Transformations With Jayne

This week I'm talking about how we can get back into the groove post Summer vacation. ⁠ If you are struggling then this is the episode for you! ⁠ I also talk about the Women in Japan Mastermind which starts September 15th, 2019.⁠ Also mentioned: ⁠ -What is a mastermind⁠ -Who needs a mastermind⁠ -What kind of things can you achieve as part of a mastermind⁠ If you'd like to join, please DM me on Instagram @jaynenakata⁠ or Facebook at Transformations with Jayne⁠ 

 The Transformations with Jayne Podcast will be taking a break until after the summer holidays! The next new episode will be in September.  This week's guest is Louise George Kittaka, from New Zealand.  Louise George Kittaka is a writer, editor, university lecturer and cross-cultural training consultant. She was born in New Zealand and majored in Japanese and Economics at the University of Waikato. She also has an MA in Intercultural Studies from SUNY Buffalo. Louise is ‘mum’ to a son, two daughters and three very fat, spoiled cats.  After coming to Japan on work training, she subsequently met her Japanese spouse and settled here. She was hired as the first full time non-Japanese employee for Benesse Corporation, Japan’s largest educational publisher, and later worked in the USA as a researcher at Vanderbilt University.  As a freelance writer and editor for Japan’s educational publishing sector, she has contributed to numerous textbooks, study courses and national English exams.

This week is a solo episode, discussing those blue or down days we all have and some of the things I've been doing to get through them. Yes, I too have some real ripper days where I just want to throw my computer out the window and zone out with Netflix.  Mentioned in this episode: Transformational Reiki Retreat with Silke Tyler:  https://www.jaynenakata.com/reiki (https://www.jaynenakata.com/reiki)  Women in Japan Mastermind opens for enrolment in September 2019.

Join the Podcast Club on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/)  This week I’m interviewing Helen Otori, from the UK and a resident of Japan for 30 years. She now runs her own English school: White Rose CCC in the Kishiwada area of Osaka. Helen has experienced being the “first foreigner in town” arriving in Ishikawa Prefecture as an ALT, and then finding her way to Osaka, raising a family and starting a business from home. LOADS of gold in there for anyone wondering what it might be like in the future with kids going on to study overseas after majority of schooling in Japan.  We talk about: Crazy Japanese festivals, including the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival How Helen came to be in Japan How she started her own English school Suffering from burnout and how she recovered  Helen’s ideas and dreams for the future!  Links of things mentioned in this episode: https://www.facebook.

Join the https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (Transformations with Jayne Podcast Club.) This week I'm talking to Elizabeth Ralph about how we can improve our money mindset. Everyone can get a lot of benefit from this, even if you are not a business owner.  Elizabeth comes from a corporate background in finance, but has learnt from her own experiences as an entrepreneur how hard it is to sell when you are the product.  We talk about: What “Money Mindset” is The biggest mistakes people make when making financial decisions How we can turn the tables on our money stories to help us see our own value How can we start to change our relationship with money One of the biggest red flags she see with women in business Find out more about Elizabeth: Website: http://www.elizabethralph.com/ (www.elizabethralph.com) Facebook group called Financial Story (https://www.facebook.com/groups/financialstory/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/financialstory/)) Instagram:  https://

I'm talking to short term resident Kimberly today. I was touched that she reached out to me to be on the podcast and it was very interesting to hear her perspectives as someone who is still fairly new to Japan and trying to make a life here for a very short time.  About Kimberly: After 17 years as a self proclaimed "Corporate Cog” in companies in California and Chicago, Kimberly Gimbel took a year off to Live in Japan with her researcher husband and their toddler.  This first time Stay at Home mom has been moving every 3 months, experiencing expatriate  life in Tokyo, Kyoto and soon Sapporo. She documents this and her interests on Instagram as @pecaninjapan   Due to unforeseen circumstances she’s going to need to go back to America early in September and is beginning the transition back to the workforce, as essentially a single mom after having a gap in employment. She also has problems with follow through and motivation.    We talk about: How Kimberly came to be in Japa

Hello!  In this week's episode I'm talking about how we can "recalibrate" as we head towards the halfway point of the year. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxrMFDCjuvm/ (Jayne's Sumo wrestler snood! ) Victoria Close's jewelry brand: https://www.instagram.com/bikudesigns/ (Bikudesigns ) Helen Iwata's https://www.instagram.com/heleniwata/ (style transformation ) Helen's style coach, https://www.instagram.com/ayajeanstylecoach/ (Aya Jean)  https://www.instagram.com/corinstylist/ (Corin Kanazawa), stylist in Tokyo https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (Do come and join us in the Podcast Club! )

