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Be in stillness. Listening to Frog and Redwood
Recently I have been feeling some underlying agitation, impatience, anxiousness, and lack of energy. Its a strange place to be. I've been...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 64 min read


Eating from the wild: Nasturtium Pesto
This spring I've been exploring wild foods growing in my backyard and in nearby wild spaces. From fern fiddle necks to wild leeks, and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jun 96 min read


Insight from the garden. Pruning plants ~ pruning in my life
I've have some great new growth spurts in my business recently as a result of working in our Mingle! Learning Collaborative through the...

Melinda Nakagawa
May 266 min read


Gift from the Bees
In my recent Drawn to Bees workshop 🐝we focused on seeing and experience nature more deeply through our nature journals. This was time...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 24, 20243 min read


Listen to Nature sounds as a calming practice
Easy ways to listen to nature for a calming practice.

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 1, 20244 min read


How beauty shows up on my page
My process of nature journaling, quiet the inner critic, and let nature's beauty shine

Melinda Nakagawa
Feb 27, 20244 min read


🌤 Clouds: How Nature journaling clouds helps me let go of perfection
Last week I spent a few days in the mountains and enjoyed big beautiful skies. I took lots of photos because I wasn’t able to nature...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 14, 20237 min read


Magnolia Wisdom
Have you ever had a thought that pops into your awareness seemingly out of nowhere? Like a nudge to do something? I often do, and I’ve...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Mindful Nature: Mind-full of the moment
Living in today’s world can feel overwhelming at times. So many things distract us while we try so hard to concentrate on that one task-...

Melinda Nakagawa
May 29, 20234 min read


Spring growth and tracking the changes
We’ve had so much rain here in California this winter, and it is allowing the grassy hills to remain lush and green into mid-April! As I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Apr 21, 20232 min read


Befriending Trees Course: Winter wonders
Fun and easy ways to befriend Trees and learn to read their stories A 3-part online course: Thursdays, March 2, 9, and 16 Time:...

Melinda Nakagawa
Feb 20, 20235 min read


Rainy day journaling 🌧
🌧 Rainy day journaling 🌧 On days like this- light rain falling all morning, I enjoyed a wander in the forest with my dog. She and I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Feb 11, 20233 min read


Dormant trees reveal their stories
Now that we are in the middle of winter, deciduous trees have lost most of their leaves. This reveals so much more about the tree that...

Melinda Nakagawa
Feb 4, 20234 min read


Reflections on Nature journaling
Happy New Year! I know many are ready to move on and leave 2022 behind. But as we turn our calendars to January, I’m actually drawn to...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jan 3, 20239 min read


A moment in time: learning FROM nature versus learning ABOUT nature.
Nature is constantly changing- the sunrises and sets, the weather changes, every living thing goes through a perpetual cycle of birth,...

Melinda Nakagawa
Dec 2, 20224 min read


Wander and wonder
This week I had a desire to get to the forest. I wanted to wander among the trees, take in the smells, sights, and feel the fresh air. I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 18, 20224 min read


Unexpected kaleidoscope of colors
Its fall now and deciduous plants have leaves that turn bright colors before they drop. During this window of time between fresh color...

Melinda Nakagawa
Oct 8, 20223 min read
Nature Journaling Week 2022 : Care (Video)
Watch Melinda’s session on the topic of Care for 2022 International Nature Journaling Week. How do we show Care in our nature journal?...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 29, 20221 min read


Nature journal safari on Elkhorn Slough
Nature journals wild sea otters and other wildlife in their habitat! I’m offering a very special workshop- very limited seats so save...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 14, 20221 min read


Trusting yourself: Listening and tuning into your heart
There’s something that I’ve been experiencing and getting more clarity about and I’d like to share with you. Its about trusting...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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