Good morning Families,
Happy April! I hope all families are in good health and taking care of themselves. I woke up early this morning to create a video about choosing a place in nature to observe and explore the changes in our seasons. This is something that can be done in your backyard, from a window in your room, or on a walk with your family.
I have included a little bit of information about the sit spot.
A sit spot (or secret spot) is simply a favorite place in nature that you visit regularly to cultivate awareness as you expand your senses and study patterns of local plants, birds, trees, animals, etc.
Animals and plants are living secret lives all around us all the time. As we become more aware of nature, we can become connected to them as fascinating beings we share the world with. Though it may seem obvious, these animals are individuals with their own temperaments, territories, styles and sometimes families. To some extent, we can become participants in their stories, which are perennially unfolding on the landscape.
One of the best ways to do this is simply by spending time outdoors sitting in quiet awareness. By instinct people are drawn to find a particular place in nature that they visit over and over. This is known as your Sit Spot. By visiting the same place in nature many times, a relationship is developed; you get to know the place in all kinds of weather, many times of day, throughout the seasons, and from a variety of your own states of mind.
A Sit Spot can become like an anchor in your life -- a place to settle down, cultivate present-moment awareness and a quieter mind, and to observe the flow of reality occurring around you. It's also a place where you can notice what the animals are up to. And they can get to know you.
By visiting your Sit Spot, you may begin to discover which birds tend to sing first at sunrise, where the deer like to bed down, and where a robin sits fluffed over sky-blue eggs. Over time, you can notice the changes that occur with the plants and animals of your spot, how they interact, what their rhythms and routines are, and where new events come into play.
If you would like you can google Kainai Plant Index. You will be able to see the many local plants that you can find possibly in your backyard, on a walk or in your neighborhood.
Have a wonderful day,
Love,
Mrs. Green
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