Jane Goodall Archives * Mindfulness Garden Games

Mindfulness Garden Games
by Joann Calabrese

author of Growing Mindful

Honoring Jane Goodall

Joann CalabreseOctober 21, 2025 jane goodall, Living Intentionally

New Moon Greetings – October 21, 2025 Like many people, I was deeply saddened to hear that Jane Goodall had died earlier this month. She has been such a light in the world and we need all the illumination we can get right now. Following her death, a lot of the media focused on her … Read more

Hope In Action

Joann CalabreseFebruary 23, 2023October 3, 2017 Living Intentionally, Mindfulness

Hope in Action is the mindfulness focus this week, inspired by seeds forming on fading garden plants. I think there are more seed heads than flowers in the garden right now. Cosmos, calendula, echinecea, marigolds, sunflowers, and zinnias…seeds are everywhere. Seeds always seem hopeful to me. They represent new life even as the plant … Read more

Honoring Jane Goodall
October 21, 2025
New Moon Greetings – October 21, 2025 Like many people, I was deeply saddened to hear that Jane Goodall had died earlier this month. She has been such a light in the world and we need all the illumination we can get right now. Following her death, a lot of …Read More »
Letting Go
September 21, 2025
New Moon & Almost Equinox Greetings – September 21, 2025 Letting go is one of the dominant energies of autumn. And as we approach the autumn equinox (tomorrow) we can mindfully engage with the energy of releasing. Simply paying attention to the letting go happening in our gardens and the …Read More »
Nurturing Vital Connections
August 23, 2025
Happy New Moon – August 23, 2025 Nurturing Vital Connections in the Garden & in Our Lives Every healthy garden is a community and it thrives on good connections. The plants, soil organisms, fungi, helpful insects, birds, wind and rain are all part of an inter-connected ecosystem. Gardeners know it …Read More »
Red Poppies, Synchronicities, & Mindfulness
July 24, 2025
New Moon Greetings – July 24, 2025 Prolific Red Poppies While in Italy a few weeks ago visiting the birthplaces of my grandparents, I was amazed to find red poppies growing wild everywhere. I love poppies. And although the plants themselves are hearty and drought resistant, the flowers seem so …Read More »
Italian Ancestor Roots
June 25, 2025
New Moon Greetings – June 24, 2025 Flying across an ocean to explore my Italian ancestor roots was NOT a trip I ever thought I would take. I am not a fan of flying. But a few years ago, something shifted for me and I began discussing the idea with …Read More »

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