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Mandala Gardens

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Mandala Gardens

Mandala Gardens is the most unique, 7 acre garden in Southern Illinois. This is a pet friendly garden. Leashed pets are welcome. www.mandalagardens.org
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Mandala Gardens is the manifestation of a decades long dream and was created by Greg Reid & Diana Tigerlily. In the early 1990s while in graduate school, even before their daughter Raynah was born, they shared a dream of creating a botanical wonderland, a space of beauty and sanctuary for all living beings to enjoy, with herbs, flowers, heirloom vegetables, and stone sculptures grown in circular d

esigns called
mandalas ("sacred circles" in Sanskrit). In fall of 1998, they found four acres, flooded, piled with rusted junk, and boasting a house with a collapsing roof. All they could see was its potential. They hauled out the junk, hauled in manure, raised beds, and planted trees. Then, in summer of 2010, they had the opportunity and ability to purchase the adjoining three acres to their land and knew that they would be able to fully actualize their dream. These past few years, they've dramatically transformed the land and have created many beautiful settings with a pond, new gardens, greenhouses, a cordwood chicken house, a labyrinth, and a stone bridge, along with various art works by internationally known artists, including stone sculptor Thea Alvin's original stone structures, "Infinity Arch" and "Moongate"; Carey Netherton's metal sculpture, "Talisman"; Kendra Stenger's 23-ft diameter ceramic mosaic "Circle of Ritual Wonder ment."; Safaa Abd El Salam's, (Egypt)) mosaic table top and benches; and an Amish-built 30ft, screened in, heated, Gazebo. The vision they had been holding all these years has gradually become physically tangible, and is now visible for others to see. The building of Mandala Gardens continues to be an ongoing process and you are invited to visit and share in the tranquility and contentment of the gardens. Thank you for visiting.

03/07/2025

Meet Emily, a generous sponsor of The Fairy Folk Ball. Emily is an advocate for slow-living, yoga, and outdoor experiences. We met Emily in the Shawnee Forest where she hosted a sunset forest walk during the Lions Gate portal. During our walk Emily guided us with mindfulness practices to set intentions and fully experience what the forest had to offer to us. Emily truly held space for each and every one of us as we shared about our experiences and what feelings we were actively working through. After our walk Emily served a lovely chamomile & lavender tea for us to enjoy for the rest of the evening. Emily’s next event will be a mindfulness hike at Giant City State Park on April 19th at 9am. Call (618) 457-4836 to register.

03/03/2025

This has been our only social media presence for three years, aside from our Facebook business page.

We are not associated with other city pages with similar names, which is why ours is labeled "Official" so you know it's us.

As an established nonprofit in Marion, we have worked hard to protect this page from misinformation and slander.

We are committed to maintaining a positive and uplifting environment that reflects the good in our town.

Notably, we've maintained a consistent online presence, never abandoning or allowing our page to be hijacked.

We've also never created additional pages, ensuring our community knows exactly where to find us.

If you see other city pages with a similar name it is in no way connected to us, nor has it ever been.

Please help us squash any remaining confusion and SHARE this post.

Thank you,
Your MC team 🫶

02/15/2025

We're gathering up participants for this year's Fairy Folk Ball! Do you have a special talent you'd like to show off? Send me a message, we can chat 🌟💘

02/05/2025

The time has come!
We are searching high and low for sponsors for the 2nd Fairy Folk Ball on May 3, 2025!
Last year we were able to host 300+ people at our FREE event.

We offer several sponsorship levels to suit different budgets and marketing goals:
Bronze Sponsor: $100 Social Media shout outs across 3 Business accounts
Silver Sponsor: $200 All listed above and name & logo on The Fairy Folk Ball banner
Gold Sponsor: $300 All listed above and verbal advertisement for your business during the event.

In addition, we are open to discussing custom sponsorship packages to better meet your needs.

Please contact Lady in the Garden via private message or email [email protected]

📸 Devin Leigh Photography

02/04/2025

https://visitsi.com/destination-item/mandala-gardens-marion-illinois/

Created by Greg Reid and Diana Tigerlily, Mandala Gardens is the manifestation of a decades-long dream of creating a botanical wonderland, a space of beauty and holistic sanctuary for all living beings to enjoy. Visit and share in the tranquility and contentment of the gardens.

01/29/2025

01/24/2025

Mandala Gardens is the place to be if you're looking for an outdoor garden space for a wedding, shower or party. Stone sculptures, a stone bridge, 7 acres, and our 30ft diameter gazebo sets the scene. Message or email us for more information. [email protected]
www.mandalagardens.org

01/16/2025

Deepen your practice, transform your life, and become a certified yoga teacher during our 18 Day Immersive, Yoga Alliance Certified, 200hr Yoga Teacher Training at the nourishing retreat sanctuary Gratitude Garden in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Dates: May 13 - May 30

Immerse yourself in a yogic lifestyle and emerge with a deepened awareness of the heightened power of Yoga.

Our Yoga Teacher Training provides you with the best of all worlds: immersion into yoga, a luxurious retreat experience, organic-gourmet-farm-to-table meals, and an integration of learning, growth, rest, reflection, solitude, and community.

More info at blueheronholistics.com (link in bio)

01/06/2025

Unfortunately our big cedar tree couldn't handle the ice. That's going to really change the looks of the garden.

01/06/2025

January 6, 2025 🌬️

12/24/2024

12/21/2024

Winter Solstice 2024 ☀️🙏🏽

12/11/2024

We adore the way .leighphotography perfectly captures the feelings that arise here in our garden.
Not only is she a great photographer but she's helped us so much with remodeling the houses, gardening and curating a vision for the future. We are lucky to have her as part of our team!
Check out her work! Would definitely make a wonderful Christmas gift 😁 🎁

Address

1704 N State St
Marion, IL
62959

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

+16188899228

Website

http://www.mandalagardens.org/

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Smoked Out BBQ has the garden smelling amazing! Bill Harper, Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist and Ray Maring play from 5:00-8:00. Come on out to the last Music in the Garden of the season get some great BBQ and enjoy the evening.