Destinations · A geography of practice
We organise the world by what is still kept inside it, not by where the borders fall. The other seven wait on relationships that take years to ready, and each will open only when its lineage is willing.
The Subcontinent
India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal, taken as one cultural region. Some of the oldest continuous traditions still open to a careful guest.
Open · three sojourns this year
The Himalaya
Bhutan now, with Spiti and Nepal to follow. Buddhist contemplative practice, sacred painting, and the craft of the high valleys.
In preparation
East Asia
Japan and Mongolia. Tea and ceramic, the gold-seam repair, and the music and monasteries of the steppe.
In preparation
The Persianate World
Turkey and Morocco. Sufi music and ceremony, calligraphy, cut-tile work, and the long apprenticeship of the master craftsman.
In preparation
The Mediterranean
Italy first, then Greece and Andalusia. Monastic life, wine and herb, manuscript, and the contemplative kitchen.
In preparation
The Andes & Mesoamerica
Peru first. Andean weaving, natural dye, and a highland cosmology carried in cloth.
In preparation
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia first. Churches cut from rock, chant in an ancient tongue, and a pilgrimage that is still living.
In preparation
The Pacific
Oceania and the island traditions of the Pacific. Navigational knowledge, tatau lineages, oral cosmology.
In time