Connect with Nature
Spending time connecting with the natural world can provide grounding in the chaos of daily living. Cultivate your sustainable path with nature and the world around you.
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Gardening For Personal Growth
A main purpose of a garden is to produce food. But the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits that come part in parcel with the act of gardening also nourish. Get immersed in, and inspired by, these wide-ranging stories of gardening.
Connect with Nature Through Foraging
Foraging not only gets you outside, it also gets you moving at a different speed. One more in tune with your surroundings and their discreet bounty. Discover books, columns, and recipes to inspire, and learn more about foraged ingredients.
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Grounding in the Grass
Feel your oneness with nature by walking barefoot on beautiful, lush green grass. In this meditation, we will imagine we are standing in a field of grass on the top of a mountain. It's early morning, and the dew still clings to the tips of the blades.
Relaxing in the Clouds
Imagine if you were a fluffy white cloud floating effortlessly in the sky. There's nowhere to go to, nothing to achieve, just the wind gently pushing you across a clear blue sky. In this deeply relaxing meditation, you can rest in this feeling.
Find Stillness in the Forest
When we immerse ourselves in nature, it helps calm our minds. In this guided meditation, we will walk through a beautiful evergreen forest, where we can lay down and observe the mind slipping into stillness.
Yoga Poses Inspired by Nature
From Tree to Eagle to Mountain — many of yoga's classic poses are inspired by the wonders of nature. In this refreshing vinyasa sequence, you'll embody the shapes of the great outdoors to awaken a sense of deep interconnection.
Shamanic Journey to Reset in Nature
Our circadian rhythm keeps us in tune with the cycles of nature. But the stress and anxiety of everyday life can throw us out of sync. In this journey, you will connect with the four elements to reset your inner rhythm and restore balance.
Full Moon Meditation
Meditate on the reflective power of the full moon — a time to celebrate wholeness and all that is complete. This meditation features resonance breathing and a guided body scan to help you feel calm and clear like moonlight.
Connect with Mother Earth
In honor of Earth Day, join us for meditation to offer our full appreciation to Mother Earth — who gives us so much. As we reinforce our connection with the natural world, we'll invite balance back into our lives.
Experience the Ether Element
Ether (space) is emptiness. But it is also potential. In this meditation, you'll learn a mantra, mudra (hand gesture), and breathing technique to connect with the ether element and cultivate its qualities of clarity and stillness.
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GROW: Spring’s Fleeting Flowers
Spring in North India may not last long, but it’s flowers, fruits, and seeds are plentifully abundant.
GROW: The Forest of the Sea
We consume seaweed daily, but not always in the most environmentally ethical or nutritious forms.
FORAGE: The Purslane Passport
Find out how a humble weed can be a portal to meaningful relationships, a new view on the world, and even hope for a climate-challenged future.
GROW: Mustard Greens as a Measure of Success
When you treasure your failures, even a fruitless garden can be a wellspring of abundance
SIP: The Soothing Ritual of Loose Leaf Tea
Could a more fulfilling way to drink tea also help to save the planet?
GROW: Generational Greens
Using every part of the plant came naturally to our elders, for whom taste and zero-waste were equally important.
GROW: Oh My Gourd! A Surprise Luffa Sparks a Culinary Epiphany
If you pay attention, a garden can teach you a great deal — including what's for dinner
FOCUS: Fallen from the Sacred Tree
With a fragrance that could make an elephant drunk, the mahua flower is a source of both medicine and myth in India’s jungles.
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Audio Vacations
Soundscapes from around the world.
Original World Sounds: Nordic Saga
Meditations from around the world. Enjoy the sounds of Norway.
Harmony
Gentle animal sounds, water, synthesizer, and pan flute intertwine to create meditation music for deep sleep. Harmony uses soothing, traditional sounds to elevate you to a state of bliss — perfect for sleep and deep focus meditation.
Jungle
Explore a place untouched by humankind. A space flourishing with abundance and lush scenery. Touch the soft earth at your feet. Feel the warm breeze blow through tall jungle palms. Move your body, lost in the rhythm.
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Lessons in Living from the Okavango Delta
Join me on a journey to the breath-taking Okavango Delta in Botswana, where the untouched wilderness and abundant wildlife reminded me of the importance of promoting consciousness and preservation of plant and animal life. It was a lifechanging wakeup call for the need to live in the now and in harmony with ourselves and with nature.
Celebrating India's Biodiversity
RoundGlass Sustain takes you on a journey through India’s natural world, exploring the sheer diversity of the country's wildlife and ecosystems.
Communicating Without Words
Learn a powerful lesson about love and healing from the animals at a donkey sanctuary.
How to Feel Unshakeable
Want to build inner strength? Take inspiration from the majestic Himalayan Mountains.
Why #iMeditate: Amanda's Story
Meditation helps RoundGlass teacher Amanda Ree feel light at heart — just like the animals she loves.
Connect with Nature in the Catskills
Take a journey to the Catskill Mountains to discover how nature inspires three RoundGlass meditation teachers.
A Walk in Monterey Bay
Sitting in the Boreal Forest