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Kominka Life Coaching Retreat

An Immersive Kominka Method Experience

Step out of mental noise.
Return to clarity, steadiness, and direction.

The Kominka Life Coaching Retreat is an immersive experience guided by Kiyomi Koike, designed to support deep recalibration of mind, body, and direction.

Held within a traditional Japanese kominka environment, this retreat offers leaders a rare opportunity to step away from cognitive overload and into a slower, more intentional rhythm, where clarity can re-emerge naturally.

This is not a retreat to escape life.
It is a retreat to re-enter life with greater steadiness and discernment.

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The Kominka Method™ Lived, Not Explained

The retreat is grounded in the Kominka Method™, a neuroscience-informed approach that integrates:

Mental-state regulation
Discernment and alignment
Somatic awareness
The disciplined practices of Zen
The embodied rhythm of Japanese tea ceremony

Participants learn and experience the method directly, through environment, guided practice, rituals, silence, reflection, and conversation.

This is how the mind stabilizes.
This is how clarity returns.

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What This Retreat Supports

Leaders often arrive carrying:

Persistent mental noise
Decision fatigue
A sense of being “on” all the time
Questions about direction, timing, or the next chapter

The retreat creates the conditions for:

Deep nervous-system settling
Clearer perception and judgment
Reconnection with what truly matters
A grounded sense of next steps—without urgency

You don’t force insight here.
You allow it.

The Role of Coaching

Coaching is an integral part of the retreat experience.

Through private and small-group sessions, Kiyomi Koike supports participants in:

Observing internal patterns with clarity
Practicing discernment in real time
Translating insight into grounded action
Integrating the retreat experience into daily leadership and life

This is not advisory coaching.
It is state-based guidance—helping you stabilize the internal conditions from which your best decisions naturally emerge.

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Before, During, and After

The retreat is not a standalone event.
It is part of a continuum of support.

Depending on the engagement, this may include:

Pre-retreat conversations to clarify intention
Immersive retreat days at the kominka
Post-retreat coaching to support integration and continuity

This ensures the clarity you access here holds when you return to real life.

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is designed for individuals who:

Carry significant responsibility
Value depth over stimulation
Are ready for a quieter, more honest form of clarity
Want alignment without disruption

You do not need to be “burned out” to attend.
You need to be ready to listen.

The Setting

The kominka itself is part of the method.

Its architecture, materials, light, and rhythm are intentionally chosen to:

Lower cognitive load
Support nervous-system regulation
Encourage presence and reflection

This environment does what effort cannot.

About Your Guide

Kiyomi Koike guides the retreat using the Kominka Method™, drawing from neuroscience, Positive Intelligence, and the disciplined practices of Zen and Japanese tea ceremony.

Her role is not to instruct or perform—but to hold a steady, grounded container in which clarity, discernment, and alignment can unfold.

Next Step

The Kominka Life Coaching Retreat is offered privately or in small groups, with limited availability.

Because each retreat is shaped with care, details are shared through conversation.

If this retreat resonates, you’re welcome to request a private conversation to explore whether it’s the right fit.

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This retreat is designed for those who value depth, discretion, and long-term sustainability.

“A truly incredible experience. The effort put into bringing the history of this beautiful place to life as well as the feeling of peace and comfort that you feel when you enter is worth both the money spent, and the time to get there.”

Aaron, Oregon

An Impossible Dream Come True

The Story of Our Kominka

This Kominka is more than just a place to stay. It's a reminder of what can happen when we set our limited beliefs aside and start seeing challenges as opportunities rather than barriers.

I first connected with Kominka Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and relocating Japanese folk homes, when they invited me to perform a tea ceremony at their Lostine Kominka on a beautiful summer day. At the time, the structure was still under construction—just pillars on a plywood floor with a roof. Yet, with tatami mats, shoji screens, a byobu, and ikebana flowers, the space was already infused with Kominka’s unique charm. The serenity left a deep impression on me.

Kominka Collective has two headquarters: one in Lostine, Oregon (just 15 minutes from us) and one in Aichi, Japan (only 4 minutes from where I was born and raised). It feels serendipitous that these two places—both remote—became the organization’s bases, out of all possible locations in Japan and the U.S.

One year later, another twist of fate brought us together again. A buyer for a Kominka studio in Portland, OR, had to back out, and Kominka Collective reached out to us. At the time, we were in the midst of a Japanese-style tea room project that had started as a tiny home but had taken an unexpected turn, leading to a significant loss. Their offer came at the perfect time.

The Kominka studio is an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit), built in a modular fashion to streamline the U.S. permit process. It originally had no power or plumbing, but we expanded it by incorporating an entire second-story of a Kominka house which was rescued just before demolition. This project beautifully integrates modern design with sheer tradition, proving what’s possible when vision and passion come together.

It is my hope that during your stay, you will feel inspired by the craftsmanship and surrounding beauty to reconnect with yourself and your aspirations. What dream have you been postponing?

Watch how Zen House Kominka was built blending the traditional Japanese carpentry and western building methods.