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Deeper Dive: How an Environmental Designer Connects with Trees

When was the last time you stopped and really noticed the trees and plants around you?Artist and environmental designer Aroussiak Gabrielian knows that a lot of us suffer from “plant blindness,” ignoring the power of the flora that surrounds us. Gabrielian’s childhood spent exploring the forests of Armenia and learning from her grandparents’ close relationship to nature shaped how she responds to plants today. In this interview with host Lilit Sadoyan, Gabrielian explores her history, her work, and how we can all build a closer relationship to the natural world.If you missed this week’s tree meditation inspired by a 19th-century painting by Théodore Rousseau, look for it on your podcast player or find it on our website.You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOSFind images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/deeper-dive-environmental-designer-trees/Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.Production team:Host: Lilit SadoyanProducers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon BrowerVideo Editor: Jeremy RhodesMixer and Sound Designer: Jaime RoqueExecutive Producer: Christopher SprinkleFor more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcastsRecording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Learn more about all we do for art on our website:Getty: https://www.getty.edu/Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/

Grounding Tree Meditation Inspired by the Forest of Fontainebleau

Slow down time, feel grounded, and reset with this nature-focused meditation inspired by Théodore Rousseau’s mid-19th-century painting Forest of Fontainebleau, Cluster of Tall Trees Overlooking the Plain of Clair-Bois at the Edge of Bas-Bréau (about 1849–52).Rousseau was drawn to the French countryside—so much so that he moved from Paris to Barbizon, a town outside the city and on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau. He spent countless hours in the forest drawing and painting outdoors, or en plein aire. Its ancient trees held a particular fascination for the artist. Resisting the growing complexity and artificiality of urban life, Rousseau sought to capture, preserve, and co‑exist with the natural environment.Inspired by Rousseau, reconnect with nature and root yourself into the present moment with this grounding tree meditation.This podcast uses chapters. If you'd like to jump straight to the meditation, find the forth chapter.Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/grounding-tree-meditation-forest-of-fontainebleau/See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ How can we reconnect with nature? Hear bioartist and landscape designer Aroussiak Gabrielian share her approach in your podcast feed or on our YouTube channel Thursday, or find it on our website. Production team:Host: Lilit SadoyanProducers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon BrowerVideo Editor: Jeremy RhodesMixer and Sound Designer: Jaime RoqueExecutive Producer: Christopher SprinkleFor more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcastsRecording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/Watch our YouTube series Becoming Artsy, where host Jessie Hendricks dives headfirst into understanding the art world through hands-on explorations: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLij2XTFgmBSQ0KxxtvqwZnQPX7Ag9eqFn&si=TuZtMHO0ZXcDoR6- Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch lectures, interviews, and more from the world of art, conservation, and cultural heritage: https://www.youtube.com/@gettymuseumThrough its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Learn more about all we do for art on our website:Getty: https://www.getty.edu/Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/

Deeper Dive: A Brief History of Sleep

Sleep is a biological necessity, but our practices around sleep are cultural.Before the industrial revolution, sleep was generally biphasic, meaning that it happened in two intervals. Virginia Tech Professor Roger Ekirch is credited with founding the discipline of sleep history, and in this conversation with host Lilit Sadoyan he explains how people in the 18th century approached sleep, what kept them awake at night, and what we today might learn from the sleep habits of the past.If you missed this week’s yoga nidra meditation inspired by an 18th-century French bed, look for it on your podcast player or find it on our website.You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOSFind images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/deeper-dive-brief-history-of-sleep/Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.Production team:Host: Lilit SadoyanProducers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon BrowerVideo Editor: Jeremy RhodesMixer and Sound Designer: Jaime RoqueExecutive Producer: Christopher SprinkleFor more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcastsRecording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Learn more about all we do for art on our website:Getty: https://www.getty.edu/Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/

Yogic Sleep Meditation with an Ornate Bed

Deeply relax your entire body with a yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, meditation inspired by a luxurious 18th-century French bed.Called a lit à la polonaise, or Polish bed, because the style was reminiscent of Polish fashion at the time, this four-poster bed has a nearly ten-foot canopy elegantly draped in lush silk. The wooden frame is covered in gold, while decorative trim and fluffy white ostrich feathers complete the look. A resplendent bed like this one would likely have been one of the most expensive furnishings in the home and would serve as a focal point in the bedroom.Imagine climbing up and sinking into this bed. Through a yoga nidra meditation, in which each muscle in your body relaxes, access a sense of deep rest while maintaining conscious awareness.This podcast uses chapters. If you'd like to jump straight to the meditation, find the forth chapter.Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/yogic-sleep-meditation-ornate-bed/See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ How did people sleep in a bed like this? Listen to sleep historian Roger Ekirch discuss 18th-century sleep habits in this week's bonus episode. Find it in your podcast feed or on our YouTube channel Thursday, or find it on our website. Production team:Host: Lilit SadoyanProducers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon BrowerVideo Editor: Jeremy RhodesMixer and Sound Designer: Jaime RoqueExecutive Producer: Christopher SprinkleFor more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcastsRecording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/Watch our YouTube series Becoming Artsy, where host Jessie Hendricks dives headfirst into understanding the art world through hands-on explorations: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLij2XTFgmBSQ0KxxtvqwZnQPX7Ag9eqFn&si=TuZtMHO0ZXcDoR6- Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch lectures, interviews, and more from the world of art, conservation, and cultural heritage: https://www.youtube.com/@gettymuseumThrough its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Learn more about all we do for art on our website:Getty: https://www.getty.edu/Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/

Deeper Dive: Clouds…on Mars? Insights from a Mars Climate Scientist

Clouds have a lot to teach us—they indicate the weather, they impact the climate, and they inspire a sense of awe and wonder. But what can we learn from clouds on Mars?In this interview with Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientist Marek Slipski, we hear about how clouds on Mars are like (and unlike) clouds here on Earth as well as how hunting for them in JPL’s citizen science cloudspotting project can be a mindful activity.Participate in JPL’s citizen scientist cloudspotting project: https://science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/cloudspotting/If you missed this week’s thought cloud meditation inspired by a painting by Simon Alexandre Clément Denis, look for it on your podcast player or find it on our website.You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://gty.art/4wZysOSFind images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/deeper-dive-insights-from-mars-climate-scientist-clouds/See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ Subscribe to OMMM be the first to hear new episodes.Production team:Host: Lilit SadoyanProducers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon BrowerMixer and Sound Designer: Jaime RoqueExecutive Producer: Christopher SprinkleFor more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcastsRecording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Learn more about all we do for art on our website:Getty: https://www.getty.edu/Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/