 Make sure you are a member of the https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (Podcast Club)!  We talk about: How Laura came to be in Japan. Japanese school PTA insider information Why she decided to start a business from home Laura’s life hacks for balancing 3 kids and a business About Laura: Laura Marushima is an Australian living and raising a family in Japan, keeping on top of everything by using her organizational skills. Raising three kids in a country that is not her own means she has to have systems and help in place to make sure everything gets done. She has always been an organized person, but four years ago she turned these talents into a business, and Full Circle Consulting was born.  She helps other Japan-based entrepreneurs with their businesses - some clients call her their executive assistant, others call her a VA (Virtual Assistant) and others call her their Chief of Operations. She refers to herself as an Administration Consultant but is happy to

Join the https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (Transformations with Jayne Podcast Club) here! Jumpstart with Jayne is open for registration until May 16th, https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/pl/54938 (sign up here). Shout outs to Stacy and May on this episode!  Today I'm talking about:   #miniupgrades, which I learnt about from https://www.instagram.com/sarahfuruya/ (Sarah Furuya). How our brains process achievements What is a "mini upgrade", why is it as good as a "big upgrade". Jayne's mini upgrade and some from listeners As always you can find me on https://www.instagram.com/jaynenakata/ (Instagram) and https://www.facebook.com/transformationretreatsbyjayne/ (Facebook).

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (Join the Transformations with Jayne Podcast Club here!) https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/pl/54938 (Jumpstart with Jayne Information) : We start May 20th, 2019!  This week's guest is the amazing Gretchen Miura. I know I've had so many questions I've wanted to ask about her life in Akita!  Gretchen is an American living on the Oga peninsula (Akita prefecture in the Tohoku region of northern Japan). She runs mindfulness weekend retreats at the Zen Temple Dairyuji with her husband Keno, who is a Zen Soto-shu priest. She also runs a handmade bento and eco friendly bags company called SORAbento.   We talk about: How Gretchen came to be in Japan Her introduction to Zen Buddhism  What it’s like to be the wife of a Buddhist priest What mindfulness is Her upcoming Mindfulness Retreat: June 14-16, 2019. Don't forget to mention you heard about it on the Transformations with Jayne Podcast! Links of things mentioned in t

https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/pl/54938 (Join Jumpstart with Jayne starting May 20th! ) Hello! Today I'm talking about our journey with raising our two children to be bilingual and bi-cultural whilst living outside a major city in Japan.  In this episode I talk about: How my husband and I manage two languages in our house Making English the number 1 priority in our family and how that affects how we live Maximising the after school time for English  Looking to other families for inspiration rather than comparison 日本語のサマリーに、日本人の方はどんなことできるのかの話もあるので、是非、聞いてみてください。 https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformationswithjaynepodcast/ (Make sure you are a member of the Transformations with Jayne Podcast Club! )

My guest today is the lovely Silke Tyler.  She and I met in California last October. It was wonderful to reconnect with her again through this podcast episode.  We talk about: How we talk how we came to meet What “energy” means About Reiki healing and how it works What clients come for healing for Hypnosis and how it works Some stories of how Silke has helped others with Reiki and hypnosis. Links of things mentioned in this episode: Website: https://www.silkesart.com/ (https://www.silkesart.com/)  Free Heart Meditation: https://www.silkesartacademy.com/heart-meditation-signup (https://www.silkesartacademy.com/heart-meditation-signup) Silke's Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/169219286994412/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/169219286994412/)

Annie from https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-freedom-core/id1412692951?mt=2 (The Freedom Core Podcast) and I did a joint episode this time, you can catch the video over on my https://www.facebook.com/transformationretreatsbyjayne/ (Transformations with Jayne Facebook page). Today we talk about:  What Annie does down in Okinawa How we can change our thinking to change our reality Using the question: "What could I do?" to find ways to serve your community Using experiments to help get you started You can find more about Annie here: Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-freedom-core/id1412692951?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-freedom-core/id1412692951?mt=2) Facbeook: https://www.facebook.com/AnniePegueroFreedom/?eid=ARCbyA6-hXIeEdLUPFbUZBYqAwdxW_q6pU-nJaC3lH6CGb_qPd8l5r_-N_BxEUN13lLlQ8RmppfxUqNE&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=1035434212&fref=tag (https://www.facebook.com/AnniePegueroFreedom/) Instagram: https://www.instag

