Mindfulness Garden Games
by Joann Calabrese
author of Growing Mindful

Gardening & Qigong – 5 Connections

  Happy New Moon – February 1, 2022 Qigong and Gardening seems like a perfect topic for this first new moon post in my lunar blog schedule. – That’s because new moon is a time of hidden energies. And also a time to explore new concepts to see what might be revealed. Qigong is a … Read more

Rosemary and Remembrance

Rosemary & Remembrance Today is the first full moon of the year (January 17, 2022) and this begins my lunar blog series featuring one plant and its correspondence for mindful focus. (Read more details on the lunar mindfulness practice. ) Fragrant Rosemary Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a perennial shrubby evergreen herb that originated along the … Read more

Cultivating Joy – New Year 2022

Cultivating Joy

Happy New Year Wishing you a Happy New Year – one filled with health, joy, gardens overflowing, and a keen sense of wonder and appreciation for the green world. Whether you are a gardener or not (but why would you not be a gardener?) the green world provides countless ways to engage in an intentional … Read more

In-Between Seasons & Edging Toward Winter

The Slow Progression to Winter Some years winter arrives quickly with a hard frost decimating most of the garden. But this year it is a slower progression. We’ve had multiple light frosts which have finished off the tomatoes, eggplants and other heat loving plants. But kale, collards, and chard are all loving the cold nights … Read more

Seeking the Dependable

Seeking the Dependable Does it feel like the world is more chaotic of late? It could be that our interconnectedness simply makes us more aware of disorder. Either way, it is easy to be rocked by chaos. And we may find ourselves seeking stability and dependability in and around our lives. One of my favorite garden … Read more

Nine Garden Intentions for a New Year

Mindful Garden Intentions for 2021 Embrace Wholeness.  If you are a gardener you already know a garden is much more than the visible plants. Soil, pollinators, fungi, micro-organisms, the elements, and green plants are an interconnected web. Find ways to hold that connectedness in your awareness throughout the day. Share the Joy. Introduce someone to … Read more

Cultivating Wonder at Winter Solstice

Millie and Luna at Winter Solstice 2020

Winter Solstice Arrives     New day – Returning light – Illumination – Winter Solstice represents all of these concepts. The earth reaches the farthest point in its journey around the sun. And because the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun, our days have been getting shorter and shorter. All of that changes tonight … Read more

Growing Mindful – My Book – Coming in January

      I’m happy to announce that my book, Growing Mindful – Explorations in the Garden to Deepen your Awareness will be published by Llewellyn Press on January 8, 2021. If you have enjoyed my blog posts I hope you will check it out! And please consider adding it to your Goodreads list, and … Read more

Garden Sanctuary

Sage - Wisdom and Sanctuary

  Lately, I have been immersed in three different historical books, and the long history of misery inflicted by other humans is sad and unsettling. It can make one weary of the behavior of other people, and in need of a respite. That’s when I head to my garden sanctuary. Humans have created all kinds … Read more

Dreaming of Eggplant amidst Coronavirus

    It is snowing here in Denver, but eggplant bushes are producing fruit in many places in the world. I know this of course because eggplant originated in climates much warmer than Colorado. And I also know this because my Houston daughter’s garden is magnificently producing eggplant right now. I can only dream. In … Read more

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