Who is Jizo?
Jizo is revered in Buddhism as the protector of all those who suffer. When we wear a Jizo pendant, we may feel more grounded, whatever the day brings, as we awaken our Jizo-nature.
Who is Chibi?
Chibi is Japanese for “little one” and represents the child in all of us. Chibi reminds us to care for our inner child by placing it in Jizo’s care.
Who is Valerie?
Valerie Johns is a mindful psychotherapist, writer, and artist. She created this site introduce you to Jizo, to share her Blog for Inner Peace and encourage you to cultivate that peace by wearing her Jizo and Chibi jewelry.
From the Blog
Harvey and Harvey, The Baby in Jizo’s Arms
In the movie Harvey, starring James Stewart, he has an invisible friend, a puka, who is a 6-foot-tall rabbit. In
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Jizo Porn? Shall I Laugh? Cry? Cringe?
I’m reading the web through different eyes. I’m thinking (which isn’t always such a good idea) that I’m not using
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A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Writing A Memoir
A funny thing happened when I decided to write a memoir of my journey of photographing, meditating and knowing Jizo.
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Jizo Therapy: Kintsugi and The Broken Places
A funny thing happens after sitting in meditation for a long time, gazing at my Jizos, who are gazing back
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Your Body Needs Breath, Not Magic
The other morning in yoga, my instructor, Dakota Lupo, said something that made me laugh out loud. I am a
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Hello, Keywords? Hello Jizo.
What? Aw, crap. In meditation this morning Chibi fell off the shrine and on to the sketch pad: “Oh, no!”
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