In 1995, under the sponsorship of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, and with the support of Hospice by the Bay’s Executive Director Connie Borden, Ito began developing and presenting programs across the United States using Shintaido moving meditation to help hospice staff and caregivers with stress management and self-care. This has included enthusiastically received presentations to annual conventions of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.