Takuan Amaru

Takuan Amaru is an author, teacher, and mental-health specialist. Former columnist of the Examiner (Philadelphia) magazine, he has written over 100 articles on various topics such as popular culture/music, ancient spirituality, and philosophy. Tak borrows from diverse life-experiences as a soldier, social worker, athlete, as well as music artist to connect with readers. He makes his home in Nagoya, Japan. For more information, please email him at takuanamaru@gmail.com. Or, he can be reached on Facebook.