“Wanna Touch the Sap with Me?” Posted to the UW Botanic Gardens Blog November 18th, 2013 by Sarah Heller, Community Programs Coordinator & Fiddleheads Forest School Director “Wanna touch the sap with me?” This is the question posed by my 3-year-old every Tuesday and Thursday morning when he gets to Fiddleheads Forest School in the Washington Park… Continue reading Fiddleheads Forest School, A Parent’s Perspective by Karah Pino
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Walk Through Green Space Could Help Put Brain In State Of Meditation, Study Finds
Entering a more ‘zen’ mindset could be as easy as taking a walk in the park, according to a small new study. New research from scientists at Heriot-Watt University in the U.K. conducted mobile brain electrical activity testing on volunteers to find that the brain enters a meditative state when going through green spaces. The… Continue reading Walk Through Green Space Could Help Put Brain In State Of Meditation, Study Finds
Reaching for the Better Angels of our Nature – Art Installation by Karah Pino, MAcOM
I began this piece with the idea that our better nature, the nature of humanity in harmony with the natural world, is just a decision away. All we have to do is reach for the truth in ourselves. Artwalk December 13th, 2012 at Mind Unwind Gallery in West Seattle. “Artpocalypse” happening all day December 21st,… Continue reading Reaching for the Better Angels of our Nature – Art Installation by Karah Pino, MAcOM