Sonatations are our living archive of essays, field notes, playlists and other sensory offerings. Each one is a way of listening, feeling and remembering that turns the everyday into ritual.

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The Floor Holds the Room

The Floor Holds the Room

Read - Moving transport is my meditation space. On the bus I got to thinking about how I don’t want to be at the centre of community. I want to...

The Floor Holds the Room

Read - Moving transport is my meditation space. On the bus I got to thinking about how I don’t want to be at the centre of community. I want to...

Without Them there is no Us

Without Them there is no Us

Read - This year, like every year, I reflect on what I owe to African American people.  From the television shows that taught me Black girlhood was beautiful, to the...

Without Them there is no Us

Read - This year, like every year, I reflect on what I owe to African American people.  From the television shows that taught me Black girlhood was beautiful, to the...

The Practical Art of Composting

The Practical Art of Composting

Read — Microhermitting | Part 4. Composting is your moment. Mark it with small rituals, keep a thread of connection, and let it transform you so you’re ready to step...

The Practical Art of Composting

Read — Microhermitting | Part 4. Composting is your moment. Mark it with small rituals, keep a thread of connection, and let it transform you so you’re ready to step...

Ancestral Models of Rest

Other Ways to Microhermit

Read — Microhermitting | Part 3. Beyond rot vs compost, there are many ways to microhermit: seasonal withdrawal, grief rituals, postpartum seclusion, creative isolation, spiritual pause. Ancestral wisdom shows us...

Other Ways to Microhermit

Read — Microhermitting | Part 3. Beyond rot vs compost, there are many ways to microhermit: seasonal withdrawal, grief rituals, postpartum seclusion, creative isolation, spiritual pause. Ancestral wisdom shows us...

Performance Fatigue & The Need to Retreat

Performance Fatigue & The Need to Retreat

Read — Microhermitting | Part 2. Retreating can be a moment to pause and  repair, especially in a world that drains us through constant performance.  

Performance Fatigue & The Need to Retreat

Read — Microhermitting | Part 2. Retreating can be a moment to pause and  repair, especially in a world that drains us through constant performance.  

Rotting vs Composting

Rotting vs Composting

Read — Microhermitting | Part 1. Microhermitting is the art of stepping away with intention by not just collapsing into a blur of screens and crumbs.  

Rotting vs Composting

Read — Microhermitting | Part 1. Microhermitting is the art of stepping away with intention by not just collapsing into a blur of screens and crumbs.