These mini zen meditation bowls are always a remind to me that there's a lot to see in miniature if I'm observant. These zen meditation bowls are each a little less than two inches in diameter. I like to use the dark brown mottled glaze symbolizing the earth and the blue or cream to symbolize water.
The cool blue water is something for the eye to gaze upon.
With their diminutive size the meditation bowls can be carried in your pocket or purse and taken wherever you go. If you're feeling stressful, take out your meditation bowl and gaze upon it and let your mind relax and wander.
When I had
my lavender farm in California I used my
lavender sachets in much the same way for relaxation. If I was feeling stressed I could squeeze a lavender sachet. The lavender essential oil would release into the air and help to relax me. I am reminded using the senses to their fullest makes life much more pleasant.
I just remembered visiting the
Arkansas School for the Blind when I lived nearby. In front of the school is a
sunken herb garden full of fragrant herbs. I remember walking along the path and at times closing my eyes, listening to the sounds, smelling the fragrant herbs, and rubbing their textures between my fingers. If you have a chance to visit an herb garden please do, or why not grow a few herbs. They bring such joy to me and I'm sure they will to you as well. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
Those bowls are a great idea, I think even touching one in my pocket would remind me to slow down and be mindful.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, thanks, you know that's what I thought when I picked one up to take a photo, it was like a worry stone in my fingers. this time the glass didn't crackle as much as it usually does and the glass is smooth. I put the last peep in at 1500 after the slow fire down and I think that helped anneal the glass. I have made them in tea bowl size but I kind of like these mini ones. I now have an idea of making a mini zen garden with one of these in it, we shall see if I get around to making it.
ReplyDeleteLovely little bowls. I think gently rubbing the different surfaces would be very soothing.
ReplyDeleteWaiting to plant herbs, but they will have to wait; woke to two inches of snow this morning!
Hi Suzi, thanks, yes I am waiting too, I am planning to put down ground cover cloth and putting in 3 inch plants and then covering the cloth with pebbles instead of bark since it's so rainy and humid here, we shall see. If I could afford it I'd make raised beds with brick or block like the school for the blind gardens but unless I find some rock for brick or block for free not much chance of that.
ReplyDeleteLove herbs...I have a pot of rosemary and one of lavender that I brought inside during the winter...nice to visit them even on the porch. Those are sweet zen meditation bowls.
ReplyDeleteHi Barb, thanks, how I wish I had my herb garden from California here, but I plan to plant some after the last frost which is about May 10 or so.
ReplyDeleteThe circulation nature of those zen bowls would be a help too. So much of life is circular - not smooth, but tending back to beginnings. I put lavender oil on my pillow case. It helps with sleep, and is soothing...
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thanks, circles really appeal to me and they come out in my work often. lavender oil is very soothing.
DeleteI was thinking the same as Lori, keep one in your pocket to reach in and touch... sort of like having a secret.
ReplyDeleteI love fresh herbs and can't wait to have a big herb garden.
Hi Michele, thanks, yes one in the pocket or at your desk to reach for when you need it. I carry a lavender sachet in my car console and can get it out whenever I need it. I am planning on planting a few herbs after the frost here.
DeleteBeautiful little zen mediation bowls. I love little touchstones like that. Also, the soothing of essential oils. I have a rosemary shrub right next to the walkway, where we can reach out and brush against it when passing by. Lavender is very nice too.
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, thanks, it's the little things that mean so much, don't they; touchstones, I like that name.
DeleteI used to have some lavender growing, but don't any loger. I love that little cottage! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lee, thanks, if you click on the link you can see what my gardens looked like by reading my previous blog Springville Lavender Gardens, I do miss my gardens, my last hooray so to speak into gardening and landscaping I am afraid.
DeleteI so loved my gardening and digging in the dirt~~~alas since my COPD and oxygen it is even hard to keep a few plants even on the deck~~~(Ido have portables but think about carrying it and also the air can cause a problem) Needless to say hubby was at Trader Joe's today and asked if I would like cut flowers ~~~~ and or maybe some plants, I opted for the plants~~1 French Lavender, 1 each of Thyme, Oregano, and Parsley, nice for the window sill~~~I am a happy camper :)
ReplyDeleteHi Carroll, thanks, oh that sounds like a good start with the herbs you got, they are all so nice, of course I am partial to the lavender; I know what you mean about gardening, after my back injury in California and then my celiac and then my shoulder, then my knee and then my knee again. I am just glad I can get around, but my kness is slowly getting better and I hope to put a few herbs in at the end of spring, even if Gary has to plant them for me if my knee is too bad to get down.
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