YOSHUKU Book Talk & Kintsugi Experience

In collaboration with one of my favourite bookstore,  Scheltema Bookstore in Amsterdam and my Dutch publisher AW Bruna Uitgevers, it was such a joy to present an evening exploring Japanese life philosophy from my latest book YOSHUKU, the Japanese art of manifesting, alongside a live experience demonstrating one of the practices from the book, Kintsugi, the art of repairing broken ceramics and how it can support inner healing and personal transformation.

I am passionate about connecting with my readers and sharing how ancient Japanese wisdom can be brought into modern lifestyles in a way that is practical, accessible, and usable by anyone to enrich everyday life.

The event transformed a traditional book launch into a unique, interactive, and transformative experience, blending storytelling, dialogue, reflection, and live artistic demonstration.

Once you expeirence the theory through an action, it will become your wisdom! 

Event Highlight

My talk was curated for both audiences who have read YOSHUKU and those encountering it for the first time, sharing ; 

• How YOSHUKU has supported her personal life and daily practice
• How I have applied the philosophy of YOSHUKU in moments of challenge
• How I navigated my life using some of the concepts shared in her book.
• A perspective on manifestation rooted in gratitude, awareness, and presence
• Manifesting and Healing come hand in hand.
• Kintsugi demonstration transformed a theory into a personal experience to the audience.

Personal Story & Philosophy

I have been living with an autoimmune disorder for over 20 years. An incurable illness. I know I cannot be cured, but I have learned that healing is still possible in every moment of life. Over time, I’ve experienced more light than darkness. As the light permenate us, we can also invite the healing. And I’ve come to understand that a moment of healing, filled with love, joy, and peace, is a moment of the divine. A moment of manifesting.

In my book YOSHUKU, I share seasonal themes, practices that brings harmony, connection, humanity, that brings joy, love and peace. It will create a state of healing and manifesting, no matter what you are going through.

As we practice regulary, these divine moments will increase, our knowledge becomes our wisdom and will change our course of life.

Kintsugi and my healing journey

Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold, represents transformation and is the ritual I associate with spring in my book YOSHUKU.

As a conceptual artist and life coach, I have been sharing therapeutic Kintsugi workshops in Europe and the United States for more than a decade. The practice has profoundly supported my own journey of healing and personal transformation, while inspiring people from diverse backgrounds to discover new perspectives on resilience, self-acceptance, and growth.

Kintsugi teaches us that what is broken is not something to hide. By honouring the cracks, we create something more meaningful, more beautiful, and uniquely our own.

Our wounds do not make us shrink.

Our wounds make us shine!

They become part of our strength and story.

We cannot erase what has happened, but we can choose how we see it.

The event redefined the traditional book launch format into a living, mindful cultural experience.

By combining literature, storytelling, philosophy, and live artistic practice, it created a space that was, personal, authentic and loving, filled with humanity.

It invited audiences to experience Japanese wisdom not as theory, but as lived practice.

Coming up...

Amsterdam, London, New York, Dublin and beyond!  

Following the Amsterdam collaboration, Azumi Uchitani continues to develop international cultural and life changing programmes and workshops in partnership with Humade, bringing YOSHUKU Book talk and  Kintsugi, the art of healing, Japanese philosophy into global contexts in Amsterdam, London, New York, Dublin and beyond!  

These experiences invite audiences to experience a new perspective on life.

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