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Walking and seeing neighborhoods up close, I feel more connected with people in Fresno. FMWalker, June 10, 2017

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 By fmw

Saturday morning, June 10, 2017, a dozen mindfulness walkers strolled north Fresno neighborhoods near Alluvial and First, and welcomed new walkers: Megan, Christine, Cathy, and Donna, and regular walkers: Rod, Irene, Tami, Kathryn, Sheila, Eliza, Beth, Judith, Wendy, Maria, and David.

Kaiser Park was busy on a Saturday morning, setting up for baseball tournament, which was the biggest surprise – Riverpark Little League.  This is a huge complex on a ponding basin.  Walkers met Ted, the president of the little league.

Walkers were impressed with Kastner Middle School, which has a beautiful swimming pool and aquatics center, very clean for last day of school.  Walkers noticed that the campus is plain, with minimal color.  Open lockers, indicating end of school year.

Walkers were glad to report that many of the Fresno Unified school pools were open to the public this summer.

Walkers encountered geese near the ponding basic, and met a homeowner, Chris, his dog Ringo, and newly adopted puppy.  For Chris and his wife, the geese are a nuisance (messy poop everywhere).

Cool to see the variety of home options in this area:  mobile homes, apartments, condos, medium and large homes.  Surprised at how many apartments.  Lots of yard sales.

Walkers met Juan,, owner of the food truck Latin Urban Fusion, they were prepping the truck in front of their home.  It’s the only food truck with a mural.

Latin Urban Fusion, Fresno food truck. Walkers met Juan and his wife as they were prepping the truck for a busy day.

So noisy on main street, Alluvial, but wonderfully quiet and peaceful inside the mobile home park.  One walker shared that she lives in the mobile home park.  Walkers commented on the house with a Statue of Liberty.  Lots of patriotic banners.  Three-car garages.

Donna notice gardenias growing up against a boulder, and reflected on the contrasts of rock and flower.

Sounds: water fountains, wind chimes, traffic, blowers, dogs, some peaceful moments, leaf crunches under feet.

Smelled bacon, magnolia, puffy pink trees, cut grass, bbq.

 

More fresh air compared to previous walks, even though the digital display of air quality ratings flashed ‘medium air quality.’
Walkers commented on synthetic grass and noticed many houses with solar panels.

A walker shared that her dad built apartments on El Paso, and she remembers playing there as a child while he worked.  The opaque siding on the condos use to be atriums.

“I feel a sense of connection with people just walking by their home.”
“Walking and seeing neighborhoods up close, I feel more connected with people in Fresno.”

Facebook photo album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1974791059474305.1073741960.1429474537339296&type=1&l=076e0127ea

Google photo album:  https://goo.gl/photos/72za5r7PjUcAYDzX7

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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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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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