I have a confession to make: it was really hard for me to put my camera down during my time in Kierikki! For the most part of our Stone Age Winter Week, I tried to keep technology at bay and focus on the present moment, which was incredibly nurturing to my body and...
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My Handmade Winter Clothing | How It Performed
Hi dear friends, today is finally the day! I'll finally start sharing all about how my handmade clothing performed in the cold Winter of Northern Finland! I'm really excited to share this information with you, not only because I know some of you are quite curious...
[VIDEO] Overview of our Stone Age Winter Week
Surprise, surprise... there's a video for you! 😁 During our Stone Age Winter Week in Kierikki, I filmed several clips of our experience together there with the intention of making a small video later to share with Kierikki and the members of our tribe. My expectations...
Media Appearances of our Stone Age Winter Experiment
Hey friends! How are you? I really hope you are well and taking good care of yourself. Today, this will be a bit of a fun post as I'll be sharing with you all about our tribe's media appearances! Curious journalists During our time at Kierikki Stone Age Centre, we...
Stone Age Living | My Week at Kierikki Stone Age Centre
When you open the door of this Stone Age home, you might see reindeer hides on the floor and hare, squirrel and fox skins being stretched and dried; you might see a fire being fed by birch wood, willow baskets and flint knifes being used, and even a reindeer carcass...
The Home of our Stone Age Clan
This was our home, this entrance crossed so many times by the members of our tribe, like a portal in between two worlds. During this last week at our Neolithic living experience, we dressed in skins, cooked with a clay pot in the fire, ate reindeer meat and berries,...
Neolithic Living | It’s happening!
Neolithic Living is happening! After 2 months of intense preparation, here I go to finally meet my tribe at Kierikki Stone Age Centre and live a full week at the Neolithic village there ✨ Time was very limited, so there was a lot more I wish I had done but couldn't....
Biophilia and our Connection to the Other-than-Human Community
Biophilia is a term coined by Edward O. Wilson, defined as our need as humans to connect with other forms of life. The Biophilia Hypothesis suggests that humans have an innate connection with the natural world, a connection that might be a biologically-based need,...
Caretos | The Ancient Entrudo Tradition of Portugal
In Portugal, there's an ancient tradition that still lives today. A tradition of shapeshifters, of devils and masks, of rites and magic. This is the tradition of the Entrudo and of the Caretos. Every year in February or early March, the Entrudo is celebrated in...
The Traditional Shaman
The traditional or tribal shaman, I came to discern, acts as an intermediary between the human community and the larger ecological field, ensuring that there is an appropriate flow of nourishment, not just from the landscape to the human inhabitants, but from the...
Adufe | The Portuguese Square Drum
The Pandeiro or Adufe is an ancient Portuguese/Iberian frame drum with origins in North Africa. Traditionally, it used to be played by women - the Adufeiras -, whom would play it not only in religious celebrations and romarias, but also in local festivities and even...
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