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“When human beings lose their connection to nature, to heaven and earth, then they do not know how to nurture their environment or how to rule their world… healing our society goes hand in hand with healing our personal, elemental connection with the phenomenal world.” - Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 North College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711. map
Saturday, April 11, 2009
New Time: 8:30am - 9:45am
Open To All
Inclusive & non-sectarian. Please feel free to invite friends & family.
Fee - NEW
A daily ADMISSION FEE will be in effect starting March 29th, 2009.
$8 Adults, $6 Students w/ valid ID, $6 Seniors (65+),
$4 children aged 3-12, Free admission for Members and children under 3
FREE Admission to all current Members with membership card.
Memberships always available for purchase at the gate!
Other Garden Activities This Weekend
The Wildflower Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday April 11 and 12.
Each spring, garden staff and volunteers fan out across southern California to find and collect native wildflowers to bring back and assemble in one grand display for the Wildflower Show. Additional wildflower-oriented events will occur throughout the garden. The daily admission fee or membership includes admittance to all show events.
Recommended: Walking shoes, hat, sunscreen, water, cane. Along the walk there are benches and a bathroom.
Also recommended: Relax. Let go. Enjoy.
For Additional Information
Please contact Janet Takara, jntakara@yahoo.com, telephone (909) 625-8767 ext. 215; or Chris O’Hare, chrisohare@earthlink.net, telephone (909) 762-5641.
Meeting Place
The walking meditation in nature will be taking place inside the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 North College Ave, Claremont. At 15 minutes before start time, we will gather in front of the Garden’s new entrance — on the benches at the NE corner of the parking lot. We will sit in silence, allowing ourselves to quiet and to become present. For new participants, brief instruction on how to do “walking meditation” will be given.
Description of the walk:
Total walk from & returning to parking lot is about 60 minutes. We will be walking north about 15 minutes before entering the loop and walking up onto the mesa. We will walk around the loop two times, each loop taking about 15 minutes. A bell will be rung when we pass the restrooms on the left. Just beyond, there are some benches in the shade. People may choose to sit for some of the “walking meditation” and can use the bathroom next to the loop as needed. The path up to the mesa is a gentle slope with an elevation gain of about 20 feet. The path down from the mesa is made up of about 20 steps, each about 9 inches high made of old railroad ties. If you sometimes use a cane, it might be helpful on this part of the walk.
