Roots and Gentle Starts 📚
Hello Hilom Fam!👋 Happy Friday! Today, we begin with stories that keep a language and its memories close, then slow down for ten quiet minutes of movement. One connects young people to where they come from. The other helps the body ease into where the day is going.
Article 1 Community
A Book Festival Brings Young Ilocanos Closer to Their Roots
Students, writers, librarians, and creatives gathered in Vigan for the Amianan Book Festival, with storytelling sessions, readings, films, and book launches…
Students, writers, librarians, and creatives gathered in Vigan for the Amianan Book Festival, with storytelling sessions, readings, films, and book launches centered on Ilocano language and heritage. The festival gave younger audiences a place to meet local stories not as something distant or old, but as something they can read, discuss, and carry forward.
Article 2 Mind & Well-being
A Gentle 10-Minute Start to the Day
This short Yoga With Adriene practice is made for mornings when the body needs a little time to wake up. The movements are gentle, the session is only ten…
This short Yoga With Adriene practice is made for mornings when the body needs a little time to wake up. The movements are gentle, the session is only ten minutes, and there is no complicated routine to remember. Just enough stretching and breathing to start the day without rushing straight into it.
Here’s to carrying what matters while giving ourselves time to warm up.