Liberating Your Hands – April 2013

"Hands love to knit and sew, hammer and saw, knead and shape...Hands love to do what hands can do, but the mind often says, "No you can't. I don't feel like it." The hands are ready, the mind is reluctant...The best way to learn is...by putting your awareness in your hands and actually feeling what the hands are doing... hands do well when you (let them)  feel out for themselves what seems like a good way to do something and letting them try various ways and methods. Hands like that. They don't appreciate being bossed around."  from Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings, Recipes and Reflections by Edward Espe Brown. We read many passages from this wise and inspiring book during our Food for Thought workshop at the Craft in America Study Center on April 6th.