our pacing and connecting with ourselves and nature has shown to reduce anxiety and depression, increase mood, and spark motivation.

This online session will be experiential in nature with the invitation to explore your lived space as a living and breathing container. Session will end with an online virtual tea and time to connect with each other. ​​

This session is offered in kind and is free to those who come with openness and curiosity. Pre-registration required.

Michelle Pietrzak-Wegner is a long-time mindfulness/somatic movement facilitator, certified Nature & Forest Therapy guide, and internationally certified yoga therapist who specializes in guiding people to slow down, connect with their body, and commune with nature.

WHEN: Sunday, August 16

TIME: 9:30-11am
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WHERE: Online via Zoom (link will be sent to those registered)
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COST: FREE
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TO REGISTER, head to www.theslowlifeexperience.com and click REGISTER (link to website in bio)

Today is Yama no Hi (山の日), Mountain Day, here in Japan where we honor the over 16,000 named mountains in this island nat...
11/08/2026

Today is Yama no Hi (山の日), Mountain Day, here in Japan where we honor the over 16,000 named mountains in this island nation. Each mountain spirited with her own god and contributing to the landscape in her own unique way. I was lucky to snap this photo of Japan’s tallest peak, the honorable Fuji-San on a flight to Kumamoto in 2025. ❤️🏔️

#山の日

He was very photogenic. ✨ I would never have seen him if I hadn’t been in a slow stroll through the forest. And when we ...
10/08/2026

He was very photogenic. ✨ I would never have seen him if I hadn’t been in a slow stroll through the forest. And when we caught each other’s eye, my slow pace allowed him to stay and not buzz off too quickly. I’m always amazed at what, and who, emerges when I move through forest and green space without any hurry or urgency. ❤️

Pen to paper, pencil to paper, crayon to paper. Scribble, doodle, scratch, hatch, no matter what the mark… it’s YOURS an...
10/08/2026

Pen to paper, pencil to paper, crayon to paper. Scribble, doodle, scratch, hatch, no matter what the mark… it’s YOURS and no one else’s. Come explore what it means to make your mark with Mark-Making as Mindful Practice. The slow, intentional act of making your own patterns and lines holds healing qualities that helps reduce stress, promotes calm, and regulates emotions.

This once monthly community workshop will explore a variety of easily obtainable materials. For our first session we’ll experiment with pen, pencil and inks on paper with nature as our inspirational backdrop. This session is designed for the person with curiosity and an openness to play. We’ll set aside our expectations and tendencies towards perfection and explore what that day brings us.

Friday, August 14, 10-11:30am
Online via Zoom

Be sure to register by midnight Wed, Aug 12.
Link 🔗 in bio.

Recommended material list will be sent out this week.

09/08/2026

Slowing down for singing cicadas, wind rustling the rice fields and thick summer clouds in the sky.

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Michelle. Slowlife@gmail. Com
Tachikawa, Tokyo

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