This month we are celebrating the 1 Year Anniversary of the Transformations with Jayne Podcast!  You can take part by joining the Anniversary Celebration Team!  Sign up here: https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/anniversaryteam (https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/anniversaryteam) Jayne was recording from the https://theatreroyalhotel.co.nz/ (Theatre Royal Hotel, Kumara) Some photos of that trip https://www.facebook.com/transformationretreatsbyjayne/posts/2117706394932334 (are here: ) If you are wondering what's under the desk..... PM me for the answer! ;P

This week I'm talking to Jasmine from Your Dinner is Planned (YDIP). We discuss:  How Jasmine went from corporate HR to writing cook books and creating YDIP. Her tips for enjoying healthy food and cooking more Jasmine's idea for spicing up miso soup! Jayne's tips for awesome miso soup! Website:  http://www.yourdinnerisplanned.com/ (www.yourdinnerisplanned.com) Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jazzythings (www.instagram.com/jazzythings) Podcast: http://www.dinnertabletalkpodcast.com/ (www.dinnertabletalkpodcast.com) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasmineannshea (https://www.facebook.com/jasmineannshea)  Jasmine Ann Shea, also known as ‘JazzyThings,’ is the founder of Your Dinner Is Planned — the fastest and most affordable way for busy families to get healthy dinners on the table. Jasmine is also the host of the Dinner Table Talk podcast and the author of over 10 healthy cookbooks. With thousands of healthy recipes introduced into households across the world, Jazzy's continuous missi

 To join the "1 Year Anniversary Celebration Team" for the Transformations with Jayne Podcast, please sign up here: https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/anniversaryteam (https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/anniversaryteam) Emilia Bergoglio is a PhD student in Neuroscience at the University of Tokyo, having initially moved to Japan almost 4 years ago for an internship. Being Italian, art, craftsmanship, and clothing have always been an important part of her life, but her relationship with fashion changed forever once she discovered the huge environmental and human cost of the modern fashion industry. At the same time, in search of a creative hobby, she decided to sew all her clothes, giving up ready-to-wear altogether. Her love for traditional Japanese clothing and textiles brought her to scout kimono recycling shops and remnants markets, fashioning new outfits out of these salvaged materials. Soon after that, her brand Kintsugi was born, with the intention of giving new life to forgotten and discarded fab

A solo episode today, it's the anniversary of 3/11 here in Japan.  Today I'm  talking about "Playing Small".  To get Tara Mohr's book "Playing Big" go here. For the information about the Women in Japan Mastermind which starts the week of April 1st 2019, https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/pl/68041 (go here.) In today's episode I talk about: My family's experience being in Fukushima during the disaster in March 2011.  Some of the blessings that came out of that terrible time 3 things you can do to start "playing big"

 To find out more about joining the Women in Japan Mastermind, please https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/pl/68041 (check out the information here.) We talk about: Life in Wakayama prefecture How Erinn came to start her online jewelry business  How she came to be in Japan Some of her funny Japanese language mistakes Her advice after over 30 years of living in Japan Links of things mentioned in this episode: The K.A. International Mothers Facebook Group. https://www.facebook.com/KAInternationalMothersinJapan/ (https://www.facebook.com/KAInternationalMothersinJapan/)  Off on a Whim: https://www.facebook.com/Offonawhim/?ref=br_rs (https://www.facebook.com/Offonawhim/?ref=br_rs) 

Today I'm talking about being the change you want to see.  If you are interested in joining my online Women in Japan Mastermind, that will be starting on March 13th, 2019 (English). This is for someone who is looking for amazing accountability to get their project or business really moving forward. You can https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/pl/68041 (find out more here) For the Japanese In Person Mastermind in Iwaki starting in April, please DM me to let me know you are interested.  Mentioned in this episode: Hamakon: http://hamacom.jp/ (http://hamacom.jp/) Iwaki City International Association: http://www.iia-fukushima.or.jp/ (http://www.iia-fukushima.or.jp/)

This week's episode is sponsored by the Women in Japan Mastermind for women who want to live their best life and be the change they want to see!  This mastermind gets underway on March 13th, 2019. Find out more by signing up below.  https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/mastermind (https://www.jaynenakatatraining.com/mastermind)  We talk about: How a coin flip brought Cat to Japan How Cat became a translator  What life is like living next to Japanese in-laws Raising bilingual children in Japan Her book: https://amzn.to/2DQphHX (The quick guide to Traditional Japanese Arts and Handicrafts) About Cat: After studying languages and linguistics at Monash University I caught the travel bug and came to Japan. I immediately fell in love with the culture, the people and the man who would become my husband. Once I married I became the wife of the eldest son in a farming family. Tradition. Tradition. Tradition.  I'm a passionate learner, an avid reader and people describe me as a