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Mother-daughter reunion trip in Seoul & Tokyo. How rare and special. During Women's History MonthWith many strong women ...
19/03/2026

Mother-daughter reunion trip in Seoul & Tokyo.
How rare and special.
During Women's History Month
With many strong women who came before us,
Supporting us, reminding us 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱.
We honor them, we honor us.
To be able to live this life, I don't take for granted.
I see the challenges and the joys.
I'm grateful for another year of life.
And I wish you so much aliveness, peace and joy.

18/03/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝟯 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 (𝗢𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱)

𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 (𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮). 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?

𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 3 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 20 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝟯 𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗪𝗔, 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘:

𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 (𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗨𝗣)

Whether you’re out on a walk or shopping, strike up a conversation (in English or Japanese). Courage speaks volumes. Afraid of misspeaking? You will. Just this past week, I said the Japanese word for eraser, when I meant to say trash box…It’s okay, it might feel embarrassing, but you’ll live.

𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬

It’s true that Okinawa island runs on Facebook, but as you speak with someone in-person, they can be your expander/connection person if you’re limiting time on social media.

Check Eventbrite for local happenings and actually attend an Event!

Check MCCS website or download the MCCS Liberty App

Check USO Okinawa Events.

Facebook Groups To Check Out: Making Female Friends In Okinawa, Ladies Of Kadena, Okinawa Military Spouse Entrepreneurs, Kadena Air Base Community, Okinawa International Community, Okinawa Wellbeing Collective

PRO TIP: Reserve 2 tickets for an event and invite a new friend to join you

𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 (𝗥𝗘)𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦

You may feel really doubtful of your path, your worth and your why. That’s normal because you’ve been through major transitions, personally and/or professionally.

Use this time to attend cultural events, solo or with a new friend, check out a new coffee shop, visit a “power spot,” get a massage, learn pottery, piano or Japanese, or volunteer.

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𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰. 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮.

𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘯-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.

𝘔𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁?

11/02/2026

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁. Today I had a webinar, and 1 person showed up. Yet, it turned out to be one of the best sessions I've had. The participant gained a lot of value prior to their job interview tomorrow.

Here are 3 gentle reminders for fellow small business owners!

I'm Alisa, and I help people feel more calm, connected and clear during transitions. Join me at my next mindfulness event in Okinawa on February 21.

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘱 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴?

I didn’t know how I would feel moving 6,300 miles away from “home.” I knew that my support system would be shaken, but I...
28/10/2025

I didn’t know how I would feel moving 6,300 miles away from “home.” I knew that my support system would be shaken, but I also know that I have the 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴.

I make sure I meet regularly with my mentor, counselor, coach, accountability partner, and massage therapist, and of course, reaching out to my family and long-distance friends. Yes, sometimes, I wish they would reach out more instead of my being the one to initiate.

Being rooted in Okinawa now since last year, I’m constantly learning new things about myself and others. Having a 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵 helps me to reframe and be resilient. Life is one lesson after another. We can learn from each other, pets, kids or even someone you don’t really vibe with.

Last week at my retreat, I learned that 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘺, and I had every participant share one practical goal, using my 5Ms framework, that they are committed to implementing this month. The day after my retreat, I learned that one participant, who was dealing with insomnia, was able to meditate and fall back to sleep at 2am instead of scrolling on the phone.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Curious about coaching? I have space to support 2 more clients this year. Let’s connect with a free clarity call. DM me “support.”

65 days left until the new year. Let’s end 2025 with more peace, clarity and joy.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆?

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