I am hoping to build a full-fledged program that helps to heal even just a small piece of the world. The heartbeat of the program is taiko in St. Paul. My dream of a Taiko House with taiko classes, meditation and yoga sessions, recovery meetings, tutoring, resume building and more came to me in in 2020 just before the pandemic. That year Chocho Daiko was born, and in 2023 Taiko Shine (aka Recovery Taiko) was born in the St. Paul dharma community.
Our world is in crisis in so many ways. Taiko brings us together: different cultural backgrounds, different perspectives, different nationalities, different ages, even different political views, so this program is intended to be a healing program instead of us all drinking ourselves to an early death (lol – my original plan) – or us all being small and scared and hiding.
Please consider donating. If you want to learn more about this program, planned non-profit status, or anything else, contact me.
Donate by Venmo, PayPal, or cash.
St. Paul Taiko Shine Classes – Donate to Taiko Shine, the teaching program to help us get a space!
How else can you help?
- website design and maintenance
- studio search
- equipment building, e.g., drum stands
- bachi sanding
- T-shirt designs put up on Red Bubble