26 Apr Hiking Mindfully
Spring is here and it's time to get outside. Inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest are beginning to come out of their lairs. Now is a great time to dust off your walking shoes and go...
01 Feb Surviving Winter Fatigue
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Wow! What a winter it's been in the Northwest. The Portland area has been hit with more winter storms this year than usual. We saw several snow and ice events before the holidays, the biggest...
07 Sep #ItsOkayToTalk
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Men commit suicide 3.5x more often than women. Traditional models for how to be a man in society --suck it up, grin & bear it, bottling it up-- are playing a major role in the...
15 Jun Health Benefits of Gardening: Guest Blog from Dr. Sabra Royer, ND
What comes to your mind when you think of being in nature? Maybe it’s a specific place or activity that you enjoy. For people who are drawn to the outdoors, some of the health benefits...
10 May Spring?
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April showers bring may flowers is how the old proverb goes. Well what happens when April feels like July, with May not looking any different? After multiple days of record-breaking April temps, I started to...
07 Nov The Yurt is cozy and ready to take on Seasonal Affective Disorder
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As the calendar turned over to November, we moved back our clocks and were met with cooler, darker, days. The conditions in the yurt are wonderful and it's a great time to come visit. The...
11 Sep Garden is growing
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On August 19th, 2015, Oregon broke a record for the most days with an air temperature over 90 degrees. This record coincided with a state and region wide drought that lasted longer than recently remembered,...
29 Jul Why a Garden?
Back in March of this year, when I concluded that it was time to take my practice to a more nature based form, the question became: "How do I do it while living in a...
22 Jul Why a yurt?
"What even is a yurt?" I've been asked this question many times along this process of moving my practice into one. For those who are still unfamiliar, let's take a moment to learn more about yurts...
12 Jul From the Ground up
Welcome to the new website and blog of Ground PDX. What an exciting adventure the last four months have offered in making the vision of Ground become reality. For those who are unfamiliar with how...