Mindful Taiko: Mindfulness Experience Through Japanese Taiko

🥁Mindful Taiko - A Mindfulness Experience Through Japanese Taiko Drumming

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Join us for a unique mindfulness experience that uses Japanese Taiko drumming, rhythm, breath, and sound to explore the connection between mind and body.

This in-person workshop combines Taiko drumming with mindfulness practices to create an opportunity for self-awareness, grounding, stress reduction, and connection.

Through both playing and listening to the drum, you'll be invited to slow down, tune into your senses, and explore your present-moment experience with curiosity.

🌿What Makes This Workshop Different?
This is not a regular Taiko drumming class.

While Taiko is at the heart of the experience, the primary focus is mindfulness. Rather than focusing on musical performance or mastering Taiko techniques, you'll explore mindfulness through rhythm, breath, movement, and sound.
You don't have to sit still or meditate in silence to practice mindfulness.

✨Through This Experience, You Will:

• Cultivate grounding through mindful breathing, rhythm, and sound
• Develop present-moment awareness by noticing thoughts, emotions, sensations, and your surroundings
• Reconnect with yourself in a supportive and welcoming environment
• Experience mindfulness in an active, embodied way through rhythm, movement, and sound
• Explore both playing and listening as ways of connecting with your body and the present moment

The workshop offers an opportunity to pause from everyday demands, turn your attention inward, and explore how rhythm and sound can support a greater sense of grounding, awareness, and well-being.

No prior Taiko or mindfulness experience is needed.

Come as you are and participate at your own pace.
All are welcome to participate in a spirit of respect, curiosity, and cultural appreciation of Japanese Taiko and culture.

🎟️How to Resiter:
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[About the Facilitator]
Asuka Garcia, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, wellness facilitator, and Taiko player based in San Diego, California.
Drawing from her experience in trauma-informed care and her Japanese cultural roots, Asuka created the Taiko × Mindfulness Workshop—a unique experience combining Japanese Taiko drumming, mindful awareness, and gentle reflection.
Through rhythm, breath, and sound, she invites participants to cultivate grounding, self-awareness, and connection in a welcoming and supportive community.