Yuta Morinaga
あなたの世界に、
やさしい追い風を。
A gentle tailwind for your world — for those navigating life's turbulence and looking to build something more solid from the inside out.
About
I'm Yuta — an engineer and startup founder based in Michigan. I'm training as a coach through the Co-Active framework (CTI) while studying Japanese classical wisdom (帝王学). Still learning — and I think that's part of the point.
For a long time I believed that succeeding at work was the same as protecting my family. Outwardly I looked like a functioning startup exec — but inside I was performing "good father" instead of being present, avoiding my own emotions, and quietly losing the people closest to me. Then came the harder chapter: 30 million yen in debt, doing Uber deliveries at midnight while my family slept, running on 90 minutes of sleep a night. I know what it feels like when the floor gives way.
There's a metaphor I keep coming back to. When a monarch butterfly transforms, it doesn't just grow wings — it dissolves completely inside the chrysalis, into a kind of biological soup. But one group of cells, called imaginal discs, survives and rebuilds the whole thing into something new. I think real change works the same way. If you're in the middle of dissolving right now — you're not finished. You're in the middle of becoming.
What I care about
球体思考Spherical Thinking
When something triggers you, pause before reacting. Ask: what worldview produces this? Entering another person's world — with real curiosity, not judgment — is one of the most radical things you can practice.
本気Full Commitment
There's a quality of aliveness that comes from going all-in, even imperfectly, even while exhausted. I don't mean grinding. I mean the feeling of being completely present in what you're doing — and believing it matters.
在り方Ways of Being
The most important changes are invisible first. Before strategy or skill, I'm interested in who you are when no one's watching — and who you want to become. That's the ground everything else grows from.
Writing & Radio
I send a short daily voice note — YUTAラジオ — to a small community every morning. Topics range from spherical thinking and self-disclosure to what it means to live one day as one full life (一日一生). Longer essays on note.com.
Testimonials
“His calm, gentle way of speaking — grounded and logical, never just feeling-based. As I talked, I could feel my sense of direction coming back into focus. I finally felt released. My heart felt lighter.”
“The moment he said 'this time is entirely for you,' something in me let go — I felt permission to say anything. I was reminded of how much courage and confidence can come simply from being genuinely heard.”
“He listened sincerely to the very end, searching for the gem inside my words. After those two hours, my heart was full — and I left with the courage to move forward.”
“I'm not always good at putting things into words — I ramble, or leave things half-said. But he picked up the scattered pieces and wove them into questions that helped me go deeper. That meant a great deal.”
“However I came to our coaching sessions, wherever I felt I needed to be, or thought I was, Yuta always met me where I truly was. He was consistently calm and gently curious, and I left every session more 'unfrazzled,' and often wiser as well, following our time together.”
How we work together
I work with people 1-on-1 — as a thinking partner and your personal cheering squad. No fixed agenda, no judgment. Just someone fully in your corner, running alongside you.
Discovery callFree · 30 min
We talk about where you are and what you're moving toward. No commitment, no pitch. If it feels like a fit for both of us, we go from there.
100 Coaching SessionsFree · 45 min
I'm working toward 100 coaching sessions as a way to deepen my practice and hear many different stories. If you've been curious about what a coaching conversation feels like, this is a gentle way to find out — no commitment on either side.
3-month journey
Standard rate: $1,200
Two 60-minute sessions per month — six in total. Async check-ins between sessions via voice note or message. One clear theme as our compass.
Currently accepting monitor clients — limited to 10 people.
Monitor rate: $600
If you're willing to share honest, anonymous feedback at the end of the three months, I'd be grateful to offer you the full journey at this rate. I'm genuinely looking to build experience and hear real stories — and I hope this makes it a little easier to take that first step together.
Contact
If something here landed — even a little — I'd love to hear from you. You don't have to have it figured out first.