JOURNAL

Reflections from the practice.

Short essays, reflections, and notes from Vibha and the Aumtara circle. Written to be sat with — not scrolled past.

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FEATURED · ON PRACTICE

What it means to come home to yourself.

We use the phrase casually. But what does returning to yourself actually involve — and why is it so often the hardest door to walk through?

VIBHA GURTU · 12 MIN READ
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Article 1

ON HEALING · 6 MIN

The patterns we inherit

What family constellation work teaches us about the weight we carry without knowing.

Article 2

ON COMMUNITY · 4 MIN

Why circles, not rows

The architecture of a workshop says a great deal about what it believes.

Article 3

ON PRACTICE · 8 MIN

Meditation, unglamorously

What daily sitting actually looks like for most of the people who keep it up.

Article 4

ON THE OUTER WORK · 7 MIN

A weaver in Lakhimpur

How traditional craft keeps a community together — and what LEADS is learning alongside it.

Article 5

ON HEALING · 5 MIN

Honouring the no

Boundaries aren't a wellness buzzword. They are a practice, and they are hard.

Article 6

ON PRACTICE · 6 MIN

Writing as listening

How a pen on a page opens rooms inside yourself that you didn't know were there.

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