North Cascades Institute hosted a class called Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence. Participants began their days with a sitting meditation, followed by writing …
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You know when you’re waiting and waiting for your meal to be served at a restaurant so you finally get up to go to the restroom, knowing …
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People experience the seasonal transformations of the natural world in a myriad of ways. Each of us may recognize subtleties taking hold of a landscape in times …
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Last week I asked my fifth grade Mountain School students how they would describe the color of a Vine maple leaf. This is not a question I …
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