Akikazu Nakamura is an internationally recognized musician. He’s been introduced at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and has performed in over 150 cities in more than 40 countries. He is the master of the traditional Japanese flute. Akikazu plays it by using circular breathing based on his own distinctive method, called missoku—a method of breathing that has ancient origins in Japan and is the topic of his new book, Breathing with Missoku: The Undiscovered Zen Secret of Japanese Culture.
Host Donald Altman
Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, is a psychotherapist, international mindfulness expert and award-winning author of over 20 books translated worldwide. Donald's books include the award-winning psychological/spiritual adventure novel, Travelers. His best-selling The Mindfulness Toolbox won two national Ben Franklin IPBA awards as best book in both the Psychology and Mind-Body-Spirit categories. His Simply Mindful Book Series features a new book about mindful eating called, Simply Mindful Meal By Meal. All his books contain easy to use tools that support balance and well-being.
Featured as an expert in The Mindfulness Movie and profiled in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project, he currently writes Psychology Today’s Practical Mindfulness Blog. Donald has taught mindfulness to over 15,000 health care and business professionals.
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