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Kei Tsuruharatani

Kei Tsuruharatani

All I Have Really Wanted

During lock down with the Broadway shutting down, I dedicated much time to practice. Uncertainty seemed like a common thread for all. First…

Mar 20, 2022

All I Have Really Wanted

Mar 20, 2022

Kei Tsuruharatani

Pretending to be O.K.

Trigger Warning This piece discusses suicide and suicidal ideation, and some people might find it disturbing.

Mar 19, 2022

Pretending to be O.K.

Mar 19, 2022

Kei Tsuruharatani

Introduction to Vipassana and Gender Exploration

This is where I’m at. I don’t want anyone to think that if you practice mindfulness, you are ready to explore and transition. I have no…

Mar 19, 2022

Introduction to Vipassana and Gender Exploration

Mar 19, 2022

Kei Tsuruharatani

Beginning

*** I’m not writing this to share insights that came over the years. I just think there might be something that serves someone at some…

Mar 19, 2022

Beginning

Mar 19, 2022

Kei Tsuruharatani

No thank you, I don’t want to eat veggies.

It’s fun to see all the different trends of diet come and go. And it now seems like a good idea to eat whole food veggies and grains and…

May 3, 2017

May 3, 2017

Kei Tsuruharatani

New York subway metta practice

Metta meditation, so-called loving-kindness meditation, is very powerful to make better friends with yourself and others. Basically you…

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

Kei Tsuruharatani

Mindfulness to loving-kindness

When I started to mediate, I just stuck with mindfulness of breath for a while. I dance, and the awareness of body has been very very…

Apr 18, 2017

Apr 18, 2017

Kei Tsuruharatani

Self (mini) meditation retreat

It is important to go to a bit more concentrated meditation environment once in a while. The first and last time I went on a week retreat…

Apr 14, 2017

Apr 14, 2017

Kei Tsuruharatani

I guess I’m not dead

The one thing I learned through mindfulness is that I’m not going to stop thinking. The mind thinking is as natural as my body breathing. I…

Apr 10, 2017

Apr 10, 2017

Kei Tsuruharatani

Wondering about Vedic meditation/TM

I teach and practice mindfulness meditation. I only practice Vedic meditation. It’s interesting to see some people with meditation practice…

Apr 8, 2017

Apr 8, 2017

Kei Tsuruharatani

Kei Tsuruharatani

Kei writes on gender transition and Vipassana meditation. She is a transgender dance artist, Broadway performer, and qualified MBSR educator based in NYC.

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