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Can Art Teach Patience?
Have you ever noticed how long people look at a painting in a museum or gallery? Surveys have clocked view times anywhere between 10 and 17 seconds. The Louvre estimated that visitors studied the Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world, for an astoundingly low average of 15 seconds. Our increasingly online, instantaneous existence accounts for […]
Growing Spinach
One of our first garden learning experiences was growing spinach. We planted organic spinach seedlings in early May. Nick Mancini’s patented “seaweed and compost in the bottom of each hole” method was employed and we were excited for the growing experience. Growth was slow and steady. One week went by and we fed our spinach […]
Meditation Teachers Reveal Their Favorite Ways To Meditate
One of the best parts of a meditation practise is learning new techniques. There are so many different pranayamas or breathing exercises. We try to document different techniques so we can go back to them whenever the moment is right. PsychCentral and Margarita Tartakovsky put together a nice write up recently on how different teachers techniques. […]
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
~ Desmond Tutu