Indigenous Teachings on Healing and Relationship to Land

Caring for elders is one of the oldest forms of devotion, echoed in Japanese keirō, Chinese understandings of qi, and Indigenous traditions that honor wisdom-keepers as the anchors of memory and meaning. Dr. Mari often describes adjusting an elder’s spine as meeting a living archive — shoulders shaped by decades of carrying family burdens, hips that held entire generations steady, breath that has survived whole eras. At Kaname, we see elders as the kaname, the vital hinge through which love, wisdom, and lineage flow. Gentle chiropractic care becomes less about “fixing” and more about witnessing, restoring dignity, and reminding the body it is still cherished.