THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER!
We hope this finds you safe and healthy and that you are taking in all the beautiful and resilient signs of spring in Lkwungen Territories. Bundle up, bring your umbrella, move your body and go for a walk, perhaps plant seeds in anticipation of spring and express gratitude to the life-giving rain.
We have carefully collected the usual resources for nervous system regulation, but also many beautiful things from faraway lands that are likely much sunnier and warmer than our Pacific Northwest as well as wisdom from inspiring Indigenous minds.
Soak up some sun when you can, observe how the first buds are popping, make some nourishing soup and tell your friends you love them :)
Spring is coming!
- A reminder for everyone to BREATHE and better yet, “Box Breathing” (complete with great explanations and a handy visual tool) is a simple and effective way to regulate your polyvagal response and to help re-establish the balance between “Fight, flight, freeze state” and “Rest & digest state”.
- A massive treasure trove of free guided meditations from Insight Timer to suit a variety of needs and faiths.
- A poem: “Kindness”, by Naomi Shahib Nye
- Pandemic + dreary-rainy weather?
Stay in, make a cup of tea and enjoy discovering radio stations through Radio.Garden from around the world, from the comfort of your own home. - Your March playlist courtesy of Brazilian Tropicalismo & Bossa Nova, so we can pretend we’re on vacay on a warm, sunny beach in Rio De Janeiro:
Vince Guaraldi e Bola Sete – Vince & Bola
Beirut – O Leãozinho
Gilberto Gil | Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo
Antonio Carlos Jobim Finest Hour
As Melhores Músicas De Elis Regina
Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz, 1963 - Watch Mexican Indigenous Tales in Their Native Language in 68 VOICES, 68 HEARTS
As well as a variety of Mexican-themed documentaries through CinemaTropical - The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and ecological systems to reimagine currencies of exchange?
