Rooted in Generosity: Inspiring Harmony Through Wind Chimes and Why You Need Them in Your Garden

Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

Education, How To, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.8 • 883 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Wouldn't it be nice to wake up every morning to the hypnotic sound of wind chimes gently drifting through your bedroom window, plant friends? The delicate tones of wind chimes dancing on the breeze can turn an ordinary morning into a magical experience.

In this episode, I spoke with the owners of Wind River Chimes to uncover the history, craftsmanship, and meaning behind these musical garden ornaments. If you’re a constant listener, I’m sure you know them as one of my podcast sponsors! Patty, Jamie, Luke, and I talked about the joyful art and science behind creating beautiful chimes that connect us to soothing sounds and special memories.

In this episode, we learn:

[00:10] Why wind chimes have become significant for Maria’s mental health
[03:51] Let’s welcome Patty, Jamie, and Luke from Wind River Chimes!
[05:30] What are their favorite Wind River chimes?
[07:39] History of Wind River Chimes
[08:53] How Jamie and Patty got involved and eventually bought the company in 2005
[10:54] How has the company evolved since they assumed leadership?
[14:03] How the wind chimes are made (tuned pipes, specific alloys, thick walls)
[17:13] How the tones and scales are designed
[18:57] The emotional experience provided by chimes
[19:46] The primal connection of humans to music
[21:45] What is the science of sound? (alloys, testing, parts designed for optimal tone)
[24:55] What are their favorite emotional customer stories involving the chimes?
[31:20] Why does the company commit to donating 20% of their profits to charity?
[34:04] What "harmony" means to the Wind River Chimes team

Mentioned in our conversation:

Corinthian Bells Windchime

For a deep dive into the science of soothing chime sounds,

check out the full show notes and blog here!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Plan friends I literally wake up to this magical wind chime that you're listening to every morning.
0:06.4	This beautiful melody wafts into my bedroom through the window and it is the most amazingly relaxing way to wake up. I can't even. I don't mean to
0:18.4	be dramatic, Plant Friends, but the addition of the two Wind River chimes that I've
0:22.1	added to my home has surprisingly been like the best thing I've done for my mental help this year.
0:28.0	Every time I hear a chime because I have them on both sides of my house, I am reminded to drop out of my busy mind and into my body for a moment.
0:36.8	I am reminded to get outside and visit my garden. I am reminded to take a deep breath and drop into gratitude. This kind of
0:46.2	mesmerizing experience that I've gone through something that was a bit
0:49.6	unexpected has left me rather curious as most things that make me happy do, wondering why do these
0:55.2	chimes sound so good, how do they get made, why do they have this mindful relaxing experience
1:02.2	that they do. So today we actually dive into a plant adjacent
1:06.7	episode about the joyful addition to anyone's garden of a magical wind chime to bring more harmony into your life.
1:14.0	Welcome to the Growing Joy Podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants successfully,
1:19.4	but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy in our lives.
1:24.7	I'm Maria, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness,
1:28.9	speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, an epic plant killer turned happy plant lady.
1:35.0	On growing joy you'll find conversations about plant care, plant community and wellness through the lens of plants.
1:41.0	Plant care is self-care on growing joy the podcast.
1:46.0	Hello, plant friends.
1:47.0	I hope you've had beautifully planty weeks.
1:49.0	I'm actually recording the intro for this episode on my porch right under my Wind River
1:53.6	wind chime and like I said earlier you've probably heard them on my social
1:58.0	media or on the podcast but you've also probably heard the ads because the chimes
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