Weaving a Basket is like Weaving Good Health

One of the finest basket-weaving traditions in the world exists  - partly - right here in the North Bay: baskets woven by members, almost always women, of the Pomo tribe. There are Pomo baskets held by many private collectors and in museums around the world.

These baskets were both utilitarian and decorative, serving as everyday gathering, burden, storage and cooking vessels, and also as highly-decorative gifts for special occasions. Weaving these baskets took know-how, painstaking attention, patience and artistry. Large decorative baskets could take a year or more to complete.

Thinking about this tradition the other day, it struck me that in many ways weaving nutritional balance into a health basket is similar. Good health and balance is not achieved overnight. Thoughtful consideration and choices of better food for the your body are likened to the selection of the better pine needles to weave baskets. Healthy insides are as beautiful as these baskets, many have longevity for a hundred years. Your body has the ability as well. Thanks Tony Briggs yoga guru for your thoughtful consideration and experiences.