Mindfulness in the Garden by Zachiah Murray - ISBN: 9780938077527
Paperback
Find peace and presence: garden mindfully, connect with nature, and yourself.

Mindfulness in the Garden

Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    7 October 2025

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Summary

Zen wisdom and modern mindfulness combine to transform your time outside into moments of richness, harmony, and inspiration.

Mindfulness in the Garden offers simple mindfulness verses (gathas) composed to connect the mind and body and to bring the reader/gardener’s awareness to the details of the present moment as they work in the garden. These gathas are signposts leading to nature, to the present, and ultimately to one’s self through the love and understanding they evoke. T…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780938077527
ISBN-10:093807752X
Author:Zachiah Murray, Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher:Parallax Press
Imprint:Parallax Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:7 October 2025
Weight:369g
Dimensions:152mm x 102mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Mindfulness in the Garden has been our steadfast companion through that seasonal cycle since its publication in 2012. These pages flow through the natural rhythms of the seasons, rooting mindfulness practices into every phase of the gardening year.”
Mick McEvoy, Plum Village Happy Farm

“Zachiah Murray’s deep rooted practice of Mindfulness in the Garden offers grounded encouragement and inspiration for our times.”
Wendy Johnson, Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate, At Work in the Wild, and Cultivated World

“Nourish your heart with the beautiful gathas in this book that flow from the joy of the garden.”
Cheryl Wilfong, The Meditative Gardener: Cultivating Mindfulness of Body, Feelings, and Mind

“A lovely book. I will keep it by my bed, on my altar, or in the garden. Mindfulness in the Garden is a gift for anyone who knows the garden as sacred space.”
Elizabeth Murray, Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul


About The Author

Zachiah Murray

Zachiah Laurann Murray is a Registered Landscape Architect who, as a steward to the land and all its inhabitants, encourages us to remember we are made of Earth elements and advocates for the preservation and restoration of the natural environment to ensure future generations a quality of life enriched through their ability to connect with the Earth itself. Zachiah has earned a Master of Divinity, is an Ordained Minister in the Kriya Yoga tradition and a Dharma Teacher in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a Shodan in Aikido. They lead meditation in many forms and teach children’s Akido classes. They live in Santa Cruz, California.

Mick McEvoy brings more than twenty years of experience in mindfulness, nature connection, and ecological restoration to his role as the head of the permaculture garden and Happy Farm at Plum Village France, the Buddhist monastery founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

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