Archive - Contemplating Plants with Robin Harford

Solara, a new word for a world on fire

Reflections on the Summer Solstice

Jun 21 •

Life sensing life

We’ve built our understanding of intelligence around ourselves.

Jun 17 •

Your eyes have forgotten how to see

You walk past trees

Jun 13 •

The myth of separation

You’ve been told

Jun 12 •

Domei encourages body listening

Jun 11 •

May 2025

Plants that heal

Have you ever walked past a "weed" in your garden, not knowing it could ease your headache?

May 31 •

The questions that open space

Questions lie at the heart of Domei practice, not the kind that demands answers but those that create openings.

May 27 •

The world will teach you

Kneel beside a nettle patch.

May 26 •

Sit with your back to a tree

May 24 •

Watch how bramble grows

Not just the thorns that hook and hold

May 24 •

There is something revolutionary about sitting still with a plant

In a culture that profits from our disconnection from the land, from each other, and from our own bodies.

May 23 •

Plant remedies for children

Ever stood in your kitchen at 2am with a poorly child, wondering if there’s something gentler than Calpol?

May 22 •

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