Tag Archives: garden therapy

Go mow the lawn

Posted on April 16, 2021 by The Holistic Gardener

Mowing the lawn does not have to be a chore – it can be an active meditation. With singularity of purpose you can mow like a Zen monk or simply be a more mindful gardener. So bring your full attention … Continue reading →

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the garden is therapy

Posted on March 30, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

You may think of gardening as your therapy or just as your pleasant pastime – but even passing time in pleasantness is restorative of mental health and prompting of a physical sense of wellbeing. The word therapy comes from the … Continue reading →

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A latitude for gratitude

Posted on July 2, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

Gardening gifts myriad opportunities to be grateful; Grateful that the sun is shining, or that the wind has abated or that the rain is doing the watering today. Grateful that those seeds germinated, or that plant flowered or that bush … Continue reading →

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