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EP 62 - Morning Altars: 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art & Ritual

Summary: Learn how incorporating the natural world into the everyday encourages positive well-being, even with the simplest of the earth’s gifts.
Air Date: 10/31/18
Duration: 31:31
Host: Dr. Ward Bond
Guest Bio: Day Schildkret
Day-SchildkretDay Schildkret is internationally known for Morning Altars and has inspired tens of thousands of people of all ages across the globe to renew our relationship to nature, creativity, and impermanence with the ritual and practice of earth art.

Day has been captivated by nature and art ever since first viewed the work of artist, Andy Goldsworthy as a child. Day’s very first altars were on the side of his driveway after every rainstorm, where his five year old self was devoted to saving the displaced worms by digging little holes and then decorating them in a mandala-like fashion. But it wasn’t until a major relationship breakup that he began to cultivate Morning Altars as a daily spiritual and beauty-making practice as a way to process his grief and heartache. 

As an educator and public speaker, Schildkret began his career teaching teenagers and mentoring them to connect their spiritually with a deeper nature connection. He was the winner of the prestigious Helen Diller Award for Excellence in Education with his widely popular ‘Fire Circle’ class. For over 10 years, Schildkret gathered hundreds of students around a fire to learn about ancestry, spirituality, responsibility and impermanence. Schildkret is also the Founder of Legacy As Livelihood, a creative purpose coaching practice, and The Break Free Lab, a nationally touring workshop designed for creative and spiritually minded people who long to find their creative purpose and live a life devoted to serving their creative calling.
  • Book Title: Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art & Ritual
  • Guest Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/morningaltars
  • Guest Twitter Account: @morningaltars
EP 62 - Morning Altars: 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art & Ritual
“Morning altars” are colorful mandalas that combine nature, art, and meditation. These stunning pieces of art are a peaceful and creative avenue to express gratitude for nature, to practice mindfulness, and to add meaning to daily life.

In his new book, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual, author Day Schildkret guides readers through the creation of morning altars, a seven-step process that includes wondering and wandering, place meditation, clearing space, creating, gifting, walking away, and sharing his art with others.

Day joins Dr. Bond to share insights from his book, as well as how incorporating the natural world into the everyday encourages positive well-being, even with the simplest of the earth’s gifts.