we grow the good and play with our food
Posted on February 2, 2021 by Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.
This week’s digest will be a little shorter because I’ve spent most of the past week watching sessions from the Embodied Social Justice Summit – there’s still time to purchase access to this amazing line-up of speakers and presentations. I look forward to re-watching… Continue Reading “SAVOR weekly digest”
Posted on February 1, 2021 by Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.
Several weeks ago, I signed up for a Food Writing class. I’ve written briefly about a similar class I attended in 2015. Whenever I dip back into the literary world, I feel grateful for the gift of receiving others’ writing and for the chance… Continue Reading “Edith’s zucchini bread”
Category: food culture, Food stories, Mindful eating
Posted on May 20, 2020 by Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.
About eight years ago, I attended a brief women’s metta retreat. Following a weekend of meditation and near silence, re-entry back into the “real world” proved surprisingly difficult even though I’d participated in previous retreats. The challenge started once I left the rural retreat… Continue Reading “Love in the grocery aisles: mindfulness and compassion”
Category: Food stories, General mindfulness, mindful self-compassionTags: community, compassion, covid-19, food, grocery stores, health, mindfulness
Posted on March 20, 2020 by Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.
I’m over-the-moon excited to have pictures from my home garden featured on Fine Gardening magazine’s website today. As many gardeners know, growing is a year-round job (we’re planning and cleaning up, even in winter) and we don’t often get a chance to share. Often, we’re… Continue Reading “Sunflowers and more in a Portland garden”
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"Maybe what we can do when we feel overwhelmed is to start small. Start with what we have loved as kids and see where that leads us..."
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders