Podcasts about morning altars

This week on the Own Your Intuition show I'm going to be talking about a simple light giving practice that's fun and full of thanksgiving.  It's requires zero preparation and would be a great Thanksgiving practice, solo or with others.  It's a simple way to add sacredness, fun, and zest to any day!  AND as a bonus, it's grounding, it gets you outside, and encourages gratitude and connection with that which is around you.It's inspired by Day Schildkret and his book, Morning Altars.Show NotesMorning Altars on InstagramMorning Altars book by Day Shriddekret“44 Signs You Are An Empath”Tell me about Empath Core Tools. Heck yes, $$ off Empath Core Tools!I want to Own My Intuition!! Tell me all the details! For more about Aimée, her work, readings, speaking, or classes visit www.AimeeCartier.com. Aimée on InstagramAimée on FacebookAimée on TikTok

While altars are something most of us know about, and maybe even have in our home, you may not have heard of the Morning Altar practice, which helps us simultaneously tap into our creative potential, elemental communication, and connection to the divine.In this episode, we're joined by the insightful Claire Takahashi, a Creative Earth Coach who facilitates the teaching of this transformative practice in order to reconnect with both nature and ourselves. Prepare to embark on a journey unlike any other, as Claire unveils a perspective on Morning Altars that is nothing short of magical.Tune in, open your hearts, and let the magic of Morning Altars awaken your spirit as we explore:The profound concept behind Morning Altars - what actually are they? How this modern practice is a renewing of a custom and expression that's been an integral part of humanity's tapestry for thousands of years.The difference between Morning Altars and a typical sacred altarClaire's definition of what an altar is meant to encompassWays to create your very own Morning AltarsHow creating Morning Altars can help us connect more deeply with our crystalsHow Morning Altars can be a form of meditation for those who don't connect with traditional sitting meditationThe art of slowing down, and listening to the messages bestowed upon us by our environmentHow Morning Altars can jumpstart our creativity, re-engage with play, and help us energetically and mentally release the perfectionism that hinders our ability to createHow creativity is actually healing in both the physical and spiritual planes, and vital to our human experienceWhy Morning Altars enables us to both uniquely express ourselves while engaging in a transformational experience Get ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery, creativity, and profound healing, right here on Crystallizing Conversations! As always, Iris and Jillian also give their crystalline insight into the crystals, and crystal formations, that can help support you with tapping into earth's magic and your creativity.➡️If you love this episode, please be sure to leave us a review & subscribe to our podcast for more crystallizing content! Email a screenshot of your rating/review to crystallizingconversations@gmail.com for a 10% off code to the sagecrystals.com & irisunique.com websites! Work with Claire:Website: https://clairetakahashi.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claire.takahashi/Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2107272Email: claire@clairetakahashi.comResources:Books recommended in this episode: Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art, and Ritual by Day Schildkret Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change by Day SchildkretBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth GilbertNature Centered Coaching Program:

In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, and how they are growing our world, I am so pleased to be back in conversation this week with Day Schildkret, the founder, the ongoing creator, and re-creator of the movement and practice known as Morning Altars, bringing together nature, art, and ritual.  Day and his work are devoted to the pursuit of impermanent beauty and how that can become nourishment for life to continue. That sounds like being a gardener to me, and the week of the Summer Solstice is the perfect time to reflect on this. Listen in! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

In this episode we're joined by Day Schildkret, an artist, teacher and author of the bestselling book, ‘Morning Altars'. We explore the power of creativity, the importance of process over product, and the reality of impermanence. At the end of the episode Day shares 3 tangible tips to managing change, big or small. I hope you enjoy!  Learn more and connect with Day at https://www.dayschildkret.com/ and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/morningaltars/  Check out Day's Bestselling Books: Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration & Change https://www.morningaltars.com/hellogoodbye Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art and Ritual https://www.morningaltars.com/morningaltarsbook  Sign up for the June Gathering (PURPOSE) here: https://36i7qbzyob4.typeform.com/to/iax0LIFQ?typeform-source=www.lillybalch.com  Enjoying TMR? Rate, review, enjoy and as always feel free to reach out on Instagram @lillybalch. Discover more at www.lillybalch.com  **TMR is sponsored by BetterHelp. For easy, accessible therapy visit www.betterhelp.com/TheMorningRitual for 10% off your first month of therapy.   

Day Schildkret is internationally renowned as an author, artist, and teacher behind the Morning Altars movement, inspiring tens of thousands of people to make life more beautiful and meaningful through ritual, nature and art. Ritual is a powerful way to make meaning in times of grief and times of joy. More than ceremony, rituals can mark our experiences and open us to the wonder of life itself. Author of Morning Altars and Hello Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change. Day can be found at www.MorningAltars.com

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Day Shildkret, creator of Morning Altars and author of Hello Goodbye to discuss names, Fiddler on the Roof, Stephen Jenkenson cultural hunger, The Bearing Witness Zen Meditation Retreat at Auschwitz-Birkenau and more. … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #3 – Building our Heritage, with Day Shildkret first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #3 – Building our Heritage, with Day Shildkret at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the third episode of the 2023 season of the Becoming Podcast! On this month's show, I had the great pleasure of having a conversation with Day Schildkret.  I was first introduced to Day's work many years ago when a friend recommended I check out his book, Morning Altars.  Now, Day has written Hello Goodbye, a "recipe book" of rituals, that shares wisdom about how we can more meaningfully honour the hellos, goodbyes and other transitions in our lives.   Here's some of what Day and I talked about in this episode: > Two massive catalyzing moments that Day experienced in one year, and the choice we have to make meaning of the threshold moments in our lives – or not. > The key components that need to be a part of every ritual in order for it to be successful. > The intangible, magical qualities of ritual and how we in our culture are inclined to "assassinate mystery with answers," rather than allowing the mystery of ritual to unfold. > The importance of having our rituals witnessed, and how to choose good witnesses. And those are just the highlights!  I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it!

