This recording is certainly a break from most of the noise that goes on during the day! When the wind isn't blowing, it's completely silent - somehow pressing down on your ears even more heavily than sound would.
Take a 10 minute vacation from the sounds outside with a little bit of desert quiet.
Check it out on Rumble (https://rumble.com/v135ai3-the-quiet-of-the-high-desert.html) and YouTube (https://youtu.be/zkMLexZX8Iw)!
18 Aug 2021
Observing a Plant
If you've ever settled in to prune an especially important or lovely plant, then you probably know the joyously powerful sense of awareness this has brought. It can certainly be easier at times to bring your awareness to a plant than to the mindless mindfulness of deep meditation.
Today we'll be engaging three of the senses, all centered around whatever plant catches your attention. Starting with vision, one of the easiest senses to engage in nature, you'll be guided to look over every aspect of whatever is growing before you. Smell too, which floats on the wind and air that both your and the plant are sharing. Texture is just as important, to get a sense of the plant's physicality.
Please to do not breathe in or touch plants that might cause an allergic reaction or other issues. I wouldn't touch a poison ivy - but they're probably fine to look at!
This guided practice can be performed indoors or outdoors equally well. I recommend trying both if you have the time and weather to do so.
For more information on other mindfulness practices or to learn more about the green nature around us, check out my website at www.mindfulfoliage.com (https://www.mindfulfoliage.com/). If you just want to look at pretty pictures of plants, swing by my instagram @mindfulfoliage (https://instagram.com/mindfulfoliage). For exclusive content or to support the show, find me on patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mindfulfoliage).
15 Aug 2021
Settling Down Outdoors to Listen
The outside world is always putting on a music show. The unique combination of wind, water, rustling plants, and moving critters provides a cacophony of sound to keep you right in the here and now. It's impossible to predict (and difficult to record!), and sometimes the best thing to do is sit back and listen. Being present for all these wonderful sounds can deepen our connection to nature. And, added benefit, mindful listening is a practice we can benefit from at nearly any time.
I highly encourage you to go outside and find a comfortable place to sit or lay down. Even if it's not in the heart of the woods or adjacent a burbling stream, I'm sure there's a tree rustling or a bird calling somewhere nearby. If the outdoors are a little far away, listening to the sounds happening outside your building, inside it, and in the same room are useful alternatives.
For more information on other mindfulness practices or to learn more about the green nature around us, check out my website at www.mindfulfoliage.com (https://www.mindfulfoliage.com/). If you just want to look at pretty pictures of plants, swing by my instagram @mindfulfoliage (https://instagram.com/mindfulfoliage). For exclusive content or to support the show, find me on patreon (https://www.patreon.com/mindfulfoliage).
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