There are dialogues where we do not need to make ‘understanding one another’ the goal. Beyond the binary of preserving one’s centre versus opening to the world, the two are, in truth, the front and back of a single life. Letting go of Cartesian division and guided by the Japanese heart, we drop beneath the logic of the head to recall the ‘connection before the division’ in our hara. A supple way of being for the era ahead.

What is the value of "blank space" (Yohaku) that tends to be overlooked in today’s busy world? Looking back on the process of our intensive residential training programme for a small group of four in Sydney. It is a record of reflection by a practitioner who realised she had been letting external circumstances cloud her commitment. By drastically shifting the way the programme was offered, miraculous connections with multinational participants and a precious companion began t

Do not let a lack of funds become a lack of possibility." This is one of our core beliefs at P-Lab. When a university medical school in Scandinavia faced a budget wall for their pilot session, we decided to give them a gentle push on the back. Why? Because imagining this becoming the "first drop" of their transformation is purely fun. How will this seed of possibility grow and ripple outwards? I am sure it will unfold into something fascinating. I believe so.

Connecting explorers from 11 countries, this session bridged the gap between our ideals and reality. Through intentional chaos, we discovered that surrendering control opens the space (Ma) for co-creation. While technical challenges mirrored real-world struggles, they revealed vast possibilities for connection. A look at how small ripples in Darwin became waves of global transformation.