KALAMI (ka-la-MI) is an expression of sensual delight in Cebuano & central Visayan languages of the Philippines. From the kitchen to the bedroom, KALAMI translates to “how delicious!”
Guided by native islander principles of eco-sensual pleasure & embodied enchantment, Kalami Spirit Arts is a plant & people (em)powered creative healing studio cultivating connections between ancestral techno-ecologies & transoceanic communities, based in the heart of Visayan Sea, Philippines.
Gahum sa Tanum
PLANT ARTS
Immerse in diversity of island ecologies through plant-powered potions & earth-based storytelling
Gather support in reconnecting to your heritage through guided research on ancestral roots
While ongoing conditions of neo-colonialism, capitalism, indigenous erasure & climate change continue to extract the native landscape of the planet, the movement towards experiencing the sensual pleasure of our ecologies is a dream to root us back to the source.
Aton Pagbuhat (Let’s Work Together)
Panaw sa Ugat (Journey to Roots)
GUIDED ANCESTRAL HERITAGE RESEARCH
Through cultural studies (texts, maps, academic papers, media, art) & embodied integration (movement meditation, journal exercises, relational inquiry), we explore your ancestral origin story & expand your sense of self in global community.
We are not mere islands floating alone;we belong to a world of connected seas. Laya yoga, or kundalini yoga, is the dissolution of self to integrate with divine spirit consciousness.
A sensual bodywork journey exploring elements of earth, water, fire, air, ether through different massage modalities and customized plant-spirit infusions in handcrafted herbal oils.
Calling islanders & diaspora of the archipelago known as the Philippines… Inviting you to immerse in these decolonial learning gatherings. May we rediscover our roots & reroute!
Each offering includes video recording (2+ hours), presentation slides with links to research references, and access to bi-monthly office hoursto chat, ask questions, integrate information, & meet other reconnecting islanders.
Anyone who’s invested in these learning offerings will get immediate access to the next LIVE circles this coming March – May 2026 – sign up to my substack newsletter to hear updates!
Hello, my name is KhoKhoi, a childhood nickname meaning ‘little crab that bites.’ I am a movement-based artist-anthropologist, and plant, body & cultural worker of migrant Visayan islander diaspora, organizing across oceans. I proudly descend from generations of healers, pearl divers, local leaders & fisherfolk of Bantayan (Bisayan for ‘watchtower’), an island in the central heart of the Visayan Sea, Philippines.
In February 2024, I first hosted this series of learning offerings, SULUD SA UNUD (inside the flesh), to share rigorous embodied Yogic research. For the…
Excited to announce that enrollment in our Bàbà Bisaya Langugage Immersions are open! Visayan Language Immersions can be accessed live starting October 20, 2025, but…
