Insight
The Water Close to Its Source
On the name Sweetwater, and what it means to return to source.
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Curiosities, stories and sensations moving through Sweetwater.
Ritual
Rooted in Vapour
Heat, purification and the ancient traditions that inspired a Sweetwater sauna ritual.
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From the Bookshelf
Genius
“If the genius of place is the meeting place of all the elements that make it up, then, in the same way, human genius lies in the geography of the body and its conversation with the world.”
David Whyte
From Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
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Reflection
How Does Truth Feel in the Body?
A meditation on sensation, intuition and what the body knows before the mind finds the words.
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A small Sweetwater story
The first thing to find its way beyond the retreat.
Sheepskins were the first objects to find their way beyond the retreat.
From ceremony gatherings to firesides and favourite chairs, they began making themselves right at home.
Then something funny happened. People returned for another because the first had been claimed by a beloved animal or child.
They always know what feels good.
Somewhere along the way, my “Sheepies” found a life of their own, and my love affair for these natural textiles continues through the Sweetwater atelier.
In conversation
Source × Petrichor Oils
Creating the scent of Sweetwater. A conversation on translating mountain spring, wet stone, moss, wood and green into scent.
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From the Current
Field notes, conversations, recipes, playlists, retreat stories and other pieces as The Current grows.
Stay close to the source
Notes from Sweetwater - gatherings, stories, objects and occasional curiosities.