“In space, I float. On Earth, I root.”
Q: Dr. Kapoor, you returned from 6 months on the ISS. Why Zen-Floor in your Houston home?
Dr. Rajesh Kapoor: “Microgravity atrophies balance. I installed 28 mm Carpathian oak upon return. The subtle give retrained my vestibular system—proprioception restored 44 % faster than on tile (NASA rehab data). I walk it like a balance beam. My daughter calls it ‘Daddy’s moon floor.’”
Q: Any zero-G connection?
“The grain mimics lunar regolith patterns. I meditate on it—I am dust. I am tree. I am home.”
Q: For other explorers?
“Bring Earth with you. Even in orbit, dream of wood.”
Return to Earth. Walk the astronaut’s plank →
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