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Kintsugi
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…
This is a sit down toilet only
Those of you who have perched on the porcelain throne at Heart & Hands may have noticed the sign strategically mounted at toilet-sitting height. We have also affixed one above the tank, so folks standing and facing the toilet would also receive the same message. And I figured it might be useful to reflect upon…
Countering Racism & Oppression in Holistic Healing
Thought-provoking article from “Queering Herbalism”, http://queerherbalism.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-herbal-revolution-without-anti.html “Power imbalances exist between herbalists and those who come to them to be healed/ to co-heal. As healers who are very much human, we bring in our assumptions and biases. We can’t leave them at the door. They are very much present in our consultations and inform our healing…
Post-surgery update from Christina
My long awaited ureter reimplantation on Nov. 1st surgery went as well one could possibly wish for and the reconstruction was much less invasive than anticipated. My blood pressure had also normalized immediately after surgery, which indicated that the blockage on my right kidney has finally been relieved. An added a bonus, the cystogram on…