Listen to Nature sounds as a calming practice
Easy ways to listen to nature for a calming practice.
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Jul 5
- 3 min
Mockingbird message 🎶
I'd like to share how I tuned into Nature's call, and how it informed my actions and perspective and offered a way to focus my energy....
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Apr 21
- 2 min
A new way to take in nature
Recently I stumbled across an Instagram reel highlighting the wildlife that uses a particular nature crosssing (a fallen tree) over...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Rest as a crucial step in nature’s cycle
Nature invitation: Rest Rest is an important phase as nature moves through its cycles and rhythms. Nothing is ever standing still. It’s...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Apr 5
- 4 min
7 Ways to Welcome and Nature Journal SPRING
As we shift away from cool reflective winter days and welcome the gentle warmth of spring, it's the perfect time to renew our connection...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Let the River of Song flow through you
Here in the northern hemisphere, the wintry weather is making way for the awakening energy of spring. Bird song, fresh new green leaves,...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Feb 27
- 4 min
How beauty shows up on my page
My process of nature journaling, quiet the inner critic, and let nature's beauty shine
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Wander through my journal
Revisiting pages from previous years is something I like to do for a few reasons. It’s a fun stroll through my past nature experiences I...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Jul 14, 2023
- 7 min
Clouds: How Nature journaling clouds helps me let go of perfection
Last week I spent a few days in the mountains and enjoyed big beautiful skies. I took lots of photos because I wasn’t able to nature...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Jul 3, 2023
- 3 min
Magnolia Wisdom
Have you ever had a thought that pops into your awareness seemingly out of nowhere? Like a nudge to do something? I often do, and I’ve...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- May 29, 2023
- 4 min
Mindful Nature: Mind-full of the moment
Living in today’s world can feel overwhelming at times. So many things distract us while we try so hard to concentrate on that one task-...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Apr 21, 2023
- 2 min
Spring growth and tracking the changes
We’ve had so much rain here in California this winter, and it is allowing the grassy hills to remain lush and green into mid-April! As I...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Feb 20, 2023
- 5 min
Befriending Trees Course: Winter wonders
Fun and easy ways to befriend Trees and learn to read their stories A 3-part online course: Thursdays, March 2, 9, and 16 Time:...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Feb 11, 2023
- 3 min
Rainy day journaling 🌧
🌧 Rainy day journaling 🌧 On days like this- light rain falling all morning, I enjoyed a wander in the forest with my dog. She and I...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Feb 4, 2023
- 4 min
Dormant trees reveal their stories
Now that we are in the middle of winter, deciduous trees have lost most of their leaves. This reveals so much more about the tree that...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Jan 3, 2023
- 9 min
Reflections on Nature journaling
Happy New Year! I know many are ready to move on and leave 2022 behind. But as we turn our calendars to January, I’m actually drawn to...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
A moment in time: learning FROM nature versus learning ABOUT nature.
Nature is constantly changing- the sunrises and sets, the weather changes, every living thing goes through a perpetual cycle of birth,...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
Wander and wonder
This week I had a desire to get to the forest. I wanted to wander among the trees, take in the smells, sights, and feel the fresh air. I...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
What’s special about your nature journal?
This past week we had another lovely bookbinding workshop where we hand made books to use for nature journaling! It was great to be in...
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Melinda Nakagawa
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
In the news! Nature journaling is more than drawing
I was recently interviewed for an article that came out in the Monterey County Weekly paper. You can read it here. or read a PDF version...
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