We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
Conflicted feelings on July 1st as a visitor and first generation Chinese Canadian to this land. I will not be taking part in the Canada Day festivities and instead will be quietly doing my work in my small corner of community. I am immensely grateful for all the privileges and opportunities being born in this…
From Ando Modern Zen: “When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandise the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.” This quote [1] from Barbara Bloom describes Kintsugi [3], the Japanese practise of repairing precious but broken objects with gold. It’s a…
Kholrabi is a delicious vegetable that is part of the Brassica genus. Amongst other nutrients, it provides you with vitamin C, phosphorous, potassium and calcium at appreciable levels. If you have never had it, I would describe the taste as a cross between a cabbage and a radish. Raw, the texture is crunchy and the…
The Maori greeting and custom of touching foreheads and noses together allowing one to share the same breath is called the Hongi. It is a way of seeing each other on a soul level, seeing each other as equal.
Here is a very old and inspiring Tibetan story (and one that couldn’t be more relevant for our busy, disconnected lives of the modern world): Long, long ago when the world was young and the tiger walked with the deer, there was a rich king who had four wives. The king loved his fourth wife…
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