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.

Join Tokyo Unplugged Village for an afternoon of PEN, PAPER and WORDS: The Lost Art of Letter Writing ✍️. Grab your favo...
06/11/2025

Join Tokyo Unplugged Village for an afternoon of PEN, PAPER and WORDS: The Lost Art of Letter Writing ✍️. Grab your favorite pens, ink, stationary paper, postcards and envelopes and engage in some reflective time with others around written word & expression.

Th intention of this gathering is to promote quality human interaction in real and slow time, build community and engage in less screen time. 📵

Sunday, Nov 23, 1-3:30pm

Location for this event is the lovely Community Cafe of Impact HUB Tokyo located near Meguro station. A special atmosphere that fosters creative communication connection and collaboration.

FREE to attend with one drink order at the cafe upon arrival.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Follow link in bio to website, then click registration.

This event is coordinated/facilitated by Michelle, owner and founder of Slow Life Experience and the Japan-based Director for Unplugged Collaborative/Global Day of Unplugging Movement. She offers community connection events focused on slowing down and connecting in with self and others.

Join Tokyo Unplugged Village for an afternoon of PEN, PAPER and WORDS: The Lost Art of Letter Writing ✍️. Grab your favo...
06/11/2025

Join Tokyo Unplugged Village for an afternoon of PEN, PAPER and WORDS: The Lost Art of Letter Writing ✍️. Grab your favorite pens, ink, stationary paper, postcards and envelopes and engage in some reflective time with others around written word & expression

Th intention of this gathering is to promote quality human interaction in real and slow time, build community and engage in less screen time. 📵

Location for this event is the lovely Community Cafe of Impact HUB Tokyo located near Meguro station. A special atmosphere that fosters creative communication connection and collaboration.

FREE to attend with one drink order at the cafe upon arrival.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Follow link in bio to website, then click registration.

This event is coordinated/facilitated by Michelle, owner and founder of Slow Life Experience and the Japan-based Director for Unplugged Collaborative/Global Day of Unplugging Movement. She offers community connection events focused on slowing down and connecting in with self and others.

Tea ritual is a humble act of providing a bridge between the land and the human receiver. A few simple herbs provided by...
05/11/2025

Tea ritual is a humble act of providing a bridge between the land and the human receiver. A few simple herbs provided by earth steeped in hot water shared in a vessel and offered in gratitude. Each Forest bathing session ends in this act. And yet the act alone of making, serving, and offering tea is a ritual that can stand all on its own.

Would you like to have tea with me? I have several upcoming Forest bathing sessions you can checkout on my website (link in bio). If in Tokyo, you can also request a private tea ritual with me out on the land; message me to inquire more.

31/10/2025

TAKE A SLOW DAY.... Step back from the urban pace and orient to the slow life! IImmerse in a half-day of somatic mindfu...
31/10/2025

TAKE A SLOW DAY.... Step back from the urban pace and orient to the slow life!

IImmerse in a half-day of somatic mindful movement and slow forest walking ending with a nature tea ritual under the pines. Our setting is the beautiful Hikawa Gorge and cedar scented Forest Therapy trails of Okutama. Limited to 5 people. Pre-registraiton required.

WHEN: Saturday, December 6th
TIME: 9:30am-12:30pm
WHERE: Okutama, Hikawa Gorge

REGISTRATION: Click link in bio to website, then click registration.

30/10/2025

Sound on for the sensory input experience of my slow coffee ritual!

Even mundane activities can be made into a personal ritual. When we slow down to appreciate through our senses the smells, sounds, sights, feels and tastes of an experience we can find meaning and presence even in the making of the morning cuppa. So many things come together for this hot cup to manifest: the beans roasted by my local roaster, the hand made pottery with clay from the earth, the copper kettle able to heat the water to a perfect temperature. And the sounds of this ritual are a delight to my senses! I once heard from an acquaintance that they had no time or patience for a pour over coffee needing their coffee quick and easy; I felt slightly saddened for them in the missing out of the full experience or journey of slowly getting that first tantalizing specter the enjoyment of every step before it.

What have you ritualized in your life that brings you presence and meaning?

