What is bilingual yoga?ใใคใชใณใฌใซใจใฌใฃใฆ๏ผ
- UniCo Yoga
- Sep 28
- 3 min read
๐ World Wellness Weekend 2025
This year, I had the wonderful opportunity to join World Wellness Weekendโa global wellness celebration that began in France in 2017 and has now grown to involve over 190 countries.
ใใจใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ไปๅนดใ World Wellness Weekend๏ผๅฝ้ในใใผใ๏ผใฆใงใซใในใฆใฃใผใฏใจใณใ๏ผย ใซๅๅ ใใๆฉไผใใใใ ใใพใใ๏ผ
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใญใใใใใใใใใใใใใใฏใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใฆใใใใใใพใค
ใใฎใคใใณใใฏ2017ๅนดใซใใฉใณในใงๅงใพใใ็พๅจใฏไธ็190ใๅฝไปฅไธใๅๅ ใใๅฝ้็ใชใ็ฅญใใงใใ
From September 19th (Fri) to 21st (Sun), events were held across Japan, and I volunteered at one of the hubs:
Yamato City Cultural Creation Center Sirius in Kanagawa.
ใซใปใใใใใใใใใใคใใซใกใใใใใใใใใใใซใกใใใใซใกใใใใใใใกใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใชใใใใใใพใจใใใใใใใถใใใใใใใใใฆใใ
ๆฅๆฌใงใฏ 9ๆ19ๆฅ๏ผ้๏ผ๏ฝ21ๆฅ๏ผๆฅ๏ผย ใซๅๅฐใง้ๅฌใใใ็งใฏ ็ฅๅฅๅท็ๅคงๅๅธ ๆๅๅต้ ๆ ็นใทใชใฆ
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ในย ใงใใฉใณใใฃใขใจใใฆๅๅ ใใพใใใ

I supported sakura yoga, a professional team specializing in bilingual yoga and bodywork, led by Hitomi Watase, a world-class interpreter who has worked with legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Backstreet Boys, and more.
ใตใใผใใใใฎใฏ sakura yogaใ
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใปใปใใใใใใใจใฃใ
ใจใฌใใใใฃใฏใผใฏใฎ้่จณใป็ฟป่จณใซ็นๅใใใใญใฎใใผใ ใงใ
ใใ ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ไธปๅฎฐใฎ ๆธก็ฌใฒใจใฟๅ ็ย ใฏใในใใฃใผใดใฃใผใปใฏใณใใผใ
ใใฉใปใธใงใผใณใบใใใใฏในใใชใผใใปใใผใคใบใชใฉใ
ใใใใฆใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ไธ็็ใขใผใใฃในใใฎ้่จณ็ต้จใใๆใกใงใใ

It was my first time meeting Hitomi-sensei and the team in personย after studying bilingual yoga with them online during the COVID-19 lockdown. Finally seeing everyone face to face was truly moving!
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใกใ ใ
็งใฏใณใญใ็ฆใฎใญใใฏใใฆใณไธญใซใชใณใฉใคใณใง
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใชใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ใใคใชใณใฌใซใจใฌใๅญฆใใงใใพใใใใไปๅใ
ใใใใใใใใใใฑใใใใใฏใใใใใใกใใใใคใใ
ๅ ็ใๅ ่ผฉๆนใจๅใใฆ็ดๆฅใไผใใงใใ
ใปใใจใใใใใใใใ
ๆฌๅฝใซๆๆฟใใพใใ๏ผ
โจ What is Bilingual Yoga?ใใคใชใณใฌใซใจใฌใจใฏ๏ผ
Bilingual yoga is taught in Japanese and English, with one language immediately following the other.
ใซใปใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ย ๆฅๆฌ่ชใจ่ฑ่ชใ2ใๅฝ่ชใงใฌใคใใใใจใฌใงใใ
Great for language learnersย and yoga lovers alike.
Easy to follow even if you donโt speak one of the languages.
A wonderful way to bring Japanese and non-Japanese communities together.
ใใใใใใใใใพใชใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใฒใจใใใใใฆใ
่ชๅญฆใๅญฆใใงใใฆใจใฌใๅฅฝใใชไบบใซๆ้ฉ
ใซใปใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใฃใฝใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ฑ่ชใฉใกใใไธๆนใใใใใฐ็ฐกๅใซใจใฌใใงใใ
ใพใชใใใใใใใใ ใใใใฉใใใใใใใใ
ๅญฆใณใจไบคๆตใๅๆใซไฝ้จใงใใ

From this autumn 2025, I will be teaching a free online bilingual yoga class
(30 minutes every Sunday morning, once or twice a month).
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใใ ใใซใกใใใณใใใใใใใทใ
ใใฎ็งใใใฏใๆฏ้ฑๆฅๆๆฅใฎๆ30ๅใ
ใคใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ๆ1๏ฝ2ๅใฎ็กๆใชใณใฉใคใณใใคใชใณใฌใซใจใฌใ
ใใใจใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใฆใ
ๆ ๅฝใใใฆใใใ ใไบๅฎใงใใ
Stay tuned for updatesโIโd love for you to join! ๐ธ๐ง
ใใใใใใฟใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใ
ใ่ๅณใฎใใๆนใฏใใฒใๅๅ ใใ ใใ
