As a child, I often wondered where I had been before I was born and what happens after we die. These questions seemed to have guided the path of my life.

My Path into End-of-life Care
When I moved from Japan to study in the United States, I met a classmate who openly shared that he was gay and living with HIV. His bright spirit and untimely death from AIDS deeply impacted me. At that time, I knew little about AIDS or the LGBTQ⁺ community, but his passing inspired me to volunteer with an AIDS organization. This was the mid-1990s, when stigma was high, treatment options were limited, and many of the people I supported passed away. As I was wondering what could be done to support people whose condition had no cure, I learned about hospice care. I was drawn to the idea of holistic support that eases physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. I began volunteering at a hospice, accompanying people at the end of life while learning how to be present in the face of death.

What End-of-life Care Taught Me
Motivated to deepen my understanding and be professionally involved in hospice care, I moved to Hawaii and earned a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Hawaii. I have since worked for AIDS organizations in Hawaii and Japan, and then for a hospice agency for many years, supporting individuals and families through illness, loss, and transition. Being at the bedside when people took their last breath, it seemed that the boundary between life and death is not as distant as many of us believed.

Discovering Energy Work
While working for hospice, I had an opportunity to learn Healing Touch, an energy-based therapy, which offers deep relaxation and supports one’s holistic healing. Inspired by its philosophies of “healing presence” and holding heart-centered intention for the highest good of the person, and its effects on people, I continued with the training for the next 10 years, eventually becoming certified as a Healing Touch Practitioner.

Integrating Mind, Energy, and Soul
I also worked as a psychotherapist for over 10 years, and I have seen that integrating energy-based approaches, such as combining the meridian system emphasized in Chinese medicine with Western psychological approaches, can help release negative emotions or past trauma, bringing about profound changes that talk therapy alone sometimes may not achieve.

Soul Journey
Through years of experience and learning, I have come to deeply resonate with the view that we are all energy, that it does not disappear, and that the soul is eternal. I have observed that clients’ current challenges, recurrent thought patterns, and relationship dynamics often have roots in early life experiences, or for some, in memories beyond this lifetime. From learning various hypnosis methods, such as Introspective Hypnosis and Past-Life Regression Therapy, I have witnessed how gently accessing these memories and inner experiences can allow the necessary emotions to be expressed and released, and can bring profound healing and clarity. I trust that your soul will guide you to the memories and insights you are most ready to encounter at this moment.

At Soul Journey, I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space where clients can reconnect with their inner wisdom, release what no longer serves them, and restore balance in mind, body, and spirit.

Sessions & Locations
I am based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and offer in-person sessions for local clients and visitors. I also provide remote sessions via Zoom, allowing clients to receive support wherever they are. All sessions are non-clinical, complementary wellness services and not psychotherapy or medical treatment.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or to schedule an appointment. I look forward to connecting with you! Mimi