Japan · May · maximum 8 riders
Rewild Your Mind
Cycling trips that work on attention as well as legs: ten stages from Kyoto to Tokyo with neuroscientist Andrea Bariselli and Willy Mulonia, with presence practices, journaling and silence woven into the ride.
Route
Kyoto → Tokyo
Riding
10 stages · about 912 km
Group
Maximum 8 riders
Level
Hard, van-supported
With
Thalea Method
From
€8,200
What Rewild Your Mind means
To rewild your mind means to return to the natural, the untamed and the essential. Rewild Your Mind does not add activities to the journey: it changes the way we cross it. Through the Thalea Method, led by Andrea Bariselli, we work on the connection between mind, body and environment with presence practices, daily journaling, sensory observation and moments of silence and shared reflection.
How a day works
- The seed: before getting on the bike, a short text to think about while riding. It asks for no answer.
- The crossing: the day itself. Nobody asks anything of anyone. We ride, and the body does the work.
- The integration: after dinner, about forty-five minutes in a circle. People speak in turn, nobody interrupts or comments, and anyone can pass.
Each rider also receives an empty leather notebook for the journey. What is written there belongs to whoever writes it.
Departures
Japan: Rewild Your Mind
From €8,200 ≈ US$9,070
Today the series rides the old Nakasendo road through the Japanese Alps in May, the season of fresh green leaves and flooded rice paddies. See the itinerary, stage by stage, or compare it with our October trip in Japan.
Who guides it
Andrea Bariselli is a neuroscientist, psychologist and the founder of the Thalea Method. For more than fifteen years he has explored the connection between mind, body and nature.
Willy Mulonia founded PA Cycling in 2002 and is best known for his 28,640 km ride from Ushuaia to Prudhoe Bay, in Alaska.
What riders say
5.0 67 reviews on GoogleThe trip to Japan exceeded our best expectations. The ancient Nakasendo route is spectacular, but what really made the difference was the PA Cycling team. Alessandro made us fall in love with Japan one pedal stroke at a time, with a constant but never intrusive presence.
Kyoto-Tokyo Japan 2025 tour was absolutely amazing. Our guide, Nacho Pellejero, was helpful, informative, and super friendly. The tour ran smoothly thanks to Franco in the support van. I was promised an epic adventure and PA Cycling delivered!
We crossed the most authentic heart of Japan, pedalling along extraordinary routes far from the crowds and mass tourism: quiet roads, small villages, enchanting landscapes. Some journeys end when you return home. This one will live on within us.
Questions about Rewild Your Mind
Is it therapy?
No. The evening circle is not therapy and not a sharing group: it is a space with precise rules, and the rules are what make it safe. Nobody is asked to share anything.
Who is this trip for?
For riders who want to cross Japan with their body rather than through a window, who find evenings in a group interesting rather than awkward, and who accept that a journey can change something without promising it. It is a hard trip: the inner work adds to the physical side rather than replacing it.
How hard is the riding?
Ten stages and about 912 km through the mountains, rated hard, with a rest day in Takayama. A van carries the luggage and we sleep in hotels and ryokan.
How do I book?
Choose a departure and book online with a deposit. The payment schedule and the cancellation terms are on each trip page.
More questions? Read our general FAQ, write to info@pa-cycling.cc or message us on WhatsApp.
