mindfulness
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Make a Wheel of the Year
The year moves in a circle, not a straight line. Long before we mark time on calendars, the natural world measures it in returning light, swelling buds, migrating wings, ripening fruit, and the quiet rest of winter. Each season carries… Continue reading
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Lessons in Renewal from a Rule Breaking Tree
As the year turns, we often feel pressure to make clean breaks and bold resolutions. The Pacific madrone offers a gentler model. Continue reading
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What Winter Steelhead Teach Us About Endurance
TLDR: Their journey is not fast or flashy; it is steady, patient, and stubborn. Continue reading
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Yule: A Celebration of the Return of Light
Despite our twenty-first century lives being largely removed from or disconnected from nature, I’ve noticed that the cadence of daily life is often tied to the seasons. What I love about the framework of the Celtic calendar or the Wheel… Continue reading
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Getting Started with Nature Journaling
Observing and recording your thoughts about the world around you will help you slow down. It makes you look and look again. It’s an opportunity to get still, be quiet, and pay close attention to what lies all around you. Continue reading
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Sit Spot Prompt: Listen to Bird Song
A Sit Spot is your secret doorway into the wild world right outside your door. It’s magic is in the waiting. The longer you sit, the more secrets nature reveals. Continue reading
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Hello from The Mindful Naturalist
Part almanac, part field guide, part outdoor curriculum, and part mindfulness practice, the Mindful Naturalist invites you to step into deeper relationship with the rhythms of the natural world Continue reading
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