Tag Archives: mindfulness

To plant mindfully

Posted on August 21, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

In the segment on sowing a seed mindfully I mentioned diligence, diligence is acting with integrity; it is bringing your dutiful and alert self into the process. We gardeners can become automatic on regular gardening tasks and not really be … Continue reading →

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how to really deal with slugs and snail.

Posted on July 22, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

The mindful approach. To be a mindful gardener we may not like what the slugs and snails do but we need not hate or rage. In Theravada Buddhism it is taught that the antidote to anger is compassion and loving … 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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to look at a flower

Posted on May 24, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment”. – Georgia O’Keeffe (American artist. 1887 –1986) Gardening can be an all-consuming pastime but within the garden we can be devoured … Continue reading →

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A lie on the grass.

Posted on May 14, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

When did you last just lay yourself down on your lawn and look up at the sky. A lie on the grass is not just a pleasant rest, it evokes the awe-inspired carefree activity of childhood – a transportation to … Continue reading →

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The three good reasons of mindfulness

Posted on March 17, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

Trí saghas incheann: inchinn reatha, inchinn cloiche, inchinn chéarach – The three kinds of brain: a running brain, a rock brain, a wax brain. In Ireland we have a long tradition of triads – poetic, insights clustered in threes; like … Continue reading →

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a spring clean can also mean a mind detox

Posted on March 1, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

It is good to declutter the shed or the house on a regular basis, many wait until the brighter days of spring to find their motivation. And sure enough a bright blue sky provides a hit of serotonin and a … Continue reading →

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Leave the bad luck to the last, in the hope that it may never come.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

There is an old Irish saying Leig an donaschundeiridh, a n-duil s’ nach d-tiocaidh se choidche – Leave the bad luck to the last, in the hope that it may never come. We often say it jokingly but boy does … Continue reading →

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The mountain is good mustard

Posted on February 19, 2019 by The Holistic Gardener

There is a wonderful old Irish proverb that says Maith an mustárd an sliabh – The mountain is good mustard. On one level it is about how work (climbing the real mountain or the work load mountain) works up an … Continue reading →

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turn a new leaf this autumn and get more mindful

Posted on September 14, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Looking this time of the year at the autumn leaves slowly change colour and fall, always reminds me that change is natural and letting go is normal. I see the lessons of cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness within the natural … Continue reading →

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