MAAARI (ma’a’a•ri’) in Tagalog means “what is possible” and “can be done.”
MAAARI is the dream of modern design rooted in consciousness and inspired by Philippine culture.
Run by two Filipina-American women—Ivy + Jeanette are storytellers and designers dedicated to honouring their roots and reimagining age-old traditions.
“The sacred work of re-rooting reminds me of the transformative power we hold within our blood and bones, to move beyond the limits of what we think is possible. Ultimately, my filipinx heritage grounds me, and teaches me how to have courage; to trust in the journey that is: coming Home to my truest and highest self. Exploring my Filipinx heritage through the arts, and in community, has brought me full circle. I stand today, closer to my ancestors, and to Spirit, because of it. Humble, open, ready to receive, give, learn.”
To be Filipinx is to me, strength, resilience, tenderness, stubbornness, voices in sing-song, huge family parties, communal living, resourcefulness, diversity, care.
on grief: kamatayan
In what ways does grief serve our journey Home (inward, towards wholeness)?
Grief is the processing of experiences that have brought us sorrow, sadness, anger, pain
What makes grief good is that allowing ourselves to feel
To really feel
Is healing.
Our body knows exactly what it is ready to let go of,
What is ready to be remembered will rise to the surface.
Our feelings guide the Way.
Sadness and anger is stored energy in our cells, ready to move through us, to be transformed.
There is water in our blood, and these waters carry memory. Beyond distance, beyond death. Beyond the violence of colonization, these forces live in and through us! A space of deep listening is calling to us now. Our ancestors have always been with us. We are being guided to make space, to sit with ourselves and filter through the noise of the outside world. To find home in our bodies. To find ourselves, at home. To attune ourselves again to the wisdom that lives in our bones, in our blood.
Sikolohiyang Pilipino wisdom from Kapwa: The Self in the Other by Katrin de Guia / uncovered from likedistantmusic, shared on ig: @maaari