In this episode with award-winning author, artist, ritualist Day Schildkret we explore the power of rituals to help us feel more grounded, safe, connected and alive.  WE CONNET ON: Learning how to slow down to enjoy and celebrate life Combining rituals + your unique astrology Tips to access creativity Day's personal rituals Rituals for manifesting  Nature Connection for more calm, embodiment and connection What is a ritual? Where did rituals come from, and why do we need them? How are they different from routines? Wonder for renewing a sense of awe, curiosity and aliveness Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, a practice in nature, art and ritual. Day is the founder and principle instructor of the Morning Altars Teacher Training and his most recent book is "Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change" (Simon & Shuster).   CONNECT WITH DAY:  Day's Website Day's Instagram Spring Equinox Ritual CONNECT WITH EMILY: Emily's Website Emily's Instagram Emily YouTube Starseed Galactic Blueprint Reading Shine Your Light 5D Business Mentorship If you enjoyed this week's episode, I'd be so grateful if you would support the Soul Collective:  • Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! • Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. • Tag me @emilyghoshharris on your IG stories with your takeaways from this episode or what guest(s) you would like to see on the show next! 

Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, and teacher internationally known for Morning Altars, which BuzzFeed calls, “a celebration of nature and life.” With nearly 100K followers on social media, Day has worked for close to two decades with thousands of individuals, communities and organizations to help heal the culture through a meaningful and creative response to marking personal and collective change. Day is the founder and principal instructor of the Morning Altars Practitioner & Teacher Training. He is the author of Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual, as well as a newer book, Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change, which hit Amazon's #1 book in three categories.You can find out more about Day at https://morningaltars.com and https://dayschildkret.com and on Instagram and Facebook his handle is @morningaltars.Today, Day talks about the importance of rituals in helping us make sense of and make peace with the changes in our lives. We all face many changes; retirement is one of the bigger events that rock our lives. So it stands to reason that we don't come out of it unscathed. Having rituals to mark our transition into retirement helps us to celebrate (and mourn) the end of this part of our life, and prepares us for what lies ahead.Timestamps:04:15 - Rituals versus Routines06:50 - why do we struggle with change?09:45 - 3 rituals around retirement12:10 - description of each of the retirement ritualsThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy

Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, a practice in nature, art and ritual. In this interview, Day and Daniel discuss: Day's new book: “Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change” The practice of creating morning altars out of natural material And much more.

Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, a practice in nature, art and ritual. In this interview, Day and Daniel discuss: Day's new book: “Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change” The practice of creating morning altars out of natural material And much more.

The Crow's Nest is a new weekly series with Ian MacKenzie and special guests. Each episode will riff on the latest current events and themes from a mythopoetic lens. Enroll in the School of Mythopoetics http://schoolofmythopoetics.com Day Schildkret is internationally known for Morning Altars and has inspired tens of thousands of people across the globe to heal and connect with nature, art and ritual. His latest book is "Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change." Visit Day's official website http://dayschildkret.com Get the book http://morningaltars.com

Join Rev. Renee Rossi in conversation with artist and author Day Schildkret of Morning Altars as they explore the healing powers of nature, art and ritual as they pertain to grief. In this Open Heart Conversation, they discuss how to not only face but ritualize the constant changes we experience in our everyday lives.

Day Schildkret, creator of Morning Altars and author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change, speaks of rituals as the rhythms and traditions that bring a sense of stability in the face of uncertainty. He reflects on the power of grief, initiation and the magic of showing up.

In this episode, Kimberly and Day discuss rituals and reflections for life-altering experiences. Our culture does not hold much space for processing how threshold events change us such as birth, postpartum, death, and all forms of comings and goings in our lives. Day describes what led him to his work of “Morning Altars” and newest book “Hello, Goodbye” which was a series of life-changing moments that he calls “wreckage” and how he pieced together rituals to acknowledge those experiences and their influence. Together, they discuss how to create rituals for all kinds of life moments, especially those which impact us deeply.   Bio Day Schildkret is an internationally known artist, teacher, and author. His two books “Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art, and Ritual” and “Hello. Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change” help readers connect with art, nature, and ritual. His work has been featured on NBC, CBS, as well as BuzzFeed, Vice, Well+Good, and more. What He Shares: –Personal roots behind “Morning Altars” work, when his mother forgot his name –Creating beauty in wreckage - Marking transitions  - He's looking for a husband, if you know anyone! –Ritual, acknowledgement, and witnessing life's impactful events   What You'll Hear: –Morning Altars came from early fascination with decorating nature –Morning Altars came after break-up with partner and father's death –Low-stakes creativity and ritual in nature –”Being wrecked” and not turning away from the endings of things –”Wreckage” deeply connected to grief and loss and turning towards it –Continuing to live while walking in the world with wreckage –Wonderment and not taking life for granted –Making meaning with life, grief, art, relationships –Experience with mother's dementia –Transforming grief and wreckage into something beautiful –Lit candles thinking of friends and family who loved mother –Creating ritual in pain –Art is putting pieces back together to make something meaningful –”Hello, Goodbye” newest book –Rituals for endings and beginnings –Ritual doesn't lead to answers or solutions –Handing over dream of having a child to friends through ritual –Understanding comings and goings from nervous system perspective –Unacknowledgement of threshold experiences in culture –Unwillingness to slow down and reflect especially in difficult experiences –Rituals help us reorient to what is new and changing –Marking endings and witnessing to new beginnings –Crucial aspect of being witnessed and held during threshold experiences –Ritual allowing expression of feeling and witnessing from others –Loss of ritual in culture, ancestry, and families –”Hello, Goodbye” is a cookbook to awaken capacity to make ritual   Resources Website: https://www.morningaltars.com/ IG: @morningaltars

Ritualist, Artist, Teacher, and Author of 'Hello Goodbye, 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change' and 'Morning Altars', Day Schildkret joins the show! In this meaty conversation we discuss everything you need to know in order to start utilizing ritual in your life to help process change and create more easeful transitions.  If you want to plug into Day's platform, I highly encourage following his Instagram for daily art and inspiration. If you want to work more deeply with his offerings, he is about to start up a new round of teacher trainees for his Morning Altars program, all the links are down below!  To Support 21CV: Consider the Patreon over at www.patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Like, Follow, and Subscribe over on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube SHOW TOPICS - The Function of Ritual - The Anatomy of a Ritual - Symptoms of a Ritual Void Culture - Effects of Displacement - Ritual Vs. Routine - Intention Vs. Attention - Remembering to Remember - The Tender Heart of Remembrance  - Stepping into your Symbolic Power Day's Links dayschildkret.com www.morningaltars.com/teachertraining

