Tuluvi Arts Intimate Retreats
Japan Mystical Arts Immersion 2025
June 26th - 30th : Kyoto & Nara
November (TBA): Kagoshima
A Journey Into the Soul of Japan
There is a Japan that lives beyond the postcards and overcrowded attractions—
A Japan that breathes in quiet forests, forgotten pathways, and timeless temple rituals.
From June 26th to 30th, join Kamau and Nanaka Abayomi for a four-day immersion in Kyoto & Nara the cultural & spiritual heart of Japan—designed not as a tour, but as a living experience.
Together, we will step off the well-trodden path and into sacred spaces rarely touched by tourism. You’ll be guided through daily practices of meditation, qi gong, tuluvi movement, creative expression, and sacred silence—all in places chosen for their energetic potency and historical depth. We will also experience the beauty of Japan through its cuisine and local hospitality.
Whether you are a seasoned spiritual traveler or someone simply feeling a quiet pull toward something deeper… this journey is for you.
Feel the stillness of moss-covered temples and ancient cedar groves
Engage in soulful practices drawn from Japanese spiritual traditions
Reconnect to yourself through presence, nature, and creatively shared experience
Discover a Japan that speaks to your spirit, not just your senses
This is a time to listen deeply, move gently, and receive fully—within and without.
No prior experience is needed. Let the land reveal what you didn’t know you were seeking.
Only 8 Spaces Available!
The Schedule
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Day 1 - Earth, Wind, Fire & Water
The foundation of our journey begins with a Japanese Tea Welcoming Ceremony and orientation. Then we will travel to one of Kyoto’s best-kept-secret temples (and Kamau’s favorite), where we will immerse into nature to practice the fundamentals of energy awareness and meditative practice. This day will set the tone for our four days of experience.
*Opening Ceremony
* Explore and Practice at Beautiful Esoteric Buddhist Temple
* Elemental Energy Arts Practice
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Day 2 - Life Force Energy and Personal Power
On Day 2, we travel up and over Mt. Kurama mountain. At the apex, we will engage in a powerful Tuluvi energy arts practice at the refreshing and energetically charged location where Mikao Usui meditated for 21 days and brought forth the healing modality known as ‘Reiki’. Along the way, we will experience the grandeur of 800 year old trees and stop for meditation at Kurama Temple, as well as exploring other wonderful sites the mountain area offers.
* Sacred Mountain Hike
* Mountain Temple Visit
* Visit and Practice at the Birthplace of Reiki
* Evening Meditation
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Day 3 - Mystical Creativity
Creativity is the language of the unseen to the seen. On this day, we enter the sacred dimension of Mystical Creativity—where expression becomes a bridge between spirit and form, between the silence within and the living landscape around us. Through written and spoken word, sacred movement and visual art, we will allow the expressions from our depth to rise to the surface.
* Esoteric Poetry workshop with Kamau* Sacred Movement with Nanaka
* Sacred Mantra Mandala workshop with Pradhan Aditya
* Special Performance Presentation
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Day 4 - Kyoto Traditonal Arts
In Japan, the traditional life and cultural arts are honored and preserved in Kyoto. On our final day, we will engage and experience the weaving of the old, the now, and the future. You will experience:
* Wearing a traditional summer kimono (yukata)
* Japanese Tea Ceremony
*Traditional Maiko Dance Performance
* Closing Dinner
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Day 5 - The Spirit of Nara
Nara is where the breath of Japan's spiritual heritage still lingers in the morning mist.
Before Kyoto, there was Nara—the first capital of Japan and the birthplace of many of its most enduring sacred traditions. Here, the presence of the kami (spirit forces) and Buddhas is not a memory, but a living atmosphere—woven into the towering cedars, the silent stone lanterns, and the watchful eyes of deer regarded as messengers of the divine.
On this day, we journey into the quiet soul of Japan.
* You will walk the same paths once trodden by monks, poets, and pilgrims.
* Visit one of Japan’s most beautiful temples and was the first temple to allow and welcome women into sacred grounds for worship.
* Engage in specific grounding practices to deepen our presence and attune to the subtle currents of energy that still pulse through this sacred terrain.
Special Activities
Goma Fire Ritual
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Sacred Mandala Making Workshop with
Visit The First Esoteric Buddhist Temple to Allow Women to Practice and one of Japan’s most beautiful temples
Why Join the Mystical Arts Immersion?
• Experience a Spiritual Retreat in Japan’s Sacred Heartlands
Immerse yourself in Kyoto and Nara’s lesser-known temples, ancient forests, and shrines—each chosen for their energetic depth and stillness.
• Deepen Your Personal Practice
Learn powerful yet accessible energy cultivation tools through daily practice of qi gong, meditation, breathwork, and tuluvi dynamics to harmonize and energize mind, body and spirit.
• Awaken the Inner Elements
Reconnect with Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind through guided elemental rituals—revealing new dimensions of your vitality and consciousness.
• Travel with Intention, Not Itinerary
This is not a sightseeing tour. Every day is curated as a ceremonial unfolding—a living dialogue between you, spirit, and place.
• Integrate Mysticism and Creativity
Experience a fusion of Japanese and African traditions, metaphysical insight, and sacred arts that speak to both the seen and unseen.
• Connect with a Conscious Community
Share the path with fellow soul travelers and seekers—held in an atmosphere of trust, reverence, and open-hearted exchange.
• Explore Nara’s Living Spirit
Walk where time slows. Nara’s sacred deer, towering trees, and ancient temples invite deep presence and communion with nature.
• Return Home Renewed
Leave with more than inspiration—leave with practices, clarity, and inner alignment that continue to guide you long after the journey ends.
Kamau and Nanaka Abayomi are interdisciplinary artists, spiritual teachers, and cultural stewards whose work bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary embodiment.
Kamau is a mystic poet, certified qi gong instructor, and soul remembrance guide with over 25 years of experience in energy cultivation, African and Asian esoteric practice, and metaphysical exploration. A graduate of the Monroe Institute’s Gateway Voyage program, he brings a grounded clarity and visionary depth to every space he enters, guiding others into the subtle dimensions of inner truth and energetic presence. Kamau has been traveling to Japan to teach, to learn and to create for over two decades.
Nanaka is a dancer, yogini, and teacher of healing through movement. Born and raised in Nagoya, Japan, she was trained in traditional Japanese dance at a young age and expanded into contemporary dance movement. Her path has flowed through soul music, somatic yoga, and temple arts. Her presence is at once rooted and ethereal, inviting grace, stillness, and remembrance through the body’s innate intelligence.
Together, they create spaces where the mystical becomes tangible—where sacred practice, cultural reverence, and inner listening open gateways to a deeper experience of self, land, and spirit.
Join us for a richly diverse experience that allows you to explore new depths of your inner world, as you travel the timeless wisdom in Japan’s mystical environments.
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For Those Who Feel the Quiet Call
If a quiet question remains within you, trust that it, too, is part of the path. We welcome you to reach out — sometimes, a single conversation can water the seed of a new beginning.
