Andy Couturier

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Andy Couturier

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Born
New York, NY, The United States
Member Since
June 2009


Andy Couturier is an essayist, poet and writing teacher. He lived in Japan for 4 years, where he taught, was a journalist, and worked on environmental causes. His first book is Writing Open the Mind and he has written for The Japan Times, Adbusters, The North American Review, Kyoto Journal, and The Oakalnd Tribune. He is the director The Opening, a center for courses in writing. http://theopening.org" ...more

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“If you have time, a lot of things are enjoyable. Making this type of woodblock, or collecting the wood for the fire, or even cleaning things - it's all enjoyable and satisfying if you give yourself time - Nakamura.”
Andy Couturier, The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan

“Why is it that so many people start to value money so much that they trade in most of the hours and years of their life in order to get it?”
Andy Couturier, A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance

“Time is what we have in this life, and how we use it determines what our life is.”
Andy Couturier, A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance

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Stone Bridge Press was established in Berkeley, California, in 1989. We now have some 150 titles in print, covering such Japan-related areas as langua ...more
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