Life is a series of change and transitions. Yet, when we get most frustrated with change - coming out, losing relationships, navigating a career change, battling life threatening diseases - do we really take the time to pass through that change and honor, release, and welcome in the new way of being in our life. Today, we venture into creating rituals for some of life's biggest moments with Author and Ritual expert Day Schildkret. About Day Day Schildkret is an award-winning author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, which Buzz Feed calls, “a celebration of nature and life.” Working for over a decade with individuals, communities and organizations, Day is helping to heal the culture through a meaningful and creative response to change. Day is the author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change (Simon Element/Simon & Schuster) publishing in 2022 as well as, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual (The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton). More about Day at https://morningaltars.com/ (morningaltars.com) and https://dayschildkret.com/ (dayschildkret.com) Connect With Days Personal Website https://tylerschrenk.com/ (Morning Alters Website) https://www.facebook.com/morningaltars (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/morningaltars/ (Instagram) You can also listen to the podcast on… https://apple.co/2RBmUxZ ()https://bit.ly/2UxP9zN ()   https://spoti.fi/2JpvCfg ()https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rick-clemons/the-coming-out-lounge ()   http://tun.in/pjtKR ()https://bit.ly/30kT4kL ()   https://bit.ly/2FVH55j ()  

A Ritual Renaissance with Day SchildkretOn this episode, we are joined by Day Schildkret, award-winning author, artist, ritualist, and teacher. Our conversation  explores the critical and urgent importance of reintroducing rituals into our everyday lives. We talk about Day's books, his recently published Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change, and his previous Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual, and examine the powerful healing that occurs for both those engaging in the action of ritual and those who witness and hold space for the practice.  Guest Bio:Day Schildkret is an award-winning author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, which Buzz Feed calls, “a celebration of nature and life.” Working for over a decade with individuals, communities and organizations, Day is helping to heal the culture through a meaningful and creative response to change. Day is the author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change (Simon Element/Simon & Schuster) publishing in 2022 as well as, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual (The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton). More about Day at morningaltars.com and dayschildkret.com.Connect with Day:morningaltars.com dayschildkret.comTeacher Training: https://www.morningaltars.com/teachertrainingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/morningalters/Day's two books Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change and Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual  can be purchased here, or at bookstores including Amazon and Barnes and Nobel. Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director and coach. She is all about supporting people's creative expression and sharing stories with the world.Connect with Story and Horsewww.storyandhorse.comFacebook: @storyandhorseInstagram: @storyandhorse Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storyandhorse)

Day Schildkret is an artist, ritualist, and award-winning author. He's the author of Morning Altars, and just published a new book called: Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change.  As we collectively move through these times of enormous transition, more people than ever are trying to make sense of these times. Rituals and ceremonies are profound tools and catalysts for meaning-making. The power of ritual helps us to make contact with the fullness of the present moment, inviting us to pause and remember how to turn towards and tend to the sacred. Rituals can help us punctuate the chapters of our lives with meaning and purpose and a greater depth of significance.  In this episode, Day shares why rituals are so important, especially right now. He shares various ways of defining and understanding what ritual is and explains the difference between ritual, ceremony, and routine.  https://www.lauradawn.co/44 (Click here to access this episode's page complete with a full transcript, more about the author, and complete list of resources. ) Core ThemesThe significance of rituals Why rituals are so important as we move through times of change Exploring the various definitions of ritual  The act of returning to and tending to the sacred  Ceremony of Life Rites of passage  Why rituals are important for reorienting our lives around meaning  The difference between ritual, ceremony, and routine Rituals and cultural appropriation  The meaning of catastrophe  Microdosing morning rituals Resources Mentioned https://amzn.to/3ve5zBb (Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Celebration, Loss, & Change) https://amzn.to/3IhS6Mk (The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure (Foundations of Human Behavior) by Victor Turner) https://amzn.to/3vcezH2 (Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants) Featured MusicEpisode #44 of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast features a song called "The Offering" by Aea Luz. https://open.spotify.com/track/5eVmwttoBR5fV29TxWouy1?si=6bd72ad5c1504feb (Listen to Lineage on Spotify) https://aealuz.bandcamp.com/track/the-offering (Listen to Lineage on Bandcamp)

Day Schildkret lebt in den Vereinigten Staaten als Künstler und Autor. Mit seinem neuesten Buch „Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change“ hat er ein Nachschlagewerk voller Rezepte für Rituale geschaffen, welche bei den verschiedensten Veränderungen im Leben helfen können.Day ist bekannt für seine kunstvollen „Morning Altars“, eine On- und Offline-Bewegung, die zehntausenden Menschen dabei hilft, durch Rituale ihrem Leben mehr Bedeutung zu schenken, sich mit der Natur zu verbinden und zu heilen. Er nutzt hierfür alles was die Natur zu bieten hat – Blätter, Blumen, Federn und vieles mehr. Gesundheit ist für ihn von größter Bedeutung und hier sieht er auch die Verknüpfung der eigenen Gesundheit zu allem, von dem wir umgeben sind.Im Gespräch mit Day erfährst du:Wie du es selbst in der Hand hast, welche Bedeutung dein Leben hat Wie dich Rituale dabei unterstützen, um bei Veränderungen in deinem Leben die Orientierung zu behalten, vor allem dann, wenn sie schmerzhaft sindWelche Wirkung Rituale auf deine Gesundheit habenÜber den bewussten Umgang mit Veränderungen und deren AuswirkungenWie wichtig es ist, zu trauern und wie dich Rituale dabei unterstützen könnenWie wir als Individuen mit allem in Verbindung stehenLINKS ZUR FOLGE: Webseite von Day: https://www.dayschildkret.com/Day auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningaltars/Day's neues Buch: “Hello, Goodbye – 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change” Mein 30-tägiger Meditationskurs DISCOVER YOUR PEACE:https://www.jakobhorvat.com/discoveryourpeace/ Wenn dich diese Folge einen Schritt weiter gebracht hat, dann abonniere den Podcast und meinen Newsletter, um über meine Arbeit auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben. Es gibt Infos zu neuen Podcastfolgen, meinen wöchentlichen Meditationen, Coaching-Angeboten und mehr.Ich freue mich auch sehr, von dir zu lesen – teile deine Gedanken mit mir auf Instagram (@jakob.horvat) oder schick mir ein E-Mail an mail@thousandfirststeps.com.Wenn du mithelfen magst, dass noch mehr Menschen davon profitieren, kannst du Thousand First Steps eine Rezension auf iTunes schreiben, deinen Freunden und Bekannten davon erzählen oder einen Screenshot in deiner Insta-Story posten.Schau auch gerne vorbei auf www.thousandfirststeps.com für mehr Infos, dort findest du auch meinen Weltreiseblog, Porträts von inspirierenden Menschen aus der ganzen Weltund Leseproben zu meinem Buch WELTNAH – Raus aus der Komfortzone, rein ins Leben. Das Buch über meine 14-monatige Weltreise mit vielen Tipps und Impulsen für deine persönliche und spirituelle Weiterentwicklung.✦Titelsong Credits:Scott Holmes – Clear ProgressCopyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

