Creating a Fragrance-Free Policy: Mushim Ikeda

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This episode is about creating a fragrance-free policy.

My guest is Mushim Ikeda.

Mushim is a writer, poet, longtime Buddhism and mindfulness teacher, and Community Director at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) in Oakland, California. She has played a key role in developing a fragrance-free policy at the center, and it is an excellent model and resource for organizations of all kinds.
In our conversation, Mushim speaks speak about:

• How the fragrance-free policy was created.
• Challenges the center encountered.
• How other groups and organizations can adopt fragrance-free policies.

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1. Episode introduction (00:00:00)

2. Mushim's personal experiences with MCS as an adult (00:03:25)

3. Mushim's childhood in Ohio and exposure to industrial pollution (00:06:46)

4. When the East Bay Meditation Center first created its fragrance-free policy (00:09:54)

5. More organizations are adopting fragrance-free policies (00:13:13)

6. Fragrance-free policies for public health reasons and as a reflection of compassion (00:15:10)

7. Challenges creating a fragrance-free policy (00:18:23)

8. How the East Bay Meditation Center responded to challenges of creating a fragrance-free policy (00:27:59)

9. Capitalist motivation to create fragrance-free politicies and more on empathy and compassion (00:34:44)

10. The East Bay Meditation Center's fragrance-free policy is a model for others because they use scent-free cleaning products (00:40:08)

11. Conclusion of episode (00:40:41)

12. Information about where to find the pocdcast (00:41:17)