Discover or rediscover Fresno by walking mindfully

Jol DeVitro’s beautifully written article about Fresno Mindfulness Walks, captures the spirit and love for Fresno. Fresno Mindfulness Walks lets you breathe, walk, observe, and discover
View MoreJol DeVitro’s beautifully written article about Fresno Mindfulness Walks, captures the spirit and love for Fresno. Fresno Mindfulness Walks lets you breathe, walk, observe, and discover
View MoreWhether you are designing an airplane part or an after-school program, the design thinking process starts with empathy – knowing your customer/community and seeing from their perspectives. FMW weekly walks are a way to observe Fresno, up close, on foot, and fill your empathy reservoir. The Design Cycle graphic illustrates a core element of Fresno…
View MoreFacebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg is launching Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality experience. Well, I can do Mark one better, ‘real reality’. For free, and without traveling outside of your own town, you can have a ‘real reality’ experience, unexpected turns and encounters, shared with other people, and involving ALL your senses – sight, sound, smell, feelings,…
View MoreFresno Mindfulness Walks are Saturday morning opportunities for people to walk together for a 4 mile route through a different Fresno neighborhood each week, with the goal of discovering all neighborhoods. I’m inviting people to get out of their usual routes and social circles and walk to observe all of Fresno, to experiences places and…
View MoreWalkers began at East Rotary Park which was lively with squirrels and birds on a cool, sunny morning. Welcome walkers Sheila, Beth, and Nikiko, and to new walkers, Kathy and Nancy. Kathy is visiting from Washington State and decided to join us! Walkers met Jerry who was sweeping the curbs and sidewalk in his neighborhood…
View MoreWalk 44, yr 3, began and concluded at Sunnyside High School in southeast Fresno. Walkers strolled 4 miles along the Fancher Creek trail, and then along Church Avenue and Peach to return to the Sunnyside High School campus. Walkers were surprised and thrilled to find students in the midst of installing giant photo murals –…
View More“Walking in silence was very nice. It removes the pressure of having to keep up a conversation, and allowed me to notice more.” New mindfulness walker, John. Welcome walkers: Rachel, Mary, Marilyn, Megan, Sheila, and new walkers John, Linda, and Kathleen! On a gorgeous crisp, clear morning, mindfulness walkers strolled streets of downtown Fresno –…
View MoreWalkers gathered at Central Fish Co., 1353 Kern St., and strolled 3 miles of Fresno downtown streets, and returned to Central Fish for a post-walk conversation – where walkers share their experiences with the group. This special route focused on the history and presence of Japanese culture in downtown Fresno. Nikiko reads from a 1950’s…
View More“Nothing in Fresno operates in a silo – it’s all connected in some way. What happens in the north, south, east, and west Fresno affects the whole city. Today we strolled the beautiful Fulton Street and just 4 blocks away we encountered hundreds of people living in desperate circumstances. Let’s take it all in so…
View MoreThe walks in February focus on Fulton , so for Walk #140, we explored the new Fulton Street—walking from Inyo and Fulton almost to the Tower District. On mindfulness walks, we don’t talk to each other; instead, we attend to the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings of the present moments and places. Each walk offers…
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