Pacha mama, a vision of the world that represents the human environment in its totality, the balance that surrounds us and the respect of our planet and its resources. This concept comes from the Inca culture and the Quechua language.…
Komorebi is a japanese word composed of 3 key elements that reveal its definition : 木 (ko), 漏れ (more), and 日 (bi). The first is the kanji for “tree,” 漏れ is the stem of the verb moreru, which means to leak…
The Greek term σωφροσύνη (sophrosúnê) denotes a philosophical approach that exemplifies self-control, wisdom and moderation. Sophrosyne derives from the ancient Greek “σῶς” (sôs: healthy), “φρήν” (phrên: consciousness) and from the suffix “-σύνη” (-syne) which forms names of qualities, innate or…
The concept derives from the Arabic and Turkish term "Merak" (Labor of love, to do somthing with pleasure) and is usually applied to creative or artistic tasks, but could be applied to any endeavor. This is a word that modern…
In the Inuit culture, the iñupiaq language has an untranslatable term referring to a traditional ceremony: each fall, to honor the whales’ souls, men are called upon to compose new songs. Thus they solemnly gather in a ritual hut where…