Fushin James Bristol: Breathlessness: When You Lose All That Defines You, What Is It That Is Left?
When you lose all that defines you, what is left? Hoshi Fushin James Bristol invites us to an intimate exploration of loss, or what he calls breathlessness. In this space of loss, confusion, and unknowing, we are invited to ask the fundamental question of a life: Who am I? Prior to everything I’ve gained–my career, my family, my house, and so on–and after everything I’ve lost, who am I? In his characteristically gentle manner, Fushin explores this question by way of personal stories of loss, practical suggestions for practice, and an appeal to the poetry that surfaces only when we drop everything we’ve been holding on to.