#fiji

[herpsandbirds]

Central Fijian Banded Iguanas (𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢), T - female, B - male, family Iguanidae, endemic to some of the larger central and northwestern islands of Fiji (Ovalau, Kadavu and Viti Levu)

ENDANGERED.

photographs by Rolf Dietrich Brecher and Robert Fischer

#banded iguana #fiji #iguana #brachylophus #iguanidae #lizard #reptile #herpetology #animals #nature

[lionfloss]

Fiji Reefscape

#fiji #reefs #coral reef #fish #pink #orange #purple #blue #water #ocean #sea #underwater #photography #nature #sea creatures #marine biology

[folkfashion]

Fijian girls, from Fiji, by Fiji Youth Culture

#fijian #fiji #oceania #melanesia #traditional clothing #traditional fashion #cultural clothing #folk clothing

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Bears, sharks? They get to be grumpy all they want. But me? Can I have a bad day? Oh, no, I’m the friendly dove! Oh so friendly! *waddles away muttering incoherently*

Tongan Ground Dove (Pampusana stairi) AKA Friendly Ground Dove

Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna

Status: Vulnerable

Threats: habitat loss

#bird art #bird #dove #birblr #nature art #pigeon #oceania #samoa #tonga #fiji

[ltwilliammowett]

Captain of the Schooner Grace Bailey- Fiji- here on her old ship Barque Picton Castle

#tall ship #ship's cat #fiji #schooner #grace bailey #picton castle #barque #ship's cat sunday

[the-places-id-rather-be]

Likuliku, Fiji

#travel #wanderlust #aesthetic #photography #vacation #inspiration #ocean #fiji #tropical

[newguineatribalart]

Fijian Whale Ivory Amulets

#art #sculpture #tribal #fiji #fijian #oceanic art #pacific art #polynesia #polynesian #ivory #god #deity #amulet

[thedenofravenpuff]

Drew me a bunch of Bloodmoons, cuz they are goodest boi.

And honestly surprised to not see Bottled Bloodmoon fron yesterday's episode not being memed or anything by now XD

I mean, just LOOK at them!

Cute lil bastards.

Anyways, do enjoy!

The Roan RPG Project ScreeCon Server on Discord Leave a Tip on Ko-Fi

#PuffBlog #MyArt #DCA #SAMS #TSAMS #The Sun And Moon Show #Bloodmoon #Animatronic #Bloodmoon And Ruin Eclipse Show #Fiji #Bloodbag #Ax #Daily Doodle #Sketch #Traditional Art

[oceanea]

amandafranzeen via instagram

#uploads #aesthetic #moodboard #lifestyle #manifesting #travel #summer #beach #tropical #pastel #indie #ocean #sea #maldives #fiji #island #island life

[herpsandbirds]

Golden Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus luteovirens), male, family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, endemic to Fiji

photographs by chris venetz

#fruit dove #dove #columbidae #columbiformes #ptilinopus #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #fiji #pacific islands

[reasonsforhope]

"In New Zealand, Pacific Island scientists have just been given a large grant to run a study trial on the use of the traditional kava preparation and kava ceremony for treating PTSD.

Believing it could help treat PTSD and other trauma in soldiers and veterans, police officers, and corrections facility staff, the two scientists want to revise the reputation of kava, which was damaged by a pharmaceutical rush into the product some years ago.

Dr. Apo Aporosa of Fijian descent on his mother’s side, and Dr. Sione Vaka from Tonga, have received $1 million from the Health Research Council to combine kava drink with the traditional ceremony of conversation.

“I’m so stoked that Health Research Council has faith in us as a team to do this critically important work,” Dr. Aporosa told the NZ Herald. “It’s likely we’re going to spend a million dollars to prove what traditional Pacific knowledge has been trying to tell Europeans for the last 200 years.”

Kava comes in many traditional names, all relating to the root of the Piper methysticum plant. Across the islands of the Pacific, the root was stirred in water and drank for its subtle euphoric, but also sedative properties. Accompanying the drink was a Talanoa or what Dr. Aporosa is referring to as “talk therapy,” but what was essentially a heart-to-heart conversation.

Their study will take two groups of people and give them both the whole kava drink plus the talanoa, referred to as “the full package” while another group will receive just the talanoa, and another group just the kavalactones—the active ingredient in the plant.

In 2009, the Cochrane Institute confirmed that kava was probably more effective than placebo for treating anxiety. At the time, pharmaceutical and supplement companies had quickly isolated kavalactones and sold them as a natural relaxant.

Like most indigenous populations, New Zealand’s Māori population suffers from higher rates of stress, trauma, and anxiety than the national average, and the Health Research Council believes that the Kava ceremony is the most sensible way to fulfill this unmet need.

“We do know that… talk therapy works for some PTSD cases,” Dr. Aporosa said, adding that talanoa is basically talk therapy, done while sitting on the floor rather than in chairs.

“We know that kava has relaxant properties, that kava is a natural anti-anxiety medication, so we combine those two elements in a culturally influenced space, and we’ve got something here that’s unique.”

Aporosa understands the situation better than most. Not only is he from Pacific stock, but he was a police officer who had to leave the force due to PTSD from the line of duty.

His experience traveling the world speaking with former military and police got him the Fulbright Scholarship to study the kava ceremony in Hawai’i, another island culture that uses the plant.

His hope is to show that it works significantly in the trial, and then release a free e-book about how to perform the ceremony and intervention, in order to ensure the largest number of people can access the knowledge of this traditional Pacific medicine."

-via Good News Network, July 5, 2023

#kava #traditional medicine #indigenous #pacific islander #ptsd #trauma #anxiety #therapy #talk therapy #medical research #alternative medicine #new zealand #pacific islands #fiji #tonga #good news #hope #mental health

[bonobochick]

Jack & Justine in Love Island Games ep 1x14. 😍

And a video...

#love island games #justine ndiba #jack fowler #justine x jack #romance #peacock tv #streaming #jack x justine #kiss #reality tv #diversity #bw #fiji #duel #stand by your man #epic #epic love #like a romcom #cute #love island #love island usa

[kemetic-dreams]

Blackbirding is the coercion of people through deception or kidnapping to work as slaves or poorly paid labourers in countries distant from their native land. The practice took place on a large scale with the taking of people indigenous to the numerous islands in the Pacific Ocean during the 19th and 20th centuries. These blackbirded people were called Kanakas or South Sea Islanders. They were taken from places such as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Niue, Easter Island, the Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu, Fiji, and the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago amongst others.

#kemetic dreams #blackbirding #kanakas #south sea islanders #paua new guinea #solomon islands #fiji #slaves #indentured servitude #domestic servitude #pacific ocean

[tullytravels]

Coco @tullytravels

#tullytravels #beach #surf #ocean #nature #travel #summer #surfing #sand #fiji #fiji travel #coconut #palm trees #islandtime

[itsapurplething]

Fiji Ocean.

By Me: https://www.instagram.com/its.a.purple.thing/

#purple #purple aesthetic #aesthetic #color #aesthetic purple #color purple #aesthetics #vaporwave #80s #80s aesthetic #summer #retrowave #fiji #art #artwork #my art #artists on tumblr #digital art #3d #itsapurplething

[ltwilliammowett]

Arrival in Cape Town and Fiji the Ship’s cat takes a nap, von Barque Picton Castle

#tall ship #barque #picton castle #fiji #ship's cat #ship cat sunday