Project Calm

PRACTICE THE ‘BOWL OF LIGHT’

Hawaiians have an advantage over us: they’ve learnt since childhood to clear out the thoughts and actions of each day that could disrupt the flow of life. To ensure that children are raised in this spirit from an early age, their elders tell them a tale that’s been handed down from generation to generation for centuries: the bowl of light.

Every child is born with a bowl of perfect light. If the child learns

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