Teachings from the rainforest, inside: Bring the outside in, and ground.The flower within shall break free from the concrete without. May all of the gardens in the world, guide you. [Note: A great teaching on EArthdreaming in PR (Puerto Rico), as recommended by my mentor, Dr. Chalquist.]
Waipi’o Valley Song
Waipi‘o Valley SongAuthor: Sam Li`a Kalainaina, Jr. Huli aku nana i ke kai uli. Ua nalo ka nani ‘o Paka‘alana Ha‘ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana:Ua ‘ike ku maka ia Waipi‘o. Turn and gaze at the dark sea. The beauty of Paka‘alana has vanished. Let the refrain be told:The mind has seen Waipi’o. A continued […]
Heha Waipiʻo
Heha Waipiʻo (Drowsy Waipiʻo)Author: Sam Li`a Kalainaina, Jr. Kaulana kuʻu home puni WaipiʻoMe nā peʻa nani o ka ʻāinaKākela he hale aliʻiHerode koʻu hoalikeMōʻī puni haʻakei Kukuna o ka lā koʻu kapa ʻiaE ʻōlino nei a puni ka honuaAue aʻi luna liloLihi launa ʻole maiNā aliʻi nui o ke ao E oʻu mau kini nā […]
Aloha ʻĀina
An areal view of my Curandera– the Land of my Heart. Māhālo nui loa for all of the precious medicine that you have provided my daughter and I throughout the course of our lives. I love you, infinitely.
Mazahua Monarchs
TEK (Traditional Ecological Knowledge), specifically as it relates to the Monarch and the bloodline of my people: The Mazahua. Reading: https://monarchjointventure.org/blog/more-than-monarchs-understanding-traditions-linked-to-monarch-butterflies Reading: https://www.endangered.org/latinx-heritage-month-monarchs-and-the-mazahua/ Reading: https://www.thedailybeast.com/dont-mess-with-the-mazahua-butterfly-brigade-in-mexico Reading: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4257197 Reading: http://butterfly-lady.com/tag/mazahuas/ Reading: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/documents/royal_mail/Daughters_of_the_Sun.pdf
Recovering with Nature
“Recovering With Nature”: A Review of Ecotherapy and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic Pourabi Chaudhury1 and Debanjan Banerjee2* 1Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry (IOP), Kolkata, India 2Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India Connection with nature has been considered beneficial for psychological well-being since times of evolution. Differences in […]
Regeneration
Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe
Mindfulness EcoThx
The first time I touched the EArth I knew it was Medicine.
Reading: https://theshed.org/program/159-kiyan-williams