Pilgrimage Studio

Tag: Mindfulness

  • Listening Meditation

    Listening Meditation

    Standing in Sumter National Forest (South Carolina), I decided to record what I was hearing. I realized after I played this back, that I was listening, but not really hearing.

    I didn’t realize the wind was talking so much.

    And I didn’t hear the owl until later. She is about 1 minute into the video.

    It’s like some of the voices of nature just rolled right over me. But capturing this in a way I could listen to more closely, was like seeing characters in a still-shot that I didn’t realize were standing there all along.

  • Body, Mind and Spirit

    Body, Mind and Spirit

    by Thela 🦊 Foxgood

    I visited with a friend recently who lives on 12 acres of wooded paradise. We went out to explore the woods, and stepping through this portal was like being transported into another realm.

    For the Mind

    The city behind me, the woods before me. Just for now, I leave it all behind. My busy mind is stilled.

    Mindful.

    What had been, becomes what is right now; in this moment, this beauty to behold. Scattered thoughts stop their scurry and rush, within the sacred hush of this grove.

    For the Body

    A breath of wind makes leaves dance

    The creek chuckles as twilight approaches

    The woods yawn, and the trees stretch their arms up higher

    An owl signals through the dim forest light, “Who?”

    Always seeing

    Always knowing

    My body soaks up this green elixir of refreshment

    For the Spirit

    Nature’s sacred temple

    Communion

    Presence

    Listening

    Sanctuary

    I used to bring my children out under the trees and say, “Listen!” There would be no sound, and they would look around puzzled. Then, a gentle breeze would move by and they’d hear it:

    “The trees are clapping their hands!”

    All that is,

    worships and honors,

    all that is.

    And here is one more of the mushrooms as I had an inquiry as to what they were in the above picture 🍄 I think this one is easier to see what they are 😊

    These photos I took in the woods with my phone. I wish I could size them on the post better… but one determines the rest of them it seems. They’re either too small or too large. On a phone though I think they look ok.

    Have you taken some time in nature lately? 😊

  • Pine Needle Tea

    Pine Needle Tea

    A journey through swamp land…

    I do gather pine needles for tea. Make sure if you gather pine needles, that they are harvested in small amounts per/tree and that the trees are well away from traffic.

    Some pines are poisonous, so find out what kind of pines are in your area first, and don’t drink pine tea while pregnant.

    Pine Needle Tea