On this episode we are joined by friend and fellow scholar, Day Schildkret of Morning Altars. Day Schildkret is internationally renowned as the author, artist and teacher behind the Morning Altars movement, inspiring tens of thousands of people to make life more beautiful and meaningful through ritual, nature and art. BuzzFeed calls his work, “a celebration of nature and life." With nearly 100K followers on social media and sold-out workshops, installations, trainings, and public speaking events worldwide, Day is a thought-leader devoted to healing the culture by teaching people to ritualize the big and small moments of our work and our lives. Day is the author of the up-coming book, Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change (Simon Element), hitting #1 on Amazon for two days straight, as well as the author of Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual (Countryman Press). His work has been featured on NBC, CBS, Buzzfeed, Vice, Well+Good, My Modern Met and four times in Spirituality & Health Magazine. We discuss how people know where they are, deep time, wanderlust and destination addiction, rituals as recipes and food for memory, where we find the sacred in the world, what it means to be hospitable guests in our time, remembering to remember through ritual, and finally, how art can help us to do that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Schildkret's Official Website Morning Altas - Impermanent Earth Art Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change Morning Altars Book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discover more episodes and join the conversation: http://www.theendoftourism.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter @theendoftourism Join the Conspiracy! Support us via Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/theendoftourism

Day Schildkret is known for his creative exploration Morning Altars. Day has a new book out Hello, Goodbye – 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. Day describes it as a “cookbook” for making rituals to return to … More ... The post Day Schildkret – New Book “Hello, Goodbye” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

We're always going through some kind of loss, celebration, or change in our lives. Joining me to discuss the importance of ritual during times of great transition is Day Schildkret. Day is internationally known for the creation of Morning Altars, beautiful pieces of impermanent art. He is also the author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change.  A conversation about divorce is a conversation about endings. In order to begin again, it is important to mark this transition. Putting things in order through ritual can be healing. It helps you to feel resourced, reoriented, supported and witnessed. Learning how to let go and honor what once was, through ritual, is such an important topic. I hope you truly enjoy this conversation.  “Endings are valuable. The better you can end something, the better you can begin something new.” Show Highlights Why Day says, “You have to change with change.”  And what it means to participate in ending something, such as a relationship or marriage. (7:52) Endings need more from us than just going through the threshold. (10:02) Ritual: what it is and how it helps. (11:26) Why you need witnesses for endings as much as you do for beginnings. Witnesses affirm you are not alone and also acknowledge that change is happening. (12:17) Life transitions: we need to mark the places where we are turning, if we don't we still think we are on the same path. (15:54) Day talks about Morning Altars and how divorce and grief inspired him to start this practice of creating impermanent art from nature. (23:51) Rituals always have a beginning, middle, and end. They are contained and allow the space for grief, uncertainty, and emotion.  They encourage wholeness. (29:20) Day talks us through one of the divorce rituals from his book Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. (31:31) There is a right and wrong time to do a ritual. If you are in the heat of a divorce or transition, it may not be the right time. (35:07) The importance of moving from grievance into grief. (38:47) Learn more about Day Schildkret: DAY SCHILDKRET is internationally known for Morning Altars and has inspired tens of thousands of people across the globe to heal and connect with nature, art and ritual. BuzzFeed calls Day's work, “a celebration of nature and life.”   Day's first book, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual (The Countryman Press/WW Norton) ignited an international movement with a practice that renews and redeems our relationship to the living world. He recently launched the inaugural cohort of the year-long Morning Altars Practitioner Training & Certification with 100 students from five different continents. Day has an ever-growing and active audience of 64k followers on Instagram, over 25k on Facebook.  Day has taught workshops and created large-scale installations at Google, The 9/11 Memorial Plaza, The Hammerstein Ballroom, The Andy Warhol Foundation, California Academy of Sciences, 1440 Multiversity, Lakewood Historic Cemetery, Wellspring Conference, The Culture Conference, Wisdom 2.0 Conference, Wanderlust Festival, The Assemblage, The Alchemist Kitchen, Butte College, Naropa University, the ReImagine End-of-Life Festival, and many others.   Day's art is on permanent exhibition at the California Museum of Oakland and had been featured in the store windows at ABC Carpet and Home in NYC. Day has appeared on NBC, CBS, in the award-winning SoulPancake YouTube video series and in a stop-motion animated film on UpliftTV. His work has been featured in BuzzFeed, Vice, Well+Good, My Modern Met, Spirituality & Health Magazine.  Resources & Links:Show notes and resources can also be found at: https://kateanthony.com/podcast/rituals-for-times-of-loss-celebration-and-change-with-day-schildkret/  --------------- Submit your questions about divorce or whether you should stay or go, here! Day's websiteDay's book Day on InstagramDay on Facebook TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: SOBERLINK Proof. Protection. Peace of Mind. The Soberlink remote alcohol monitoring system consists of a portable breathalyzer with wireless technology for real-time results. With proven use as the leading choice in child custody cases since 2011, we are the only system that combines: Court-admissibility in all 50 states Facial recognition Tamper detection Easy-to-read Advanced Reporting™ Trust the Experts in Remote Alcohol Monitoring Technology™ to support the best interests of the child in your Family Law cases.  

