The My Own 2 Hands blog and podcast.

In the first MYOWN2HANDS podcast, we speak to Dr. Kelly Lambert, a brilliant neuroscientist from America who’s spent decades researching the ways that working with your hands can have an amazingly positive effect on your brain.

In this blogpost and film, we look at the differences between how humans live now compared to in the deep past, and what that tells us about what humans need in order to thrive and lead fulfilling life.

Basketry is one of the world's oldest and most fascinating crafts. In this blog post we'll talk about about its history, what you need to get started and why so many of our new customers love it.

One of the things we’re interested in at MYOWN2HANDS is how learning to do something with your hands in conjunction with other people can help increase bonds and create communities, so this week we want to talk about the Men’s Shed Association. 

Many spoon carvers report that it helps them relax. It’s also a great way to combine a love of nature with a love of making things. In this blog post we lay out the benefits of learning spoon carving and give you some advice on how to get started.