3 Steps and a Grain of Salt to a Well Rounded Life
"Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen." Oprah Winfrey This...
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Jen Mantle
- Oct 1
- 4 min
Creating balance through seasons
Happy Saturday Friends! Although I love pushing that send button on a Friday afternoon, I am more of a Saturday morning reader, so here...
Jen Mantle
- Sep 23
- 2 min
Thriving in the midst of change.
This little lady is ready for her debut! Meet Georgy. Georgy is named after one of my heroes, Georgia O'Keefe. A bold woman ahead of her...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Grounding through nature
The energy of the forest. This picture was taken just 20 feet from a busy road. Yet- it felt worlds apart. An open, sunny forest. Birds...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Do you know how to play?
How often do you allow yourself to play? To really let go and immerse in joy? We are taught we have to earn play. To save it for later...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Tuning in on a deeper level...
How’s your relationship with your body? Is your body just along for the ride? Do you hold any resentment toward it? Do you truly listen...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Let's Bloom
Every spring, these beauties surprise me. Bare woody stems, and then poof, an explosion of blossoms. It makes me giddy and full of joy....
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 1 min
How about something different?
I recently had a challenging day. As a result, my inner critic was on fire! Questioning, criticizing, and holding myself hostage. Can you...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 2 min
What if rather than blame, we instead explored understanding?
I'll give you an example. In my house we have a water pitcher that lives in the fridge. A familiar narrative is going to fill your glass,...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Aftershock
The last fourth grade class I taught had 19 kids. I would walk them a block from school for our gardening class. I counted them a minimum...
Jen Mantle
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Let's do the Work
These times are rough. I feel like I’ve written these same words over and over again in the last few years. And these words have been...
Jen Mantle
- Apr 4
- 3 min
The power of vulnerability
This past spring, I had the pleasure to rediscover the cherry tree and it's amazing spectacle of blossoms. As we sat immersed under...
Jen Mantle
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
What to expect when you're expecting (a distance reiki session).
So many times when I tell folks I do mostly distance reiki, I get a raised eyebrow at a minimum. People don't understand how it's...
Jen Mantle
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
What's the deal with Reiki?!?!
Many years ago, a Japanese man named Dr. Mikao Usui, set out to discover how people like Jesus and Buddha performed the miracle of...
Jen Mantle
- Sep 8, 2019
- 5 min
Gardening with Kids
As a landscape designer and avid gardener, giving up control in my own garden can be challenging to say the least. I cringe every time I see
Jen Mantle
- Sep 8, 2019
- 5 min
Gardening as Meditation?
Presence as a form of meditation is not a new thing. It is precisely why many avid gardeners love to garden.