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Walk #40, Yr 1 McKinley and Peach near Fresno Airport

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflections from Walk #40, starting at McKinley and Peach, walking south over Hwy 180. On a welcome rain-filled Saturday morning, four FMWalkers started from the Starbucks at McKinley and Peach in the parking lot of the Best Western used by airport travelers. Walkers talked about the beautiful cloud formations and the constantly changing sunlight struggling…

Walk #39, Yr 1 Fugman Elementary and Copper River Country Club

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflection from Walk #39, from Fugman Elementary in north Fresno through neighborhoods and to the Copper River Country Club.A gorgeous Saturday morning, 7 FMWalkers met at Fugman Elementary School. Walking past a few open fields graded for development, we then strolled along beautifully landscaped walkways, past gated housing developments. Smaller pockets of homes were gated…

Walk #38, Yr 1 Alluvial and Chestnut Unitarian Church

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflections from Walk #38 – Northeast Fresno starting at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Alluvial and Chestnut. On a beautiful, fresh, crisp, blue sky Saturday morning, five FMWalkers began in the community garden of the Unitarian Church. The common theme of this walk was “big churches.” Within miles, we walked the campuses of: Unitarian Universalist, Islamic…

Walk #37, Yr 1 Clinton and West Homan Elementary

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflection on Walk #37 on Saturday, March 28 from Frank Homan Elementary school near Clinton and West Ave.A beautiful spring Saturday morning, 8 a.m. and yard sales were already underway along with mothers pushing strollers and runners with earphones. There was so much variety and interest on this walk; please see the photo album for…

Walk #36, West Fresno

August 25, 2015April 18, 2016 By fmw

Reflection on Walk #36 in West Fresno. From Food Maxx, north through neighborhoods until bumping into Hwy 180 and Chandler Airport. (This may be the longest reflection yet.) On a beautiful Saturday morning, March 21, four FMWalkers started in the parking lot of Food Maxx. This was already a busy place at 8:30 a.m. Next…

Walk #35, Yr 1 Fresno City College then SJ Memorial

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

REFLECTION on Walk 35, Saturday, March 14, 8:30 a.. Start at Fresno City College, corner of McKinley and Van Ness. Walked a couple blocks South on Wishon, then turned east through neighborhoods behind Heaton Elementary, crossing Blackstone, south on Hammond which dead-ends into Hwy 41.As we left the FCC parking lot, four guys looking at…

Walk #34 Fresno City College

August 25, 2015April 18, 2016 By fmw

REFLECTION ON Walk #34, March 7, from Fresno City College, north through neighborhoods.Five walkers started at Fresno City College and walked north and then bumped into Blackstone. We strolled out of the shady green campus of FCC and along well-loved houses full of character. Within a couple of blocks, with strolled down Vassar and cut…

Walk #33, YR 1. Fresno Pacific University

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflection on Walk #33 – from Fresno Pacific University, north along Peach to Tulare, and back through neighborhoods on either side of Chestnut. This morning was crip and full of both sunlight and light rain, a beautiful combination.Walkers started on the manicured grounds of beautiful Fresno Pacific University. There were people parking and coming in…

Walk #32, YR 1 Marks and Ashlan

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflection on Walk #32 – from Marks near Ashlan – Five mindfulness walkers started at 8:30 from the train tracks that cross Marks near Ashlan. This cool crisp morning was already busy with traffic. Walkers were dwarfed by the giant electrical towers along Emerson Avenue, with a swath of grass underneath, offering an illustion of…

Walk #31, Yr 1 Van Ness Blvd and neighborhoods to the west

August 25, 2015December 22, 2016 By fmw

Reflection on Walk #31 on Van Ness Blvd. On a beautiful morning, already spring on Valentine’s day 2015, six walkers got the benefit of blossoms and blooms on this walk through massive houses, wide streets, and manicured lawns and gardens. Most of these are old neighborhoods with mature thick landscaping and towering trees. After each…

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.

Walks are free and require no RSVP. Look for the Facebook event to share with your friends. For email notifications, sign up in the yellow bar at the top.

Lori Clanton

Lucky Leader to Fresno Mindfulness Walks

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.