Day Schildkret has worked for over a decade with individuals, communities and organizations, to help heal the culture through a meaningful and creative response to change. Day is the author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change, as well as, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual. More about Day at morningaltars.com and dayschildkret.com  Check out the new platform JourneySpace.com - offering online live facilitated journeys.  NEXT JOURNEY - February 12th with a world premiere of new East Forest Journey music  - SIGN UP TODAY.Join our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon.  Monthly Zoom Council, podcast exclusives, live-streams, and more. Listen to East Forest music:  "IN" - the latest studio album  from East Forest - LISTEN NOW: Spotify / AppleListen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & AppleTour - Catch East Forest live.Order a vinyl, dad hats, sheet music, original perfume oils, and more: http://eastforest.orgPlease rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunesAnd on Spotify★★★★★Sign up to learn about new retreats, shows in your area, and to join the community.Stay in the flow:Mothership:  http://eastforest.org/IG:  https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB:  https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW:  https://twitter.com/eastforestmusicJOIN THE COUNCIL - PATREON: http://patreon.com/eastforest

Today, I am so delighted to share a conversation with Day Schildkret - an artist in pursuit of impermanent beauty - about his upcoming book Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change, which will be published on January 25, 2022.Day is internationally known for his work Morning Altars in which he creates impermanent art through found objects in nature. In this conversation we dive deep into the importance of ritual, what it is, how we create our own rituals and more.As we creep up on the Winter Solstice and the New Year, this is a perfect conversation to spark your creativity, and perhaps nudge you to create your own rituals…Be sure to check out Day's work here: https://www.morningaltars.com/And, please consider pre-ordering his upcoming book Hello, Goodbye at your favorite local bookstore. If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider making a one-time or monthly donation to support the growth of this labor of love. Your monthly donation will aid in keeping this show sponsor-free, employing additional small businesses AND funding the ongoing creative growth I invest in.Donate here: https://www.merylarnett.com/support-the-mindful-minuteYou can learn more about my:*Awakened Heart Meditation Teacher Training - Begins January 2022!*Shoreline: my meditation app*Live, virtual meditation classes with me*Upcoming eventsAll by visiting merylarnett.com.You can also grab my FREE Meditation Starter Kit on my website merylarnett.com. It is full of my favorite tips, stories and ideas for starting and maintaining a daily meditation practice. Grab your copy today! --> http://bit.ly/meditationstarterkit ***Connect with me on Instagram {@merylarnett} to get bonus meditation tips, mini-meditations, and the occasional baby spam: https://www.instagram.com/merylarnett/#meditatewithmeryl

Heidi and Day talk about ritual, impermanence, and beauty. Day has created an altar from the natural world every day for 7 years. His new book “Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change” will be out this January! Day is a Scorpio with an Aries Moon and Sagittarius Rising.

Vivien Sansour is the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library. Trained in the field of Anthropology, Vivien has worked with farmers worldwide on issues relating to agriculture and independence. She is a 2020-2021 Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative Fellow at Harvard University where she is working on an autobiographical book documenting her work saving seeds in Palestine and around the world. Together we discussed how food sovereignty aligns with the struggle of Palestinian resistance , how biodiversity reflects and intersects with cultural diversity, how the military occupation of Palestine affects the farming practices that go on there, and how love is the greatest form of resistance to colonial oppression. She's brilliant. Coming up at Esalen: Esalen Hosts Embrace Yoga's Roots: Virtual Book Tour with Susanna Barkataki October 21 at 5:00 PST, Esalen is honored to host a virtual book tour with Susanna Barkataki, author of Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice.  An Indian yoga practitioner in the Shankaracharya tradition, Susanna supports practitioners to lead with equity, diversity, and yogic values while growing thriving practices and businesses with confidence.  Join Susanna for a conversation with Danny Fluker Jr., queer Atlanta native and the creator and executive director of Black Boys OM. Danny is a Esalen Teacher in Residence alum and a yoga/meditation teacher, writer, and activist whose vision is to uplift the Black community, Black boys in particular, with programs centering on their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.    Tickets to the event are $35, but as part of our End of Year Campaign, Esalen is offering free tickets to the first 50 people who sign up to become a Friend of Esalen between October 1-October 21.   You'll receive the comp code when and the RSVP link to the event when you become a friend..  Become a friend today: https://www.esalen.org/give/friends-of-esalen Grief Into Beauty: Creating Nature Altars to Transform and Heal from This Year October 29-31, internationally renowned author and artist Day Schildkret of Morning Altars will teach students how to use nature, art, and ritual to transform, heal, and make meaning from this chaotic time.  Book your Spot https://www.esalen.org/post/whats-happening-at-esalen-nature-altars-to-heal-grief-spirit-dive-and-a-gratitude-retreat Embodying Grace in times of Change: Rising into Spiritual Maturity   Join Miranda Macpherson October 25–29, in a course that shares a holistic and feminine approach to surrender and nondual realization based on a practice she calls Ego Relaxation — embracing the totality of our experience as a gateway into our deepest nature.

This episode captures Jack Kornfield's lecture/ Dharma talk at Esalen on September 15th, 1983. Kornfield, one of the most articulate and compassionate voices in modern Western Buddhism, is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, first as a student of the Thai forest master Ajahn Chah, about whom he speaks at length in this lecture. Kornfield has taught meditation worldwide since 1974 and is considered one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. He's the author of a host of books, including 1977's "Living Dharma," 1993's "A Path with Heart," and 2001's "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry." This talk is at turns funny, wise, and insightful. It awakens a certain kind of spirit in the listener. We're grateful to Kornfield for his continuing association with the Esalen Institute, and continuing devotion to the path of the heart. Upcoming at Esalen: Being With Your Heart: Enneagram and Inner Work Retreat Are you ready to be with your heart and do deep inner work to get there? Russ Hudson, one of the top teachers and developers of the Enneagram system, & Deborah Rose Longo, an instructor of the Gurdjieff Movements for over 40 years, lead this retreat focused on restoring the centrality of spiritual practice and psychological rigor to Enneagram work. Sign up: https://www.esalen.org/workshops/being-with-your-heart-enneagram-and-inner-work-retreat Esalen Hosts Embrace Yoga's Roots Virtual Book Tour with Susanna Barkataki October 21 at 5:00 PST, Esalen is honored to host a virtual book tour with Susanna Barkataki, author of Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice. An Indian yoga practitioner in the Shankaracharya tradition, Susanna supports practitioners to lead with equity, diversity, and yogic values while growing thriving practices and businesses with confidence. Join Susanna for a conversation with Danny Fluker Jr., queer Atlanta native and the creator and executive director of Black Boys OM. Danny is a Esalen Teacher in Residence alum and a yoga/meditation teacher, writer, and activist whose vision is to uplift the Black community, Black boys in particular, with programs centering on their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Tickets to the event are $35, but as part of our End of Year Campaign, Esalen is offering free tickets to the first 50 people who sign up to become a Friend of Esalen between October 1-October 21. You'll receive the comp code and the RSVP link to the event when you become a friend. Become a friend and get your Comp Code now: https://www.esalen.org/give/friends-of-esalen Grief Into Beauty: Creating Nature Altars to Transform and Heal from This Year October 29-31, Internationally renowned author and artist Day Schildkret of Morning Altars will teach students how to use nature, art, and ritual to transform, heal, and make meaning from this chaotic time.

