by Kim Ort | Aug 2, 2017 | Photography, Seeing, Themes, Topics
What is synaesthesia? In a nutshell, synaesthesia is cross-sensory perception. For example, a person hears or smells colours or shapes; sees or tastes sound. In other words, stimulation of one sense leads to experience in a second sense. People with synaesthesia have...
by Kim Ort | May 10, 2017 | Belonging / Connection, Compassion, Contemplation, Seeing
Empathy is “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” I learned about the origin of this word in this Brain Pickings article. To summarize, the word empathy came into being in the late 1860’s when philosopher Theodor Lipps...
by Kim Ort | Apr 12, 2017 | Contemplation, Possibilities, Practices, Seeing
The Feldenkrais Method® is “a form of somatic (body) education that uses gentle movement and directed attention to improve movement and enhance human functioning.” My contemplative photography practice includes becoming more aware of what we’re...
