Thank you, Annie Giovannucci, Meteorologist, Multimedia Journalist, 13abc for highlighting the challenges and opportunities of wintertime wellbeing. Here is the link to the digital story: 13abc winter mindful practices
Here are a few links to learn more about mindfulness, nature and winter.
- Blog to make your plans From Winter Blues to Winter Wake Up by Patrice Powers-Barker
- Blog with ideas on how to Wonder and Wander in Nature this Winter by Laura Stanton
- Last fall the Master Gardener Volunteers from Lucas and Wood Counties hosted a symposium on “Noticing Nature”. This toolkit was created in partnership with Family and Consumer Sciences to share simple mindfulness practices to use to notice nature.
Connect with nature and the weather from indoors:
- Winter Sowing (planting indoors and gardening in the snow!)
- Take one and half minutes to watch the snow globe settle
Be inspired by winter sports and mindfulness:
Do you plan to watch the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games this month? As athletes share their personal stories, listen for examples of mindfulness or meditation. Not only do many top athletes use mindfulness practice as part of their overall training, the Olympic Games will host the second Athlete365 x Powerade Mind Zone space for athletes to recharge, refocus and prioritize their mental well-being during the Games.