Our guest on the pod this week is Day Schildkret.  Day is internationally know for Morning Altars and has inspired thousands of people of all ages across the globe to be aware with impermanent earth art.  Buzz Feed calls Morning Altars, "a celebration of nature and life."  Morning Altars workshops have been taught at Google, the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, the Wisdom 2.0 Conference and many others.  Resources mentioned in this episode: Morning Altars site Morning Altars on Instagram Teacher Training Progam Morning Altars book The Podcast Success Team Paul's business coaching site

Too much on screen time? Zoom overwhelm? Get grounded go visit the forest to feel refreshed. Watch out for those Electro-Magnetic Frequencies, experience Forest Bathing as your Pause Moment For You. Do you have Zoom overwhelm? I do! Earthed forest bathing is a way I've found to clear my head and refresh my eyes. It helps me to feel grounded as that's exactly what it is by standing on the earth! The Japanese have known for years that spending mindful time in the woods is beneficial for body and soul. Most of us are spending way too much time looking at screens. This can result in having achy necks and shoulders, tired eyes and Zoomed out . We're in our heads not on the ground. Within this episode I include earthed forest bathing. I list 10 things that might make you feel un-grounded and un-earthed. I introduce the idea of Building Biology Ecology. This is the practise of designing healthier buildings, with consideration of the inside and outside. It's becoming more acknowledged about the negative impact that Electro magnetic field emissions has on our body and mind. To reduce the effects of electro magnetic fields I suggest 8 solutions, for you to feel more refreshed in the day and sleep better. I reveal my personal activity for grounding because when I feel earthed that helps me to feel calmer, especially as a highly sensitive person. The Pause Moment For You mindfulness mediation at the end of the episode is about Forest Bathing. We'll go to sit under a tree. Then we'll give the tree a hug. When leaving the forest feeling physically and mentally grounded. Amazed at the wonder of it all. References: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/08/forest-bathing-japanese-practice-in-west-wellbeing Harriet Sherwood @harrietsherwood 8 June 2019. Day Schildkret, Morning Altars on Instagram @morningaltars

Spring summer, where the energy of Spring invites the abundance of Summer. It's nature's wisdom and a feast offered to us of Dandelions. In this podcast episode I talk a lot about the health benefits of the humble yellow dandelion. What to eat the dandelion with and I include a recipe for making Dandelion Beer. I muse about the Celtic fire festival that happens in May. In the Celtic tradition the season where we transition from Spring into Summer is called Beltane. The energy now is expansion and the natural environment is bursting with anticipation everywhere. "We too can begin a new life, one that brings satisfaction and enrichment, whether this is by singing, dancing, running through the waves, walking barefoot on the grass or making love under the stars. Beltane is a wonderful time for expressing who you truly are.” This quote is from 'Mrs Darley's Pagan Whispers: A Celebration of Pagan Festivals, Sacred Days, Spirituality and Traditions of the Year' by Carole Carlton. Spring summer nature's wisdom As you start to connect more with nature's wisdom you'll find yourself become more aware of the changes of season. Spring time feels springy and early Summer continues that essence of bursting up and out. I love the inspiration I gain from Morning Altars written by Day Schildkret . I describe what it's like to go out on location seeking nature's wisdom. This is where I mooch and forage for items from nature's wisdom to create a mandala. The sunshine is a feature of both Spring Summer. I explain how to enjoy a bit of sun hugging! I've had a few of these over the years. This is a popular book that delves into nature's wisdom the 'Country Wisdom & Folklore Diary'. This is available from www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk The book 'Sacred and herbal healing beers, the secrets of ancient fermentation' is full of amazing historic information on the subject and nature's wisdom. Written by Master Herbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner his website lists all his books. Ref: Sacred and herbal healing beers , the secrets of ancient fermentation by Master Herbalist, Stephen Harrod Buhner Ref: www.morningaltars.com and on Instagram #pausemoments #serenityhomespace #calmenergy #clutterfree #homeretreat #personalretreat #transformational #mentalwellbeing #hugge #groundingtechniques #changemylife #feelinginspired #holisticlifestyle #innerwisdom #timeforme #slowlifestyle #mindfulnessmeditation #worklifeintegration #balanceyourlife #yogalifestyle #consciousconsumer #worklifebalance #metime #ecointeriordesign #chronicfatiguesyndrome #positiveliving

This is a brief guided meditation for Living the Questions, based on the book Morning Altars by Day Schildkret.

Another queer brother from abroad, Day is internationally known for his work using Morning Altars to inspire thousands around the world to renew their relationship to nature, creativity and impermanence through ritual and the practice of Earth art. Diving into some of the threads of our cultural imagination keeping us at odds with our own wholeness, Day and I explore themes of impermanence, queering masculinity and non-binary ways of being in lived relationality with uncertainty and mystery. In a time exposing rigid patterns of being-together, we dance with the wisdom of queerness in illuminating what it might mean to navigate change and liminality with openness and curiousity. Join us for a playful exploration of how Earth Art, practices of impermanence and “queering" might support us in our restoration of wholeness. --Show-notes and links hereConnect with me on InstagramConnect with me on FacebookMusic by RhoneSupport the show (https://aljeffery.com/podcast/)

We live in wild times. So much has changed since I published my previous episode of this podcast. A global pandemic is now sweeping the world, with country after country imposing severe lock downs and many people retreating into isolation. In Canada, we are just beginning to feel the impact, and the future is deeply uncertain. Which is why I am deeply honoured to share my conversation today with my friend and beauty maker Day Shildkret. Day calls himself an impermanent earth artist, who has developed quite a following with his practice of Morning Altars - gorgeous mandalas that he builds through foraging for natural materials in each place that he goes. In fact, I highly recommend pausing this podcast and visiting his Instagram to see this beauty for yourself. In this episode, we begin with the obvious -  speaking about the coronavirus that has now overtaken the public imagination. We explore his own roots as a young Jewish boy that was almost killed in a bombing in Israel, before coming out as gay in New York City and claiming his sexuality for the first time.  And finally, we make a plea for the willingness to craft beauty in a time of fear, as a way to court life back into the center of the spiral.

