the body as the garden

“tending to the landscape of the body and soma,

listening to the stories scars hold "

the garden of mu

the philosophy of the garden mu is inspired by the zen buddhist theory of Mu (無) - the concept of non being from which we can cultivate awareness, and listen to the “sound of not knowing.. as the gateway to presence.”

by centering the non duality of Mu (無) we can approach the body and spirit as an ecosystem, a landscape, a garden.

entangled, inter related, layered, cyclical, alive and emergent.

whether working with scar tissue or trauma , what we observe at the surface is a fraction of what’s beneath.

the garden of mu cultivates listening to what is unseen, what cannot always be named, the intangible, to hear the river beneath the river.

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About Manna

Manna has a decade's experiences as a massage therapist and ScarWork™ therapist, working in private practice and  multiple clinical settings in London and Montreal.

Her approach weaves massage therapy, scarwork, nervous system support & somatic trauma resolution.

Manna has been active in multiple community projects offering healing touch for women with complex trauma, refugee & migrant communities, as well as coordinating Community Healing Days.

Her journey with bodywork is rooted in family connections centered around childhood memories of her Korean mother using herbs, cupping and acupressure at home to support everyday health.

After graduating as a massage therapist, her grandmother had a knee replacement surgery and Manna noticed the lack of holistic post surgery support and realised scar tissue healing is integral to long term recovery and health. This lead to her training in ScarWork.

Alongside her bodywork practice Manna is a herbal apprentice and trained in Somatic Experiencing which she weaves in to support the many layers of her practice.

When she’s not in the studio, you can find Manna with her hands deep in the soil and learning ceramics.