Inspiring moments of calm and connection


Slow Stay

Tucked away in Kyoto’s storied Higashiyama district, Maana Kiyomizu is a sanctuary for the modern traveler seeking a deeper connection to the city's cultural soul.

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"Within you, there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.."

- Hermann Hesse

“The wellness principles I’ve referred to often, so simple, but so life changing, and I learned them in my early teens. The '8 laws of health’. Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Temperance, Air, Rest, Trust. Whenever I’m not feeling so great, I stop and think, oh! Which of my 8 health guidelines have I missed today?”

-Abigail O’Neill