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Mindfulness Garden Games
by Joann Calabrese

author of Growing Mindful

Gardening & Qigong – 5 Connections

Joann CalabreseDecember 30, 2023February 1, 2022 Gardens, Living Intentionally, Mindfulness, spiritual practice

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

Emptiness – Week 5 of the Mindfulness Experiment

Joann CalabreseFebruary 22, 2023January 29, 2017 Living Intentionally, Mindfulness

“We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.”(1) Emptiness, spaciousness, openness – that’s the focus of this week’s mindfulness practice. A room is filled with space, but we focus on the objects. A doorway is simply space but we focus on the wood that frames it. … Read more

Eclipse Magic
April 4, 2024
Eclipse Magic April 8th will bring a total solar eclipse to a wide swath of North America. If you are unaware of that fact, perhaps you’ve been in Antartica or on a media fast. Because most of us have been inundated with information, excitement, and a little hysteria. Of course, …Read More »
Time Change Challenge
March 10, 2024
New Moon Greetings – March 10, 2024 It’s Daylight Savings Time Again On this first morning of Daylight Savings Time (DST), I have a mindfulness time-change challenge for you. We know this six-month cycle of adjusting the clocks is disorienting. So you may be thinking the challenge is to remain …Read More »
Herbs as Mindfulness Prompts
February 9, 2024
Happy New Moon – February 9, 2024 Plants as Mindfulness Prompts In truth, any plant could be a mindfulness prompt if you define it that way – a reminder to stop, breathe, and be present. But fragrant plants are some of the best as they will grab your attention when …Read More »
Aligning with Lunar Cycles
January 11, 2024
Greeting on the first New Moon of 2024 – January 11th If your new year resolutions have already fallen flat or perhaps not off the ground yet, don’t worry – the lunar cycle is your answer. We don’t have to be stuck with an annual cycle for setting intentions and …Read More »
Cultivating Wonder and Joy
December 26, 2023
Greetings on the Last Full Moon of the Year – December 26, 2023 It is easy to get lost in day to day responsibilities and the stream of difficult news, but mystics and seers have always tapped into wonder and joy even when things around them were dark. Tuning into …Read More »

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