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This is guest post by Joan Klostermann-Ketels of Being of Sound Spirit
One of the great challenges to being out in nature – for me anyway – is to get in synch with it. To do that I must first shake my incessant need to DO. In the back of my mind and the pit of my stomach is a gnawing sense that I might be using this time in a more productive way. I should be balancing my checkbook, working on a sales proposal, calling somebody about a meeting or fixing the roof. Of course nothing could be farther from the truth.
Society and daily living have become very fast paced.  We hurry all the time, stress piles up and our bodies and minds become tense with anxiety. A calm mind and body will allow you to get more done, be healthier and take pleasure in life. Below are some simple and unique ways of getting into a calm frame of mind.
