"There are two things that really good journalism should do. The first most basic thing is it needs to get the basic information accurately, the quotes need to be what people really said, the facts shouldn't be wrong...and then you do want good stories to be exciting when the news deserved it...if you do enough really good interviews and use the material well, you can make the story very pleasant and really interesting to read" ~ David Holley, former LAtimes bureau chief Introduction David...

“What we really need now is a stronger network of activist groups and communities which are beginning to make radical transitions that we need, and I hope that Yonaoshi will be part of that coalition to bring people together in creating these network, which will serve as good medicine against this sense of powerlessness.” ~ Dr. Charles Cabell Dr. Charles Cabell is an associate professor of Global and Regional Studies at Toyo University. He holds a P.h.D in Modern Japanese Literature from...

This is a half an hour long guided meditation on the cultivation of loving kindness (also known as metta meditation). Loving kindness meditation is something that I've been practicing for the past decade and has helped me to maintain my personal wellbeing amidst turbulence and setbacks. When overwhelmed by negative emotions or feeling insecure, one can resort to loving kindness meditation to cultivate inner peace. Moreover, I feel that it is much accessible to beginners than other forms of...

This is a 10-min long brief explanation of Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation, a form of spiritual practice that I've been doing for the past 10 years. I recommend listening first to this introduction, then proceed with the full 30-min long guided loving kindness meditation released in the following episode. Please share with anyone whom you think might find it helpful. Enjoy! 

“If I were reorganizing schools, I’d make the learning to be at anyone’s individual pace, abolish grades, and focus on ethics and morals just as much as learning math and English.” ~ Jason Lai  During this pandemic, I've had a chance to act as the moderator and lead interviewer in representing The Leads Asia's Q&A with Jason Lai, a prominent British orchestral conductor who is at present the Principal Conductor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore. Besides appearing on many TV...

Is there a hack to learning culture? In this episode, Jin proposes a model for hacking culture and shares his stories and personal experiences exploring and working with different cultures. Invited as an online guest teacher for Teikyo University students who are taking a course on cross-culture communication, this presentation was recorded in 2020 and the full presentation can be found on my Youtube Channel Eco Flow with Sherab Jin.

"I definitely felt like tea is a meditation practice that can really help us. A lot of meditation can be difficult because when you first started you get so distracted by your thoughts it can be really challenging, but if you suddenly have the water & the leaf this moment, there you are, you kinda have a 'distraction to your distraction'. It’s almost like a koan, you know." ~ Jade    In this 9th episode of the Eco Flow Podcast, Sherab Jin interviews Jade an author, entrepreneur and tea...

“What I’ve seen though is that a lot of rural kids are are actually quite satisfied with the way they experience life.” ~ Cody Abbey  This is the second part of my interview with Cody, on lessons we can learn from rural education work in China. We touched on China’s effort during this pandemic lockdown, the “two teacher system” and what it means, the question on whether Education technology is narrowing or expanding the urban-rural education gap, spiritual and material civilization and...

"If you can't bring educational resources to the rural kids physically there's got to be some other way, and that's when education technology (Ed Tech) comes in because if you can get it to them virtually and have a local teacher trained to implement it, then there's a chance that it can be effective." ~ Cody Abbey I believe this is an extremely important conversation with Cody Abbey from the Rural Education Action Program (REAP) on the #EcoFlowPodcast. In this first half of the interview,...

"These days, I only practice something intensely for a maximum of 15 minutes, and then switch to something else, because I want to be fully focused." "When you practice really hard, the way will reveal itself to you." ~ Alexis Charrier   I have the honor of bringing my Shaolin brother Alexis Charrier on to the #EcoFlowPodcast, in which we reminisced about the past and discussed about our martial arts training routine, how he started learning Shaolin/Saolim kungfu & became a musician as...

"People say that prostitution is the oldest profession in the world, without realizing the fact that "pimping", or pimps who were living off the living of prostitutes are the oldest profession as well" - Aika Sato  During this pandemic lockdown, I got a chance to catch up with one of my best friends in university, Aika Sato in this random conversation. We touched on a few fun interesting facts about Aika and delved into her current research paper about comfort women. Aika is currently a...

"If you want to cultivate inner peace, try out yoga! " — Kaori Sasaki (Yoga Bindu) Today in this very first interview episode, Sherab Jin speaks with Yoga Bindu, or Kaori Sasaki a Japanese yoga teacher with 20+ years of experience in the field, and who has done her training with Sivananda Yoga Ashrams in India as well as with Under The Light (UTL) Yoga Studio in Tokyo. She now teaches charity classes in the UTL yoga studio branch in Kuala Lumpur and fund raises money for education...

What does the coronavirus reveal about a future dystopian world? Is it related to climate change in any way? and what can we do about it? In this episode, Sherab Jin shares his thoughts and research on the crisis as well as included a repentance practice shared by his yogi brother Gabriel Ng at the end of the episode. 

This is the second episode of the Eco Flow Podcast. Moving on from episode one, which focused on the introduction of the concept of “eco-flow” and the purpose of this podcast, this time we will focus more specifically on “flow” itself and how it is relevant to our lives. Sherab Jin posits that we've all experienced flow before in our childhood and presents the basic characteristics and preconditions of entering flow from the perspective of a baby. Enjoy! 

This is the introductory episode to our new Eco Flow Podcast. I'll be introducing myself, talking about the concept of Eco Flow, and the intention and purpose behind starting this podcast. Feel free to subscribe to this podcast if you love what we're discussing and let's Eco Flow!