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“I’ve been wanting to walk my town, and FMW makes it possible.” FMWalker, 6/3/17

June 11, 2017September 18, 2017 By fmw

Walk 16, Year 3:  Walkers met at the charming Chandler Executive Airport in West Fresno on the grand Kearney Boulevard.  Saturday morning, June 3, 2017, was cool and clear, but warming quickly.

Walking mindfully has many benefits, including peace of mind, exercise, and connection with community.  Here are some descriptions that walkers shared after the walk:

Peace of mind:  

Walking with Fresno Mindfulness Walks is another part of my healthy living routine.

Spiritually physically and emotionally – all positive emotions from today’s walk.

Seeing the orchards and fields, along with the canal and blue sky, was amazing.

West Fresno orchards, canal, and sky

I worked in orchards as a child – and this brought back those memories.

Love squirrels playing.  They don’t seem to have any cares.

I noticed details, including sounds:  birds, rushing water in the canal, airplanes, train whistles.

Memorable sight:  birds swirling over the canal

Exercise:

My husband said I would give up after 2 miles. but I made it because I was not alone.

This walk was more strenuous than previous walks, and I was tired from working late last night.  The last mile got hot as the sun was more over head.

Connection with community:

I want to walk my town but needed someone to go with.  This makes it possible!

I’m grateful for this group, because it allows me to get out of my regular neighborhood and explore new places in my own town.  I feel safe in a group.

I’ve lived here my whole life, and didn’t know about these neighborhoods until I discovered today.   I’m amazed at Sunset Elementary and the bi-lingual programs they have for students.  They have a waiting list!

“I work at Foster Farms which is near here, and I still saw many of these streets for the first time and the neighborhoods in a deeper way.

It’s cool to see three streets going along Kearney together. The frontage roads on either side of Kearney were the old Kearney roads.

Len Ross Youth Golf complex was a surprise – but sad to see it in disrepair – graffiti, broken fences, dead grass, broken chairs.

Sunset Community Center  – has the old style children’s wading pool (which needs to be renovated).  I remember playing in these wading pools as a child.

Walking at the edge of the orchards, I was glad the farmers didn’t run us off.  Maybe because we walk quietly without talking.  They don’t mind or didn’t notice us.

I realize the expense and effort of farming- the costs of the sprinklers and fencing.
Glad to see organic signs in some of the orchards.

 

 

 

 

To see more photos from this walk, go to Facebook photo album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1970839453202799.1073741959.1429474537339296&type=1&l=1289d3a15f

or Google photo album:  https://goo.gl/photos/m96NZxr7HVWvgZDDA

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2 thoughts on ““I’ve been wanting to walk my town, and FMW makes it possible.” FMWalker, 6/3/17”

  • Cherie July 23, 2017 at 2:07 pm Reply

    Would love the opportunity to do mindful walking with this group. Is there a certain pace that everyone is required to do? I like to stop and take pictures along the way! Also sometime I just need a bit of a breather to drink water of something.

    • fmw September 17, 2017 at 8:40 am Reply

      Hi Cherie,
      I would describe the pace as ‘medium’, but walkers often stop to look at something closely, or to have a quick chat with someone we encounter. Join us and give it a try!

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UPCOMING WALK: Saturday, January 29, 2022, 10 a.m.

Fresno Mindfulness Walks will lead a Saturday morning walk on January 29, 2022, beginning at 10 am. at 271 N. Glenn Ave., Fresno, CA 93701 (the home of Craig Scharton).  
 
The walk will be about 3 miles, at a stroll to medium pace, occasionally on uneven ground, and take about an hour and a half. By walking mindfully and without talking, we will experience the Lowell neighborhood in new ways. At the conclusion of the walk, we’ll gather back at Craig’s yard and spend a few minutes talking about what we discovered about ourselves and the neighborhood. 
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Lori Clanton
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How FMW works —

Fresno Mindfulness Walks are weekly opportunities for people to walk together for a 4 mile route through a different Fresno neighborhood each week. Walkers practice active mindfulness by attending to the sights, sounds, smells, feelings.  Walkers do not talk to each other on walks, but we do greet people we meet along the way.  The walk location and exact start time are posted just a few days in advance. All walks are free, require no RSVP, and anyone is welcome to join one walk or many. To learn about upcoming walks, you can sign up for a weekly email in the yellow bar at the top of this website and/or LIKE and follow the FMW Facebook page.

 

To learn about the routine that begins each walk and read some of the resources that have inspired FMW, check out the resources page.

 

Weekly walks are about 4 miles and take about an hour and a half. Walks are at a medium pace, often on uneven ground, and sometimes take longer than expected because walkers see themselves as curious travelers lingering to observe or going around a different way.

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  • fmw:

    DK, thanks for sharing this! I enjoy following you
  • fmw:

    Hi Cherie, I would describe the pace as 'medium', but walkers
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    Seeing other parts of your community is vital to understanding
  • Cherie:

    Would love the opportunity to do mindful walking with this
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    Would love to have you join a walk any time.

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