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iris van herpen’s colossal body of intricate work on view at the brooklyn museum
Iris Van Herpen's exhibition, "Sculpting the Senses," is on display at the Brooklyn Museum from May 16th to December 6th, 2026. The showcase highlights her innovative couture designs, which blend materials research and scientific collaboration. During a preview, Van Herpen discussed her inspirations drawn from both micro and macro worlds, emphasizing the connection between her work and nature. The exhibition is organized around natural themes, starting with water as the fundamental source of life. It progresses from microscopic elements to larger concepts, exploring cellular life, marine structures, and planetary scales. This thematic journey reflects Van Herpen's belief in the interconnectedness of all life forms and how her designs embody this relationship. Featuring over 140 haute couture creations, the exhibition integrates contemporary art, scientific artifacts, and natural history specimens. Visitors can engage with the tactile aspects of couture, viewing material studies and swatches alongside models. Van Herpen's process combines traditional handcraft techniques with modern digital tools, creating garments that feel alive and responsive to their materials. The designer also incorporates personal experiences such as meditation and lucid dreaming into her work, using these states to inform patterns and movements in her designs. The exhibition’s soundscape enhances the sensory experience, further immersing visitors in the themes of perception and touch. Overall, "Sculpting the Senses" offers a unique exploration of fashion as an extension of human experience and connection to the natural world.
The Forbidden Files·—
The Psychology Of Sex
…inely. a great meal, professional success, runner’s high, a meditation retreat or any substance legal or otherwise. all release intense neurotransmitters but sex is on another level. sex, at its full …
The Atlantic·—
The Attention-Span Panic
…nes its algorithm for maximum addictiveness, start-ups sell meditation apps and brain supplements. Perhaps the best metaphor for the contemporary attention span is the factory-farmed dairy cow: shot u…
candy chandeliers slowly dissolve through venetian palazzo in exploration of fragile joy
…t glance, yet beneath their bright surfaces lies an ongoing meditation on memory, decay, transformation, and the instability of material life itself. At the Venice Biennale, her candy structures embod…
ScienceDaily·—
This 800-year-old Chinese exercise helps lower blood pressure naturally
…mind-body exercise combining slow movements, breathing, and meditation, saw meaningful drops in blood pressure within three months that lasted for an entire year.
Jack Kornfield·—
My Teacher Dipa Ma
Dipa Ma Barua, a revered Buddhist teacher and accomplished meditator, transformed her life through meditation after experiencing profound personal loss. Following the deaths of two of her children and her husband, she turned to meditation, emerging as a master and inspiring teacher. Dipa Ma challenged gender norms in spirituality, asserting that she could achieve what any man could. Her teachings emphasized self-love as essential for progress, highlighting the extraordinary capacities for love and joy within everyone. During a visit to Calcutta in the late 1970s, the author shared their struggles with Dipa Ma, who provided encouragement and a special blessing. This moment left the author feeling uplifted and filled with joy, a state that persisted long after the encounter. Dipa Ma's teachings and blessings illustrated the profound impact of an awakened heart, showcasing the potential for mental health and well-being among advanced meditators. Research by psychologist Jack Engler confirmed Dipa Ma's extraordinary mental state, revealing her cultivation of a loving and peaceful mind, free from anger and conflict. Dipa Ma's legacy serves as a reminder that the potential for love and freedom resides within everyone, encouraging individuals to embrace their own Buddha nature. As we approach her 113th birthday in March 2024, her teachings continue to inspire and guide those seeking inner liberation and joy.
Jack Kornfield·—
Where Does the Eightfold Path Go?
The Eightfold Path is not a journey from one place to another but a return to freedom and wisdom right where we are. It emphasizes the importance of being present and recognizing that true freedom is available in our current circumstances. The teachings of the Buddha highlight that all paths ultimately lead to the same destination: freedom. The path begins with Wise Understanding and Wise Intention, followed by Wise Speech, Wise Action, and Wise Meditation. These steps guide us in bringing the teachings to life amid the ever-changing nature of our experiences, which include pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, and various life challenges. The Eightfold Path offers a way to find freedom within these fluctuations. Zen Master Suzuki Roshi reminds us that recognizing the impermanence of all things allows us to find composure and, ultimately, nirvana. By embracing change and cultivating loving-kindness, we can experience inner joy that is not reliant on external factors. Thich Nhat Hanh emphasizes the importance of recognizing the good news in our lives, such as being alive and appreciating the beauty around us. He encourages us to focus on the positives and to engage with the world in a way that fosters connection and joy. The essence of the Eightfold Path is that it provides a route back to freedom, regardless of our circumstances. It remains a relevant and accessible guide for those seeking liberation and lasting happiness, inviting us to walk this path together.
Jack Kornfield·—
The Earth is My Witness
…way or another. On the night when Buddha vowed to remain in meditation until he became enlightened, it was on the Earth that he took his seat. And as he sat under the bodhi tree, all of his fears and …
Jack Kornfield·—
Embracing the Feminine in Buddhism
…d after meeting to help with the cooking. At the end of her meditation, the eyes of every man in the room reopened, slightly astonished, maybe even slightly more enlightened.