I come back to this read by Prof. Miyazaki often. It is a well-designed text on the philosophy and history of Shinrin-Yo...
21/10/2025

I come back to this read by Prof. Miyazaki often. It is a well-designed text on the philosophy and history of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest bathing) as experienced and heavily researched in the culture of Japan. 🌳✨

The early morning quiet of Tokyo blankets the city in a peaceful ease. We’ll meander in the morning dew to the sounds of...
20/10/2025

The early morning quiet of Tokyo blankets the city in a peaceful ease. We’ll meander in the morning dew to the sounds of the birds in this vast urban green space of Yoyogi Park connecting in with the natural morning rhythms. Forest Bathing is the opportunity to slow down, connect with nature, and rekindle our relationship with the land. We will end our time together with a tea circle centered on community connection. Limited to 6 people. Pre-registration required.

Your guide is Michelle, a trained & certified Shinrin Yoku guide who specializes in guiding people to slow down, connect with their body, and commune with nature.

WHEN: Saturday, October 25
TIME: 7:30am-9:30am
WHERE: Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
TO REGISTER: https://www.theslowlifeexperience.com/book-online

Tokyo Parents! This is a great opportunity for your littles! 🎨🌳✨
18/10/2025

Tokyo Parents! This is a great opportunity for your littles! 🎨🌳✨

Let's create art in nature!

Families have been asking for a weekend program. Here it is!

Come join our soft opening at the peaceful Mejijingu. Book via our website.

Nature inspires art. ❤️Watercolor on cotton with soil-based watercolors from ✨🎨
18/10/2025

Nature inspires art. ❤️

Watercolor on cotton with soil-based watercolors from ✨🎨

These awesome phone nap sacks will be the giveaway at the upcoming PARK + READ at Yoyogi Park, Tokyo on Sunday, October ...
12/10/2025

These awesome phone nap sacks will be the giveaway at the upcoming PARK + READ at Yoyogi Park, Tokyo on Sunday, October 26 2-3:30pm. Nap sacks provided by ! Join the Tokyo Unplugged Village at this FREE event and be part of the movement focused on less digital engagement and more social connection.

Register for this event by clicking link in bio to Slow life website, the click REGISTRATION.

Sunday, October 26, 2-3:30pm at Yoyogi, Park in Tokyo. Step away from the digital screens for a few hours and enjoy a go...
06/10/2025

Sunday, October 26, 2-3:30pm at Yoyogi, Park in Tokyo. Step away from the digital screens for a few hours and enjoy a good book in the park with a community of other like-minded kin. Tokyo Unplugged Village is the growing community of individuals who are interested in gathering, connecting, and recharging without electronic devices. We’ll rest in the grass with our current read or favorite book and enjoy time devoted away from our digital devices in kinship with one another. 📚🌳✨
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This event is free to attend, however registration is encouraged. Those who pre register for this gathering will receive a complementary UNPLUGGED mini nap sack to store your smartphone away for when you want to intentionally engage in life without your device and to encourage the practice of less screen time! You will also receive event details, including exact meeting place and a reminder a few days before our gathering.

This event is hosted and coordinated by Michelle, owner and founder of Slow Life Experience and the Japan-based Director for Unplugged Collaborative/Global Day of Unplugging Movement. She offers community connection events focused on slowing down and connecting with self and others.

TO REGISTER: https://www.theslowlifeexperience.com/book-online

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Michelle. Slowlife@gmail. Com
Tachikawa, Tokyo

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About Michelle...

Michelle has been teaching yoga and mindfulness for over ten years emphasizing the principles of slowing down and being present with the complex experiences of being human. Michelle's intersection with yoga and meditation came in her late twenties after being diagnosed with cancer and spending two years navigating balance in the midst of a life-threatening disease. In addition to battling a terminal illness Michelle has experienced trauma and loss in her own life. She credits yoga and mindfulness for giving her the tools to self-regulate and manage her stress in times of grief, fear, and vulnerability. Michelle believes her yoga and meditation practices have improved her ability to become a better listener of herself and others while also teaching her the humble practice of acceptance.

With a masters degree in Mental Health Counseling focused on somatic psychology for trauma, Michelle's style of teaching is trauma-informed, person-centered, and fully accepting of all individuals from all walks of life. Michelle has worked as a internationally certified yoga therapist both in private practice and in clinical settings with her focus primarily on clients who have navigated trauma, grief, and loss. This includes working with active duty military members and individuals who are living with spinal cord injury, brain injury, cancer, chronic and life-threatening diseases, anxiety, depression, and chronic stress.

Michelle specializes in training yoga teachers at all levels in their careers. She continues to provide trainings, workshops, and retreats in Asia and the United States in Yin Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teaching, Yoga Ethics, Mindfulness Practices, Somatic Practices, and Meditation.