YOLO Journal Issue 12 - Flipbook - Page 127
TRAVEL WELL
FAVORITE
SANCTUARIES
Jobi Manson
The island of Hydra, in Greece, which is known as
the island of longing: sun kissed, slow, hot. Hydra
has no cars, only donkeys, and one walks from place
to place. Bells chime at sunrise, freddo espresso
is served lazily around 10:30, and time stands still.
A few other places where I feel at home in the world:
Sea Ranch and the Sonoma Coast; Kealakekua Bay
on the Big Island of Hawaii; and Casa Orgullosa on
the Oaxacan Coast.
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SE FARI FOUNDER
Jobi Manson defies easy category: she is a California-based
interdisciplinary artist, surfer and healer who works with
sound and elemental immersion. Her platform, Sēfari,
is a portal for her transformative journeys in nature—
sessions in the sea, the woods, or in your own bathtub.
“I help people remember how to embrace the nature
within—and I have always been a devoted explorer,”
she says, explaining the name. “Bathe in Nature” is
a guided, 30-minute journey that uses touch and sound
to attune the body and soothe the senses, and can be
experienced from anywhere in the world, or at her
in-person workshops in the US and Greece. We asked her
for tips on staying connected and grounded on the go.
Read the full interview with Jobi at YoloJournal.Substack.com
JET LAG REMEDY
I love to find a local bathhouse for a soak or steam
room, followed by a cold plunge or cold shower.
A balance of hot and cold water really helps activate
circulation and immune response—water gets
things moving, improving blood-flow, digestion,
relaxation, immunity and a clear mental state.
A SENSE OF PLACE
When I create a journey, I am working with sounds
that emerged from a specific place: rainfall in the
Hoh rainforest, crashing waves on the Cliffs of
Moher, an Amazonian tribe performing a ritual.
Certain sounds have immense power to conjure
memory. Through sound, we travel as we listen.
I ALWAYS PACK
Annee de Mamiel First Fix Stress Response,
Wonder Valley Hinoki Body Oil, Nature of Things
Mineral Soak, Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C, a burnt oak
serving board from Pacha Design (as a traveling
altar base) and Takazawa Nanao candles.
TRAVEL UNIFORM
THE NILI LOTAN PARIS PANT, in every color.
A modern interpretation of a classic summer shoe,
THE FEIT HAND-SEWN SLIPPER
SĒFARI PLAYLIST
My TAKATAKA WOVEN PERUVIAN HAT
is a core part of my uniform.
Fluid, by Yosi Horikawa
A CLASSIC TEE, in silk noil designed by
a friend, Heidi Baker, founder of Ozma
Listen (Instrumental), by Alan Watts & Boreta
Invocation (Original Mix), by Nicola Cruz
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