Mindful Mending; Harmony, Creativity & Textiles After visiting Dhaka as a part of my long awaited textile journey, I have deeply fallen in love with the country, the rich culture her people as well as the unique and regional textile techniques that are used in the local fashion scene. One of the most beautiful techniques they have managed to preserve, is that of Kantha, also known as Sashiko in Japan. In my opinion one of the most heart warming stories and so I want to spend some time in this blog explaining this beautiful tradition, what it is exactly, the...

In an era where medicine is increasingly more complex and precise, there is an area that still defies explanation: how does or consciousness impact our own health? There is a growing interest in what consciousness is and how it evolves, and people from fields as diverse as neuro sciences and quantum physics have been looking into and debating it. Good overviews of these discussions can be found for example at Kurzgesagt and Lex Friedman.  While scientists still grapple with the true nature of consciousness, a growing body of research suggests that the quality of our awareness—what we notice, think, and...