The
Folk Traditions Store
In Savannah's Historic District
12 Price Street (1/2 block south of Bay Street). Phone: 912-341-8898.
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In Savannah's Historic District 12 Price Street (1/2 block south of Bay Street). Phone: 912-341-8898.
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The Folk Traditions Store grew out of 35 years of research on the individual and historical development of people's skills. With students and colleagues, co-owner David Dirlam examined thousands of samples each of children's and college student's writing, children's drawing, and professional psychological research. His research was used extensively by the New York State Education Department and has been published in dozens of journals and books. Its most important use is for individuals and groups to regulate changes in their lives. The central finding was that all growth follows similar processes. The best model for the growth of skills, traditions, and cultural practices is biological growth. Human activities grow like organisms, species and ecosystems. For nearly a century it has been known that such growth depends on four factors: the initial strength, the growth rate, the available resources, and the competitive strength. Similarly, four basic questions lead to understanding the growth of a human activity. What are its roots? What is its significance? What social harmony does it create? How does it balance with other life activities? Annette Dirlam has had 35 years of experience in a wide variety of holistic nursing roles. Her experience has taught her the healing power of the integration of body, mind and spirit. The role of nutrition, spirituality, exercise and yoga in complementing and supplementing medical science has been a recurring theme throughout her experience. She, therefore, has special expertise on the biological side of understanding how the four factors support growth. We believe that understanding and answering the four basic questions about human activities can change people's lives. If everybody made choices based on a clear understanding of these four qualities, the world would be a better place. To learn how, continue reading about roots, significance, harmony, and balance. |
Preserve a tradition. Grow roots, significance, harmony and balance.
Copyright © 2003-2005
The Folk Traditions Store, David Dirlam, Webmaster
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