DAY SCHILDKRET, a childhood friend of Jason's, is internationally known for Morning Altars and has inspired tens of thousands of people of all ages across the globe to be awed with impermanent earth art. BuzzFeed calls Morning Altars, “a celebration of nature and life.”Morning Altars is igniting an international movement of nature, art and ritual with a 7-step practice that renews and redeems our relationship to the living world. With over 61k followers on Instagram, over 25k on Facebook and workshops and installations worldwide, Morning Altars is bringing ephemeral art to the collective human imagination.Day and Morning Altars have been featured in BuzzFeed, Vice, Vox, Spirituality & Health Magazine, and on NBC and CBS’s affiliate stations.Day is the author of Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual published by The Countryman Press, an imprint of W.W. Norton.Buy Morning Altars: A 7 Step Practice To Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art and Ritual: https://amzn.to/2skvedpVisit his website: https://www.morningaltars.comJason can be reached for therapy, online coaching, alternative medicine and speaking engagements at www.thefamilyroomsfl.com.Reach out to him to set up a free consultations to tackle your goals. (954) 324-3677jason@thefamilyroomsfl.comwww.thefamilyroomsfl.comInstagram @jasonwasserlmft

On today's brilliant episode, I'm speaking with the talented Day Schildkret, author of … Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual Day is an incredible artist who creates beautiful altars from local natural objects that have been discarded. Objects such feathers, leaves, flowers, and bones are turned into magnificent altars as a ritual to reconnect and find beauty the places we live and experience our humanity in a truly genuine way. Day travels the world and teaches and guides others on this beautiful practice of building altars, allowing them to escape the virtual world and reconnect with themselves and the places they live. So, if you are ready to nourish your spirit through nature, art, and ritual then stay tuned for this episode of the Daily Authors Podcast with Day Schildkret … ... and make sure to pickup Morning Altars on Amazon! By the way, if you’ve got a story to tell, want to help others, and are ready to write your book, go to Write a Book University to get a free 4 lesson video course to help you on your book writing journey …

HFSS Season 2 builds on the transformational instruction of how to move your feelings through you to help you enhance your healing.  Day Schildkret's work through Morning Altars teaches us how to be in a curious, reverent and enliven connection with the Earth through impermanent art. Learn more about his work at morningaltars.com. Take the quiz to find out the emotional tone of your core wound at yourcorewound.com.  To get into a guided group journey through the Sh*t Show, go to healingfeelingshitshow.com

Day Schildkret is internationally known for Morning Altars and has inspired tens of thousands of people of all ages across the globe to renew our relationship to nature, creativity, and impermanence with the ritual and practice of earth art. Day is the author of, “Morning Altars: A 7 Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art and Ritual”With workshops, book readings and large-scale earth art installations worldwide, Morning Altars is bringing ephemeral art to the collective human imagination.In this episode we talk about:How does your conduct influence your capacity?Overcoming our destination addiction,The fallacy of gratitude and how to address itTo learn more about working with Amy McDonald as your Yoga business coach, visit www.amymcdonald.com.au/coaching and use coupon code BOYSS5 for 20% off.

Day has been captivated by nature and art ever since first viewed the work of artist, Andy Goldsworthy as a child. Day’s very first altars were on the side of his driveway after every rainstorm, where his five year old self was devoted to saving the displaced worms by digging little holes and then decorating them in a mandala-like fashion. But it wasn’t until a major relationship breakup that he began to cultivate Morning Altars as a daily spiritual and beauty-making practice as a way to process his grief and heartache. For much of his adult life, Schildkret has been traveling three distinct but converging paths of art, nature and education. On the artistic road, he worked on and off Broadway from 2001-2007 with luminaries such a Steve Martin (The Underpants), Jessie Tyler Ferguson (The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged), Duncan Sheik (The Nightingale), and Kristen Bell and Nikki M. James (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer). As an educator and public speaker, Schildkret began his career teaching teenagers and mentoring them to connect their spiritually with a deeper nature connection. He was the winner of the prestigious Helen Diller Award for Excellence in Education with his widely popular ‘Fire Circle’ class. For over 10 years, Schildkret gathered hundreds of students around a fire to learn about ancestry, spirituality, responsibility and impermanence. Schildkret is also the Founder of Legacy As Livelihood, a creative purpose coaching practice, and The Break Free Lab, a nationally touring workshop designed for creative and spiritually minded people who long to find their creative purpose and live a life devoted to serving their creative calling. Schildkret understands that to be a teacher, he also needs to be a student. Over the course of his career, he has learned from nature connection expert, Jon Young (8 Shields Institute), studied and danced with Shoshonee elder Clyde Hall (the Naraya) and is currently a devoted scholar with the author, spiritual activist and public speaker Stephen Jenkinson (Die Wise - Nautilus Book Award Winner) and a recent graduate of his school (the Orphan Wisdom School) in Canada. While Schildkret has been building earth altars his entire life, he has been building an altar every morning as a practice for the past six years inside Wildcat Canyon in Richmond, CA. Inspired to share the benefits of this daily practice, he has gathered communities all over the United States and Canada to attend his altar and mandala making workshops. His work proves there is real healing and connection happening when people create intentional earth art. morningaltars.com

