How do activists in Isaan (Northeastern Thailand) care for their wellbeing? ðŠ·
- Manushya Foundation

- Feb 9
- 1 min read

Our Manushya on-the-ground reporter Pipaw asked defenders at our UPR Capacity and Movement-Building Workshop in Khon Kaen and shares simple joys that keep the spirit strong. âĻ
āļāļąāļāļāļīāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāđāļāļ āļēāļāļāļĩāļŠāļēāļāļāļđāđāļĨāļāļēāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļāļāļāļāļąāļ§āđāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļĢ? ðŠ·
āļĄāļēāļāļąāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĢāļēāļ§āļāļēāļāļāļđāđāļŠāļ·āđāļāļāđāļēāļ§āļ āļēāļāļŠāļāļēāļĄāļāļāļāđāļĢāļē āļāļĩāļĄManushya âĻ
This weekendâs gentle healing ideas:
ðĨ Thai BBQ - because good food feeds both your belly and your heart
ðģ A walk in the park - nature has a quiet way of restoring us
ðŽïļ Letting go - happiness begins when we allow things to flow and make space for whatâs next
āđāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļŪāļĩāļĨāđāļāđāļāļē āđ āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļļāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļŦāđāļāļĩāđ:
ðĨ āļŦāļĄāļđāļāļĢāļ°āļāļ° āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļāļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļāļĩ āđ āļāļģāđāļŦāđāļāļīāđāļĄāļāļąāđāļāļāļēāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āđāļ
ðģ āđāļāļīāļāđāļĨāđāļāđāļāļŠāļ§āļ āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļāļīāļĄāļĩāļāļĨāļąāļāđāļĒāļĩāļĒāļ§āļĒāļēāđāļŠāļĄāļ
ðŽïļ āļāļĨāđāļāļĒāļ§āļēāļāļāđāļēāļ āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļļāļāđāļĢāļīāđāļĄāļāđāļāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāđāļĢāļēāļāļĨāđāļāļĒāļ§āļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āđāļ§āđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļ§āđāļēāļāđāļāđāļāđāļ§āđāđāļŦāđāļŠāļīāđāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ āđ āđāļāđāļēāļĄāļē
āđāļĨāđāļ§āđāļāļ·āđāļāļ āđ āļĨāđāļ°
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It's so important to see how activists in Isaan prioritize their wellbeing, especially with all the stress they carry while fighting for justice. The emphasis on community and small rituals really resonates with me. Along those lines, I've found that creative expression helps me recharge, and lately I've been exploring an AI music generator to turn my thoughts into songs when I need a mental break.