Can You Calm Yourself with Zen Plant Potting Practice? #PlantZen #CalmingYourselfWithPlants #ReflexologyNearMe #HealingPlaceEnergySchool

We can calm ourselves into Zen potting practices with our favorite plants. Even though we love our plants, repotting plants is not a favorite task for many, especially when there are so many plants to repot.

Many people tend to delay repotting as long as possible, which makes the task daunting, especially when many pots need repotting. Not only is it hard for us, but it also causes stress on our plants when they live in an acidic environment, where it becomes difficult for them to absorb nutrients from the soil and fertilized water.

Of course, other tasks associated with repotting include overall plant health, such as insect inspection, pot size (up or down), grooming plants, and washing reservoirs to remove algae buildup. We do a lot to support overall plant health.

Instead, look at repotting as a chore. Repotting plants can be a powerful and calming zen ritual— I like to think of it as giving my plants new homes with care, awareness, and intention. Here’s how I turn repotting into a meditative and mindful experience:

Zen Repotting Practice or Zen Yourself into Calm

1. Prepare Your Space

• • Choose a quiet, clean workspace—preferably outdoors or near natural light.
  • Take a few slow, deep breaths to ground yourself.
  • I like to play background music.
  • Lay out your tools: pots, prepared soil, gloves (if you use them), wicking material like acrylic yarn, labels to remind when to repot again, and water.

2. Set an Intention

• • You can silently dedicate the moment to care and growth—for your plant while quieting your mind.
  • Think of why you’re repotting: more growing space, better soil for vitality, or helping your plants.

3. Gently Uproot Homes

• • Hold the base of the plant between your fingers with care. It’s best to repot when the soil is dry. Some say only to repot after a bloom cycle. (I repot regardless of whether it’s blooming or not.)
  • Slowly loosen the root ball. Let excess soil fall away naturally or gently manually loosen.
  • Observe the roots—are they healthy, cramped, root-bound? Be curious, not judgmental. 

4. Trim and Tend

• • If needed, gently prune dead roots. Examine the main growing stock. If it’s soft due to root rot, instead of thinking how painful it may be to cut away the rotten tissue, you’re helping the plant to survive.
  • Let this be a symbolic gesture: clearing what’s no longer needed for vitality, including breaking off non-thriving or old leaves.

5. Repot with Intention

• • Place a layer of perlite (optional) in the bottom of the same or new pot.
  • Add a small layer of prepared AV soil
  • Set the plant in place with your hand, ensuring it sits comfortably—not too deep, not too high.
  • Fill in with soil gently. Press lightly, like tucking the plant in.

6. Water and Settle

• • Start by watering slowly from the top to rinse all loose new soil until the water runs clear. Watch how the water moves through the soil—be present with this.
  • Let the plant sit for 5-10 minutes before placing it into its reservoirs or saucers. Wait an hour or so to fill reservoirs.

7. Now Pause and Reflect

Sit with your repotted plant. Notice and appreciate its new form.

8. Gratitude

Thank your plants for growing, and thank yourself for taking the time to provide this essential care.

9. When to Let Go

Even though you have taken care of a plant for a long time, there maybe a time when the plant has lost all of its vitality, and it is time for it to be tossed or putting into a compost pile. Letting go of a dying plant isn’t a failure—sometimes it’s part of the natural cycle. Just like people or animals, plants have life spans. Honoring that, rather than holding on out of guilt, is part of being a mindful plant caretaker. Before I toss a plant I always thank it for giving me joy and living with me as long as it did.

Mindfulness Training – Check Out Healing Place Energy School online Mind-Body Connection Through Daily Practice Course

Mind-body connection? We all heard of this term, mind-body connection, but what is it? How is our mind connected to our body?

Some wonder if the mind is part of the body or the body the part of the mind? And which one dominates. The mind and the body are not two separate entities; instead, they are both intertwined in what is known as the mind-body connection.

 What will you learn in the 3-part Mind-Body Connection course: 

• Lesson 1: Know Your Mind-Body Connection? 19:14
• Lesson 2: Mind-Body Intuitive Development Exercise 10:55
• Lesson 3: Connect Your Mind-Body Meditation 20:13

For more details and to enroll in Mind-Body-Connection to strengthen your mindfulness while connecting to your soul.

About the Writer, Film Maker, and Teacher

Healing Place LLC