This week on Cultivating Place, we revisit our Gratitude Special of last year - celebrating this season of harvest, of taking stock, of giving back, of deep GRATITUDE and of preparing for the restorative dark of winter ahead. Our central conversation is with earth artist Day Schildkret, who makes meaning and beauty with his daily practice, and now global outreach and book known as Morning Altars. Woven throughout the episode are gardeners from around the world sharing with us what gratitude in the garden looks like to them. It’s incredibly painful again to write this week - one week since the #CAMPFIRE of California broke out and swept across (so far) 148,000 acres of this beautiful landscape of the California Floristic Region, close to 10,000 human homes destroyed, hundreds of businesses, at least three nurseries destroyed or damaged, the members of several dedicated garden clubs and master gardener groups profoundly impacted. And that's just what we know as of today. I know that the fires continue south of here, ravaging those landscapes. I recognize that there's loss, devastation, and tragedy of all scales around our globe daily - today my heart is heavy here, in my home - home of the Maidu, Wintu, Concow and other indigenous peoples, home of so many endemic and native plant and animals friends and lives held dear, home to me and my family for 11 years now. Several weeks ago now Sarah and I determined to revisit our Gratitude Special from 2017 this week, in part to prepare ourselves for this traditional season of harvest and thanksgiving and in part to celebrate the publication of Day Schildkret's new book Morning Altars. Which is well worth celebrating. It did not of course occur to us that this episode would air in this time of chaos and loss. And yet it did. While for some the storylines might feel too soon, too raw, to hard to hear - I hope for others it hold seeds of hope and possibility for the next season of growth. While the landscape and nature all around us in the midst of natural disaster might not seem like a source of solace, might instead seem like causes for fear, the words of Leah Penniman of several weeks ago come back to me: "While the land might be the scene of the crime, the land itself is NOT the crime." While she was of course speaking to Black and Brown farmers and cultivators, reminding them of their rightful, beautiful, and dignified reciprocal and ancient relationship to the land - I would offer her thought out as a seed of hope for all gardeners in my region for whom gardening, relationship, and pleasure from their scarred landscape might seem distant right now. While so much is being done in the here and now for immediate needs of people affected by this disaster - my thoughts are toward the many dedicated and passionate gardeners in our area and all that they’ve lost. Losses like these will come into clearer focus as time goes on and be very painful, and yet might also seem insignificant to these gardeners in the face of everything. I want you gardeners to know that you are seen and supported, and that the gardening community wants to help your and your important gardening passions as they rebuild. Stay tuned for support efforts in the works and coming soon. I am grateful to be here with you in community, Love, Jennifer

Learn how incorporating the natural world into the everyday encourages positive well-being, even with the simplest of the earth’s gifts.“Morning altars” are colorful mandalas that combine nature, art, and meditation. These stunning pieces of art are a peaceful and creative avenue to express gratitude for nature, to practice mindfulness, and to add meaning to daily life.In his new book, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual, author Day Schildkret guides readers through the creation of morning altars, a seven-step process that includes wondering and wandering, place meditation, clearing space, creating, gifting, walking away, and sharing his art with others.Day joins Dr. Bond to share insights from his book, as well as how incorporating the natural world into the everyday encourages positive well-being, even with the simplest of the earth’s gifts.

Learn how incorporating the natural world into the everyday encourages positive well-being, even with the simplest of the earth’s gifts.“Morning altars” are colorful mandalas that combine nature, art, and meditation. These stunning pieces of art are a peaceful and creative avenue to express gratitude for nature, to practice mindfulness, and to add meaning to daily life.In his new book, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual, author Day Schildkret guides readers through the creation of morning altars, a seven-step process that includes wondering and wandering, place meditation, clearing space, creating, gifting, walking away, and sharing his art with others.Day joins Dr. Bond to share insights from his book, as well as how incorporating the natural world into the everyday encourages positive well-being, even with the simplest of the earth’s gifts.

? Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.? Albert Einstein The choices each individual makes every day contribute to the health or the sickness of our earth. One of the most important things we can do for ourselves and for our children is to bring nature into our daily routines. hosts Joven Hundal and Jack Pawlakos read the Gift of Nature by Cynthia Brian from Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomers Celebrating the Gifts of Positive Voices in a Changing Digital World. They then interview Day Schildkret, founder of Morning Altars to discuss the connection of nature with art. Day has built nature-based art installations at festivals and venues globally. He works weekly with teens and believes they are the most important generation and the most burdened. Kenneth Jeon looks at nature through the lens of a camera with informative tips on how to capture the emotion inside the photo. Nature is the way into the new world.

? Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.? Albert Einstein The choices each individual makes every day contribute to the health or the sickness of our earth. One of the most important things we can do for ourselves and for our children is to bring nature into our daily routines. hosts Joven Hundal and Jack Pawlakos read the Gift of Nature by Cynthia Brian from Be the Star You Are! Millennials to Boomers Celebrating the Gifts of Positive Voices in a Changing Digital World. They then interview Day Schildkret, founder of Morning Altars to discuss the connection of nature with art. Day has built nature-based art installations at festivals and venues globally. He works weekly with teens and believes they are the most important generation and the most burdened. Kenneth Jeon looks at nature through the lens of a camera with informative tips on how to capture the emotion inside the photo. Nature is the way into the new world.

Day Schildkret is known internationally for Morning Altars and has inspired thousands of people of all ages from all over the world to forage, build and be awed with Earth Art. Day is igniting an international movement by sharing the art, teachings and spirit of Morning Altars as a tangible spiritual practice that renews and redeems our relationship to wonder, creativity, nature connection, generosity, and impermanence. "In today’s overly virtual landscape, I want my viewers to be enchanted by each altar's capacity to awaken their imagination, their awe, their nuanced eye and deep love and connection with the magic and mystery of our earth. I long to have my audiences linger on that ephemeral edge where death and rebirth bring forth and ancient remembering and a new impermanent beauty." His book "Morning Altars" will be released nationally in October, 2018. https://www.morningaltars.com/ eastforest.org/podcast

The late autumn into winter months – from the Harvest Moon rising in October to the Winter Solstice on December 21st and through the beginning of the new calendar year, mark traditional seasons of gratitude, of giving thanks, and of offerings of generous service. For me, my garden itself and my gardening practice are my very best, most consistent acts of both gratitude and service to the world – and I know many other gardeners and cultivators who feel the same. The garden – very much like the grace that writer and thinker Anne Lamott references — rises to meet many gardeners where we are and — sometimes — it does not leave us where we started, but nurtures us along further than we believed was possible. This week on Cultivating Place I am so excited to offer you our first ever seasonal special celebrating this SEASON of harvest, of taking stock, of giving back, of deep GRATITUDE and of preparing for the restorative dark of winter ahead. In this one hour of gratitude and gardening practice and celebration, gardeners from around the world share with us what gratitude in the garden looks like to them. And, our central conversation will be with earth artist Day Schildkret, who makes meaning and beauty with his daily practice of Morning Altars.