breathelighter

Reducing stress one exhale at a time

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Pasadena’s Arlington Garden…an excellent weekend’s exhale

The Southern California garden…the weeds are thriving!

February 21, 2013 Arlington Garden Pasadena Garden Mount San Antonio Mt. Baldy San Gabriel Mountains Sierra Nevada snowpack Southern California Stanley Kunitz stress relief water conservation weekend 50 Comments

Succulents and cactus…spring in a California garden. Think water-wise.

May 15, 2012 Cactus Garden Southern California Succulent plant 52 Comments

Newspaper seed starters…a practical mental distraction!

May 14, 2012 breathe lighter Garden John Muir newspaper seed pots Plant Seed seed pots seed starting well-being 37 Comments

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The power of the exhale….ahhhhhhh!

It's important to break the routine and monotony of everyday stress. We all have it...even too much a good thing can be stressful.

But for me, a change in scenery is often all it takes. I explore the history of where I live, Southern California, combining research with hands-on learning in the form of local field trips.

It's amazing how much better you can feel with a little history project. You may not have a lot of interest in Southern California but I encourage you to take a sample from my playbook, and do the same where you live.

Then take a nice, long exhale!

You'll feel so much better!