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Introduction to Eco-Mindfulness
Please join me and the Green Drinks community in China for an Introduction to Eco-Mindfulness. Learn how this fundamental practice is...
Carissa Welton
Feb 3, 20241 min read


2024 Transformations
Change is life, and life is change! Here, at the end of the year, it's hard not to reflect on what has just happened and passed, or is...
Carissa Welton
Dec 31, 20233 min read


Unique Eco-Art Gifts
On behalf of my illustration team, Scale Up Animation Studios, I am happy to announce the winner of our personalized poster contest: Kimi...
Carissa Welton
Dec 21, 20231 min read


Holiday Hope
Please join us this December for a worldwide celebration of Beneath the Surface, the first novel in an ocean exploration series I've...
Carissa Welton
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Beneath the Surface Gifts
Looking for the perfect gift for an ocean exploring mermaid lover? If so, then, look no further! Take a deep dive into the hidden world...
Carissa Welton
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Win A Personalized Portrait
For the next two days, when you contribute to this fundraiser for Scale Up Animation Studios, you can win a personalized poster featuring...
Carissa Welton
Oct 5, 20231 min read


See Yourself BENEATH THE SURFACE
Shello everybody! (SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE) From now through September 15th when you purchase a 10 USD ticket to enter our poster prize...
Carissa Welton
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Eco Art Activities For The Classroom
Are you an art or activity teacher interested in creative lessons that help raise environmental awareness? If so, you might be interested...
Carissa Welton
Aug 21, 20231 min read


Ecomindfulness & Active Hope
Hope is the continuous theme of the Blue Marble Series, starting with the first story, Beneath the Surface. The series is designed as a...
Carissa Welton
Aug 16, 20231 min read


Ocean Lovers' Chinese Lessons
Calling all intrepid explorers, superheroes in training, both above and below sea level: Learn more about threats to ocean life and what you can do to help in the Beneath the Surface activity pack, featuring the Ocean Lovers' Chinese mini-lessons . Learn about sea animals and culture in China, while learning a bit of Chinese reading, writing and speaking. Learning another language always makes the world a smaller, more understanding and peaceful place. These video mini-less
Carissa Welton
Jun 17, 20231 min read


Mer-May
AI will never be as creative as earthlings until everyone's a programmer, and even then, human intelligence falls short of all the...
Carissa Welton
May 31, 20231 min read


Diving Into Environmental Advocacy
You know the expression, "a journey of 1,000 meters begins with a single step"? 千里之行,始于足下 in Chinese, this proverb expresses how...
Carissa Welton
May 7, 20233 min read


Free Audiobook Access * USA only *
In honor of my book launch anniversary (March 27, 2002), and in celebration of National Reading Month, I've just made all the chapters of...
Carissa Welton
Mar 23, 20231 min read


"The Great Unknown"
The ocean covers 70 percent of Earth's surface. It contains about 1.35 billion cubic kilometers (324 million cubic miles) of water, which...
Carissa Welton
Mar 13, 20232 min read


31 Reasons for Hope
Please enjoy these samples of the "31 Reasons for Hope" cards in the brand new Beneath the Surface activity pack, designed to take...
Carissa Welton
Feb 24, 20231 min read


TRAVEL WITH ME AROUND THE WORLD!
Happy 2023! This new year marks an exciting chapter for me as an emerging ecomythologist. I am so eager to help draw the connections...
Carissa Welton
Jan 19, 20232 min read


Invitation To Be In My Next Book
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for following Xing Xing’s journey and those pink dolphins in the South China Sea! Your support...
Carissa Welton
Jan 5, 20231 min read


My Writing Process
Receiving my Open Water SCUBA Diving Certification in Nha Trang, April 2006 Looking back, I now realize that I have always been writing...
Carissa Welton
Dec 29, 20223 min read


Zerowaste gifts & eternal thanks!
Launching and developing the Blue Marble Series has definitely been a bright spot in my life over the last few dismal years. My hope is...
Carissa Welton
Dec 18, 20222 min read


Activity Pack (Pre-order)
If you’re looking for zerowaste gifts, podcast material or just a fun adventure, I’d love to hear what you think of Beneath the Surface....
Carissa Welton
Dec 14, 20221 min read



