nepantla is a nahuatl word meaning “in the middle of”, “tierra entre medio”, in-between. it is the liminal space between our physical world and the aether - the world of the spirits, ancestors, magic, and unseen. a borderland, uncrossable alone (nepantleras are needed).

the concept of nepantla transmutes into our lives as a disruption of binary thinking and ways of being. it is the borderlands between identit(ies) and true-self, the dance between knowing and unknowing. a place that may be messy and chaotic - a place where transformation occurs. this is where we find home in our own bodies.

nepantla is simplicity on the other side of complexity.

we were introduced to the concept of nepantla through the life, teachings and work of Gloria Anzaldúa.