Warmly, Jerome S. Paige, Ph.D.

Dear Kendra,

BYW reminds me of what I’ve read about the Kemetic Sleep Temples.

Those temples were not merely places of rest—they were sacred architectures of reset.

People entered them not to escape the world, but to be recalibrated in it. Guided dreams,

intentional breathwork, sonic healing—these were the methods. And at the center was the

idea that the body already knew the way back to coherence. It just needed space.

That’s how I’ve come to understand BYW.

Not a studio. A temple.

Not a service. A ritual.

Not a retreat. A republic of return.

There’s something profoundly sovereign in what you’ve created. People walk in

fragmented, disoriented, depleted. And yet, through repetition, rhythm, and recalibration,

they walk out closer to themselves. It’s not magic. It’s method. And it echoes ancient

blueprints.

The architecture of BYW isn’t accidental. It invites discipline without punishment.

Stillness without sedation. Power without spectacle. All of which makes it harder to

explain—and more essential to protect.

Sleep temples weren’t designed for performance. They were places where interior repair

could happen without surveillance. That’s what makes BYW so important. And that’s

why it carries the same protective function: a container for restoration that doesn’t require

the public’s gaze to be legitimate.

In a culture of constant output, to design a space where breath leads is nothing short of

countercultural.

And I see you doing that.

In doing so, you’ve done something few talk about: you’ve brought Kemetic architecture

into modern practice—not just in symbol, but in function. BYW is a living space of

Ma’at, where balance is not enforced, but remembered. And that, in itself, is political.

Your creation is not neutral. It is intentional.

It is not a retreat from the world.

It is a redesign of how to live in it.

Orientation over optimization.

Coherence over performance.

Stay coherent in an economy that consumes us as we consume.

Warmly,

Jerome S. Paige, Ph.D.

The Meditativist

Sharing the ineffable wisdom of my heart and yours

Coherence ’78: The Science & Art of Tuning

Washington, D.C.

January 6, 2026