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Mountain Zen Den Podcast ~ Episode 9 – The Joy of Now

Health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mountains, Nature, Personal Growth, Podcast, Simple Living, Simplicity, Well-being

I woke up this morning to what sounded like a gazillion Canada geese just gaggling about, swooping in for a landing in the frosty cornfields here in front of the mountains. There are things all around us everyday that would bring so much joy and happiness and peace if we would just take the time to notice them. It’s called living in the "Now". Now is all we’ve got. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow hasn’t come, we just have Now. And if you think about it, it’s ok. We couldn’t handle anything more. Nor would we want to. Now is where we live and the only place we can find joy. Join us today as we take a few minutes to walk through our day in our minds, finding joy…

by Skydancer7

Mountain Zen Den Podcast ~ Episode 8 – Finding Your “Ahhh…”

Health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mountains, Nature, Personal Growth, Podcast, Simple Living, Simplicity, Well-being

Photo by Brett Wilson for Mountain Zen Den Celebrating Nature's Restorative Powers Life just keeps getting busier and busier. Hurry, worry and rush are the norm. It’s like the proverbial roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes! This “unnatural” stress is creating a sickness, not just in the individual, but in our society as a whole. We’ve lost our sense of connectedness, with Nature and with each other, with our sense of meaning and purpose. We've gotten away from the core of who we are and where we came from. We are literally killing ourselves through unneeded worry, mindlessness and stress. In today's show we explore and celebrate the much-needed restorative powers of Nature. Come on in! http://traffic.libsyn.com/mountainzenden/MZD_-_Ep_8_Finding_Your_Ahhh....mp3 Want…

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Mountain Zen Den Podcast ~ Episode 7 – The Mountains Are Calling

Meditation, Mountains, Nature, Personal Growth, Podcast, Simple Living, Simplicity, Well-being

There is something so invigorating, soul-awakening, renewing, restoring, refreshing and healing about being in the mountains for us. It truly is like being home. For time out of mind the mountains have provided a place of restoration and renewal. Refreshment and retreat. Relaxation and reflection. The prefix "Re-" generally means to do again. And again and again, like a second chance. Join us as we take a few minutes to enjoy a re-visit to the mountains today and just take in their restorative power for re-energization and renewal. So glad you're here! http://traffic.libsyn.com/mountainzenden/MZD_-_Ep_7_The_Mountains_Are_Calling.mp3 Photos by Brett Wilson for Mountain Zen Den Want more Mountain goodness? [maxbutton id="8"]

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Mountain Zen Den Podcast ~ Episode 6 – The Art of Slowing Down

Health, Meditation, Mountains, Nature, Personal Growth, Podcast, Simple Living, Simplicity, Well-being

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover I had not lived." ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ Walden The Art of Slowing Down means being present... for yourself and for the ones you love. It means living deliberately. It means accomplishing more by doing less. We invite you to slow down just long enough to join us for today's show to learn how this works. Glad to have you here! http://traffic.libsyn.com/mountainzenden/MZD_-_Ep_6_The_Art_of_Slowing_Down.mp3 Want more natural goodness? [maxbutton id="8"]

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Mountain Zen Den Podcast ~ Episode 5 – The Power of Persistence

Meditation, Mountains, Nature, Personal Growth, Podcast, Simple Living, Simplicity, Well-being

Nature offers us so many lessons and examples of the power of persistence. The sun rises every morning and sets every evening, and as it does it’s work plants and grasses, trees and flowers grow and are nurtured by its warmth and radiance. Animals tirelessly gather food for the winter Rivers cut through rock, boulders and mountainsides over eons forming deep and beautiful canyons How can water carve out a rock? How does a river form a canyon? The truth reveals itself like a friend who has always been there. By never giving up. By continuous joyful persistence and perseverance. Through untiring, unwavering regularity - doing the same thing day by day, an awes-inspiring, joy-imparting ravine connects unfathomable height with valley and lowland. Heaven with earth. You with…

by Skydancer7

Mountain Zen Den Podcast ~ Episode 3 – Be the Mountain

Meditation, Mountains, Nature, Personal Growth, Podcast, Simplicity, Well-being

Throughout the ages Mountains have represented so many things ~ strength, majesty, endurance, tranquility, greatness, and power,… They have always been a symbol of shelter and permanence - something you can count on to always be there. They rise above the plains, the dull, the ordinary, the everyday and speak to us of greatness, hope and possibility. They awaken the senses and renew our vision. The mountains have always been a place where people seek spiritual guidance… The ten commandments were given to Moses on the mountain. We talk of climbing mountains for better vision and seek gurus at the top of them. We retreat to them for rest and relaxation. We look to them for meaning and purpose and shelter. Today's show features an awesome meditation ~ one…

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Why We Love the Mountains

Blog Cabin, Mountains, Simple Living, Simplicity

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” ~ John Muir, Our National Parks My wife and I share the same sad disorder. We LOVE the mountains! (That’s not the disorder). We love their beauty and just looking at the mountains. We love to visit the mountains, take our vacations in the mountains, and have plans to actually live IN the mountains, not just at the base of them in the foothills. There is something so invigorating, soul-awakening, renewing, restoring, refreshing and healing about being in the mountains for us. (That’s still not the disorder). The disorder we have is the let down and sadness we feel as we head down out of the…

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