Spring Shifts, Garden Lessons, and Ancient Wisdom
- Prema Posner
- Apr 30
- 2 min read
Reflections from My Heart to Yours
Lately, I’ve been feeling the quiet magic of spring settle deep into my bones.
Something is stirring—not just in the earth, but within me. A slow and tender transformation that mirrors the way tiny seedlings push through soil without ever asking permission.
I’ve been spending more time in the garden lately, still very much a beginner, but completely enchanted by it. And what I keep learning again and again is this: nature is always supporting us, always teaching. And somehow, even when we don’t realize it, we’re part of that sacred rhythm—interwoven, remembered, and rooted.
There’s something holy about placing your hands in the soil. Sometimes I listen to audiobooks as I work—right now I’m completely absorbed in Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a love letter to the natural world and to the wisdom that lives in both science and spirit.
Other times, I simply let the silence guide me. No music. No words. Just presence. Just Earth. That quiet communion has become a powerful part of my spiritual practice. It reminds me that we don’t always need to try to connect to something bigger—we are something bigger.
And this brings me back to a recent re-listening of the Bhagavad Gita—one of the most profound texts on dharma, devotion, and the dance between action and surrender.
The Gita speaks to this exact unfolding I feel in my own life: the work of the soul is not separate from the soil beneath our feet, from the choices we make, from the ways we tend to our lives with love and awareness.
Because I’ve been teaching a lot, and gardening a lot, I haven’t had as much time to sit and read. But I’ve found that listening—whether to scripture or to silence—has deepened my sense of presence. It keeps me connected to what matters. And when I step into teaching, I feel that pulse of presence carry into the space we share.
You may have noticed I recently shifted my weekly class schedule. That decision came from a very sincere place in my heart—an intention to offer you a more grounded, full-spectrum experience each week. A rhythm you can rely on. A sanctuary of steadiness, healing, and inner illumination. I hope you’ll join me regularly, and allow these practices to meet you where you are.
Let this be your reminder: you are allowed to begin again. To root yourself in presence. To blossom in your own time.
From the garden, from the Gita, from the silence—I’m learning to trust life more deeply. I hope you feel that in our classes, too.
With all my heart,
Prema
This came at exactly the right time! Thank you!!!