Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit: The Healing Gifts of Gardening Book

Finalist in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award Home-Garden Category!

As the authors explore the enduring wisdom and spiritual growth that gardening nurtures, they introduce us to a host of gardeners who have learned nature's lessons. The result is a powerful reflection on the holiness of a mindful relationship with the natural world, a book from which both the seasoned gardener and the dewy novice will draw inspiration.

"This delightful book nourishes the deep soul-seeds within us all. Whether you are already a gardener or not yet a gardener; here is a rejuvenating invitation to become involved in the natural healing spirituality that comes from honoring the rhythms of planet and of person."
--Ted Falcon, PH.D., Rabbi of Bet Alef Meditational Synagogue in Seattle and author of A Journey of Awakening

"So many books detail the craft of gardening; this one reveals the soul of gardening. It is a valuable addition to any gardener's bookshelf."
--Bill Thomas, M.D., Founder, The Eden Alternative

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In Tending The Earth, Mending The Spirit: The Healing Gifts Of Gardening, Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler successfully collaborate to explore the enduring wisdom and spiritual growth that simple gardening nurtures. We are introduced to a host of gardeners who have learned nature's lessons of the natural order of things. These are powerful reflections on the sacredness of a mindful relationship with the natural world, from preparing the soil, to planting the seed, to nurturing the plant, to savoring the garden, to the harvest and conclusion of the cycle of life made manifest in the seasons of the garden. Tending The Earth, Mending The Spirit is highly recommended reading for gardeners, students of spirituality, as well as seekers of personal harmony and recovery from the stresses of their lives.