Tim Tamashiro is a bestselling author and keynote speaker who helps audiences live with more peace and purpose. Known as A Part-Time Monk, Tim Tamashiro blends modern neuroscience with timeless wisdom to teach practical ways to suffer less and live more intentionally.

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Tim Tamashiro’s journey didn’t begin in a monastery, but it did lead him to one. After a brief but life-changing time living as a Buddhist monk, Tim Tamashiro returned to everyday life with a simple yet profound message: peace is possible with practice. His bestselling book How to Ikigai introduced readers around the world to the Japanese concept of “reason for being”. Tim’s work isn’t about lofty ideas - it’s about offering a way forward.

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Through How to Ikigai and A Calmer Mind in a Louder World, he provides audiences with tools they can use right away to live with greater ease, meaning, and resilience. Because peace and purpose aren’t faraway goals.

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