Mindfulness Garden Games
by Joann Calabrese
author of Growing Mindful

Humble Beets & Balance

Beets and Balance

Full Moon Greetings – November 27, 2023 A Symbol of Balance  Beets (Beta Vulgaris) are a perfect symbol of balance. These earthy vegetables hold the energy of equilibrium both symbolically and in reality. At the dinner table the roots and leaves (all edible) represent a balanced and healthy choice. Beets are helpful in balancing both … Read more

How Will You Honor Autumn Equinox?

Autumn equinox happens on Wednesday (September 22) at 1:21 PM Mountain Time. (Find the time for your location here.) The Equinoxes – both spring and fall – are a time when day and night are of equal length. It is one of only two moments in the year when the sun is directly over the … Read more

Aligning with Spring – 3 Ways

Calendula

  It’s spring! While most of us were sleeping, the earth came into balance in its travels around the sun. At 3:36 AM Mountain Time it reached a place of neither tilting toward the sun or away.  It’s the Spring Equinox. Our culture makes it hard to attune to celestial events as there is a … Read more

Equinox, Balance, & Cover Crops

Pink Buckwheat

Equinox as a Time of Balance Autumn equinox occurs at 7:30 MT on Tuesday September 22.  Day and night are equal at this moment as the earth jouneys around the sun. Traditionally it is a time to celebrate and be grateful for the harvest, but equinox is also about balance. A successful garden is a … Read more

Tiny Solstice Garden Tour

  Tiny Solstice Garden Tour My garden is lush and overflowing today but not anywhere near its peak, so it is hard to envision winter. And yet, we’ve reached the tipping point of light and darkness at summer solstice. The daylight hours will begin to fade now until yule. It will be almost imperceptible at … Read more

Summer Solstice – Seeking Balance

  Summer Solstice arrives Thursday June 21st at 4:07 AM Mountain Time (6:07 AM EST).  This marks the point when the northern hemisphere is at its furthest tilt toward the sun.  Observers in ancient times would have noticed the sun moving in a northward direction and then stopping and heading back the other way. One … Read more

Finding The Sweet Spot

    We’ve been immersed in making soap for holiday gifts again this year.  This is not soap from scratch, but instead the easy melt and pour glycerin soap that is available at craft stores.  Someone else has done the hard work of creating the soap base. We just melt it and shape it into … Read more

Balance – Mindfulness Focus Word Experiment Week 12

Balance is the Mindfulness Focus this week. Spring arrives at 4:28 AM Mountain Time on Monday March 20th.(1)  And although spring can represent newness to many people, it’s very much about balance. Consider this – As we circle around the sun, the two equinoxes (spring and fall) are the counterpoints to the winter and summer … Read more

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