PinnedPublished inJaponica PublicationOn Rice, the Spark of LifeA look at the significance of rice, both symbolically and materially, in Japanese tradition.Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
Pinnedancestral healing, as I understand itJapanese culture is rich with ancestral worship. Shinto is the indigenous, animist tradition that no doubt arose spontaneously across the…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
the need to be “in control”A common theme with those healing from burn-out is a need to ‘be in control’ in order to feel ‘safe’.Jul 9, 2021Jul 9, 2021
recalibrating through breath and bodyGive yourself the gift of not thinking for a moment.Jun 21, 2021Jun 21, 2021
skin and boundariesSkin is, at the most obvious physical level, the layer that separates the “self” from the “other”.May 18, 20211May 18, 20211
healing eczema whollyEczema was always my warning signal — it still is. But I had to learn, over many years and a lot of work, to befriend these warnings…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
non-action in actionIt is getting harder in all directions It’s harder to speak And harder to stay silent Being pressed into corners To maintain the cooling…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Dismantling as individualsWow, what a bandwagon. The words white privilege and white supremacy are being thrown around a lot without a proper inquiry into what the…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
