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I am Maria Gehrke.

I make art to serve as a portal to mindfulness.

My mission is to create art that invites you into a mindful and tranquil space, reconnecting you with the beauty of nature and your authentic self. I strive to foster healing, empathy, and a sense of community while inspiring a future rooted in ecological balance and social equity.

Forest View Mock
Window to Nature – Forest View

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WHAT MY FANS ARE SAYING

Loving notes.

THE LATEST EPISODES

What to embrace your own mindfulness practices?

Listen to my podcast.

  • This month, we continue our three-part series exploring Mindfulness Routines. This month, we sought outside wisdom by reading Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation by Susan Piver. We both appreciated the accessibility of this book and recommend it to aspiring and experienced mediators alike. Enjoy! The post S2E02-Mindfulness […]
  • This month, we start the second season of the Becoming Mindful Podcast. In this first episode of the new season, we dive into everything around mindfulness and meditation routines—the why, the how, and our relationship with them. We are also starting a new 3-month episode structure that includes mindfulness practices, topic discussions, outside wisdom, our […]
  • This month we bring you an exciting new series where we explore mindful ways of living. In this first episode we explore the Solarpunk genre – an uplifting vision for what a utopian society built mindfully could look like; one where we live in collaboration with nature and innovate sustainably. The post Episode 25 – […]