Learn how to roast, peel green chiles

Information on using mindfulness to improve our health and well-being and creating floral arrangements in bud vases will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.)

Michelle Ontiveros is a clinical mental health counselor, and she’s going to explain how using mindfulness in everyday activities can improve our health and emotional well-being. She’ll suggest different daily activities to help achieve this goal. She lives in Clovis.

Casey Schwartz is a floral designer in Redondo Beach, California. Schwartz is going to show how to create an impressive bud vase with a spray of orchids, and also a classic trio of roses with added greenery and filler.

Information on healthy citrus recipes, fun with felting and making chili rellenos will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at noon and on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Eleisha Ensign in Mission, Texas, will demonstrate making a light, healthy, flavorful dish using unique ingredients, including Quinoa, an amino acid-rich protein seed.

Megan Thome is going to show a variety of felted projects, from a sweater, to a pillow to seasonal décor, and she’ll demystify the craft of felting, which is so easy. She’s from Kansas City, Missouri.

Chef and cooking school owner John Vollertsen (known as Chef Johnny Vee) will show how to roast and peel green chilies and then transform them into delicious batter wrapped chili rellenos, stuffed with cheddar cheese. He’s in Santa Fe.

Five excuses not to meditate

Sounds boring: Sure, but it also happens to be a big relief to have some time when you’re not obligated to be somebody or do something.

I can't sit still: It’s just fine to fidget. Meditation is a process that develops overtime. No one starts out sitting like a rock statue.

I don’t have time: Time crunches are stressing up all out these days. But taking a pause from the rush-rush-rush may just help you use your time better.

I’m scared to be alone: You’re not alone in that. Our culture has devalued taking time for solitude. It hasn’t always been that way. And, it’s not as scary as you think.

My mind Is too fast: So, let it go fast. If you sit there awhile, it will slow down and speed up again. You don’t need to try to find an ideal rate for your mind.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.