Relax, enjoy and heal! 10 minutes of pure healing natural bliss, running, still and rippled water, sand and rock, birds and many other animals, trees and flowers, wind and sun and much more all set to a soothing ambient soundtrack.
Filmed at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Contemplate the place in the world of the smallest animal you will see - much smaller than the head of a pin, the gentle ripples made by a diving turtle, and the quiet beauty in a creature that many people find "scary".....
The 16 acres that surround Morikami’s two museum buildings include expansive Japanese gardens with strolling paths, resting areas, our world-class bonsai collection and lakes teeming with koi and other wildlife. The wider 200-acre park features nature trails, pine forests and picnic areas.
Each garden is intended to express the character and ideas of a unique counterpart in Japan without attempting to duplicate those gardens, and seamlessly flow together as one garden.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, with its unique gardens and collections, is one of Palm Beach County’s most treasured cultural attractions. Located in a tranquil natural setting, Morikami invites visitors to explore its many facets and discover Florida’s heritage and its connection with Japan.
Japanese gardens (日本庭園 nihon teien) are traditional gardens that create miniature idealized landscapes, often in a highly abstract and stylized way. The gardens of the Emperors and nobles were designed for recreation and aesthetic pleasure, while the gardens of Buddhist temples were designed for contemplation and meditation.
Japanese garden styles include karesansui, Japanese rock gardens or Zen gardens, which are meditation gardens where white sand replaces water; roji, simple, rustic gardens with teahouses where the Japanese tea ceremony is conducted; kaiyū-shiki-teien, promenade or stroll gardens, where the visitor follows a path around the garden to see carefully composed landscapes; and tsubo-niwa, small courtyard gardens.
Japanese gardens were developed under the influences of the Chinese gardens, but gradually Japanese garden designers began to develop their own aesthetics, based on Japanese materials and Japanese culture. By the Edo period, the Japanese garden had its own distinct appearance. Since the end of the 19th century, Japanese gardens have also been adapted to Western settings.
Fascinating, relaxing Nature Meditation. A Colony of Red Fire Ants is expanding - an army of ants is on the move. Contemplate over 30 minutes of approximately 40-50 thousand ants moving both ways across your screen in HD. Watch mathematical patterns and social roles unfold before your eyes, try and make sense of their complex society or just relax and watch their intricate interactions. Why do only a few out of thousands actually pick up and carry the poison bait? What are the ants up to - what are they talking about - will they take over the earth? Seriously though, they are fascinating - and dangerous to humans and animals. Red imported fire ants have been reported to reduce ground-nesting populations of rodents and birds. In certain instances, the RIFA may completely eliminate ground-nesting species from a given area. Because there is a 10 to 20 year lapse before reductions in bird populations are observed, it has been suggested that actual effects of the RIFA on animal populations may be underestimated.
Millipedes or "Thousand Leggers" really don't have a thousand legs, but they have a lot. A meditations on this fascinating creature set to ambient music with natural birds sounds in the background. Whatever your reaction to millipedes in the past I encourage you to observe the beauty of this creature as it goes about its business among the leaf litter in the Great Smoky Mountains - A UNESCO World Heritage Site for its natural beauty and incredible bio-diversity - which includes an amazing array of magnificent Millipedes.
Feral Cat Documentary Part 3 - Stare Meditation - Look into the soul of a striking mixed Bengal Tabby Feral Cat. He returns to the Backyard at dusk after a five-month absence. First introduced in the Documentary "The Secret Life of a Feral Cat" in October 2014.
Bonsai Tree Garden Tour at the North Carolina Arboretum. Relax and enjoy the amazing displays of bonsai trees and "open your mind to the possibility that the greatest mystery of life can be found in a single, tiny leaf....." A great place to visit if your passing through the Asheville, NC area - more info at:
Listen to 18 minutes of thunder, rain and bird songs as a Cottontail Rabbit rides out a storm in its favorite spot under a small arborvitae tree where it has made a dirt patch. Just listen to the thunder, rain and bird songs or concentrate on the Rabbits rhythmic breathing - it's a nose breather as one might imagine. As the storm passes the birds begin to sing again and the rabbit shakes off the water and is hungry. The ebb and flow of Nature!
Relaxing Nature Meditation - Rhododendron Blooms Beside A Cool Mountain Stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina with the occasional visit of bees small and large.
The Red Squirrel Listener - Relaxing Nature Meditation. Spend some quality time sharing breakfast, tea or lunch at the creek-side home of the most attentive creature you'll ever encounter - the Squirrel Listener. Twelve minutes of up close undivided attention, eye contact, and the sounds of a small stream - you'll swear she is right in front of you.
Relax to the sounds and sights of a passing July thunderstorm in the Great Smoky Mountains. Rain...Thunder...Wind and bird calls as the weather begins to clear and the mountains reappear from behind the clouds. As the rain tapers off to a drizzle the dominant sound will be a rain-swollen fresh mountain stream below. Not the call of the Eastern Towhee and Carolina Chickadee.
