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Yes, gardening for me..especially the repetitive movement process of sowing seeds…is meditation.
It’s one of the most meaningful and powerful things I do.
I invite you to spend some time with me today in my back yard garden as I sow one of my seed beds. (This one happens to be heirloom romaine.)
I was going to narrate over the video and turn it into a movement lesson.
But as I watched it..and listened to it…I was struck by the calm it created within me.
So my hope is that it does the same for you. If not, so be it.
No instructions. No verbal teaching. No official “exercises” today.
Just thought I would share one of the most important parts of my life with you.
Enjoy and please share your thoughts and questions in the comments below!
That was terrific, Dr. Steve!
As I listened to the birds chirping and was planting along with you in my mind, I began feeling much more relaxed. I even found myself taking deeper breaths.
Thanks for the meditation minutes!
Pat
That’s awesome, Pat! I’m glad you took the time to plant with me:-)
Very calming. I enjoyed watching this process and listening to the outdoor sounds.
One small step at a time, Lynn!
Wow… Awesome Steve ! It truly was a meditative time. I was thinking that my short legs would not let me reach that far and I would have footprints all over ! Lol. I love being in the dirt and seeing new things planted ! Thanks for a calm time !
Yes, I make my plots the width of my stance so I can easily tend it. Problem is…that means I’m usually the only one tending it !
Dr. Steve! It feels like I went back into my childhood, when I used to help my grandma around her garden in Russia! Thank you so much!
My pleasure, Michael. Glad I could help take you back!
Years ago an old women from my home village told me that she loved working with hand to earth contact and that it kept her healthy and happy .
So great to hear, Richard. It’s a very real thing. In addition to the “earthing” aspect of taking on negatively charged electrons from lightning strikes all over the earth and enjoying their stress reducing and anti-oxidant benefits….here’s some more reasons from a great permaculture article http://permaculture.com.au/why-gardening-makes-you-happy-and-cures-depression/
Please do a follow up when the miracle of new life begins to pop up it’s head
Of course, Greg. I’m looking forward to doing more GardenCasts!
We had snow today! My husband is anxious to get out to his garden. I hope he hears the birds and feels the joy and calm. I felt it watching you.
We had flurries here, too, Barbara. Joy and calm…2 really nice words 🙂
Thank you for sharing nutrition 101, and the reminder that one does not need to belong to a gym to move, and that silence is golden.
Amen sister. “Silence is Golden” made me think of a John Prine lyric from the song “Storm Windows” but when I searched I found this Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe4qk7Mijlo
But the John Prine search started about an hour’s worth of JP to start my Saturday! Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScHyuYrm7A8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2e9wWFg-pI
Well, I missed it, apparently… the video is not showing up on my computer. But I can imagine it, very nicely! Thank you for the image…
Shannon
Patience! The video is now showing up! Thank you for the lesson in patience.
S.
🙂
I enjoyed watching you plant. We also bought some lettuce seed a week ago, but are garden is a little to wet still to till. So Jack got some started in a hotbed and covered it with plastic! We got romaine, spinach, mixed lettuces and salad bowl. We love lettuces from the garden! We love our garden!
YES! Green baby GREEN!
Beautiful Dr. Steve.
I can feel the peace and deep level of care you put into your Garden. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure, Andrew.
Dr. Steve, this is an excellent video. You managed to keep healthy posture the whole time and turn hard work into an exercise. I would really appreciate if you could make – for all the mothers out there – a similar video. How to handle a baby. I have to get up several times a night, pick my 10kg baby from his bed (it is not elevated any more as he can stand), bring him to my bed, breastfeed (oh, that on is tricky too for my shoulders). Get up with him and put him back to his bed and go to lie down.
I would be so grateful if you could capture such routine! I do not know if you have any babies around you could film with.
I often wake up stiff, but the baby is crying and it urges me to pick him up quickly rather than “walk for a while first”.
You video above is brilliant, as it shows how it should be, without any talking around. Please give a help.
Best Regards
H.