Jack Kornfield·—
Mindfulness, Liberation, and the Buddha
…to hold it all. Who we are is mindful loving awareness! The meditation instructions given by Buddha begin with a powerful invitation: There is wonderful way for living beings to overcome grief and sor…
Jack Kornfield·—
The Gift of Kind Attention
…ns of improvement.” We’ve internalized this mindset even in meditation: “Okay, now I’m going to meditate and get better,” whatever your idea of “better” is. The game with mindfulness and loving awaren…
The Marginalian·—
Virginia Woolf on Finding Beauty in the Uncertainty of Time, Space, and Being
…e greatest poems ever written — a subtle, playful, poignant meditation on what it takes to go on living — to go on making poems and symphonies and equations, to go on loving — when faced with somethin…
The Marginalian·—
Pythagoras on the Purpose of Life and the Meaning of Wisdom
…the subject of which he encapsulated in a short, insightful meditation on the uses of philosophy in human life. According to the anecdote, recounted by Cicero four centuries later, Pythagoras attended…
Money with Katie·—
Can frugality insulate you from entitlement's "moral rot"?
…o activities such as directed journaling, visualization and meditation.” Many leave feeling genuinely transformed by the experience, even if the method is more aligned with 1960s-era psychotherapy tha…
The Art of Noticing·—
Triple Play
…ig, it’s also a thoughtful and seductive exercise in visual meditation and narrative. On sale here. “Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they a…
The New Yorker·—
A Constitutional Scholar on Claude's Constitution
…ork (to the degree that anyone really knows) and, second, a meditation on their implications for humanity. “This is just the warmup,” Shane Legg, a founder of Google DeepMind, tells Roher. “The really…
Ariele Myers, L.Ac·—
Chapter 18: Mother Earth Medicine
…. Upcoming: Chapter 19: Big Mama Energy As I came out of my meditation a bit, I imagined how it would feel if my own mother had been allowed to be big too, filled with the magic of her own life force.…
Ariele Myers, L.Ac·—
Chapter 19: Big Mama Energy
…and told them I loved them and thanked them. I asked for my meditation to serve and heal them too. I began to envision a Mother who had been supported and revered and honored and even worshiped by man…
Ariele Myers, L.Ac·—
Chapter 20: Lover Earth (and a Well-Placed Dick Joke)
…s — the ones who turn intention into form. The Earth Mother meditation and awareness was just the beginning of this new type of relationship with myself, my body. I spent the years following just doin…
Arts Near You: Toronto·—
Discover the Cannopy Frameable Series
…t to linger beyond the page: illustrated recipes and visual meditations on music. For a limited time, readers who purchase a copy of Issue 16 will receive a complimentary frameable editorial of their …
By Candlelight·—
Things You Should Know
…s note. The first is that, right before going into my Vedic meditation, I asked my guides to tell me what I needed to write about this week. They said it was of the utmost importance to bring levity a…
By Candlelight·—
What's Your Archetype
…idn’t do much with the message. But each time I sat down in meditation, they began flashing stones — minerals — before me: pearl and emerald (a stone I don’t even particularly love). They were encased…
Buddhist Philosophy·—
The Meditation Lie Nobody Talks About
…ming is new to you, share it. Most people spending money on meditation apps have never encountered the actual tradition they think they are participating in. They deserve to know what they are missing…
Buddhist Philosophy·—
You Are Not Going to Die
…armic seeds. The subconscious restructuring and traditional meditation series is also in preparation. Stay close. If you enjoyed this piece, you might also like: Collected Topics of Epistemology - Foc…
Buddhist Philosophy·—
Nobody Is Running This Simulation
…l cognitive change is rarer and harder than people pretend. Meditation, new ideas, insights, they feel profound, but they rarely touch the deep architecture. The patterns driving behavior and thus kar…
Buddhist Philosophy·—
Thinking of Her While Meditating
A person sits on a meditation cushion. The night is quiet, the incense nearly burned out, and the mind drifts to another person. In that moment, a low, almost …
Sarah Blondin·—
Born of Soil, Named by Wind.
…ature. At a death and dying workshop, we were led through a meditation meant to help us face our own ending. One by one, we were asked to let go of all we loved most. It surprised me that I couldn't l…
Sarah Blondin·—
Upcoming Live Gathering.
…r in a shared space of reflection, storytelling, and guided meditation — with time at the end to connect and ask questions, if you feel called. This gathering will center around the theme of true surr…
Sarah Blondin·—
When the Spine Curves Toward Earth.
… / 6pm UK / 7pm CET). We’ll spend 90 minutes in reflection, meditation, and quiet conversation around the theme of true surrender. If you’d like to join, you can register here: Live Contemplative Sess…
Sarah Blondin·—
Live this Sunday, July 27: Crossing Life’s Thresholds
…reshold worthily?” We’ll have time for reflection, a guided meditation, and an open conversation. If you’ve been hovering in uncertainty, ricocheting between a deep yes and a protective no, this gathe…