Panic womb

Otonamaki (‘adult wrapping’) was inspired by ‘Ohinamaki’; the ancient Japanese practice of wrapping babies up in cloth to aid their physical development and provide feelings of security. The practice of Ohinamaki spread to include swaddling young mothers in the foetal position (Otonamaki), promising them relief from postpartum aches and pains. Anxious adults have since rebranded the cloth-cocoon as a relaxation strategy. I think a collection of human-filled cloth-cocoons hanging from the ceiling is probably less creepy than body suspension via flesh-piercing hooks. If I started an Otonamaki clinic, I would call it ‘The Panic Womb.’