The Art Of Connecting With Nature

Author : Mark J. Platten
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781457547706

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The Art of Connecting With Nature by Mark J. Platten Pdf

The Art of Connecting With Nature emerged from Mark’s desire to have others experience the “living presence” of the natural world. Within these pages you’ll discover 22 co-authors who have established a relationship with nature that reclaims what indigenous people worldwide express as kinship, centeredness, and the ability to make decisions through the eyes of future generations. The book is divided into four experiential themes: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. We invite you to open to whatever chapter calls to you, since each stands on its own. At the end of each section we’ve provided tools, rituals, and practices to help you develop, or enhance, your own relationship with nature. These are activities that have helped us; but in the end, we each have our own journey that cannot be defined by another’s. Visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TheArtofConnectingWithNature, to share your experiences, ask questions, or interact with the artists, professors, musicians, authors, ministers, and others who’ve contributed to this collection.

Author : Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781789046847

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Connecting with Nature in a Time of Crisis by Melanie Choukas-Bradley Pdf

Nature is one of the best medicines for difficult times. An intimate awareness of the natural world, even within the city, can calm anxieties and help create healthy perspectives. This book will inspire and guide you as you deal with the current crisis, or any personal or worldly distress. Melanie Choukas-Bradley is a naturalist and certified forest therapy guide who leads nature and forest bathing walks for many organizations in Washington, D.C. and the American West. Learn from her the Japanese art of "forest bathing": how to tune in to the beauty and wonder around you with all your senses, even if your current sphere is a tree outside the window or a wild backyard. Discover how you can become a backyard naturalist, learning about the trees, wildflowers, birds and animals near your home. Nature immersion during stressful times can bring comfort and joy as well as opportunities for personal growth, expanded vision and transformation. The "Resilience Series" is the result of an intensive, collaborative effort of our authors in response to the 2020 coronavirus epidemic. Each volume offers expert advice for developing the practical, emotional and spiritual skills that you can master to become more resilient in a time of crisis.

Author : Emma Burleigh
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 1454943335

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Soul Color by Emma Burleigh Pdf

Soul Color is a ten-week watercolor painting course designed to cultivate mindfulness and creativity. Develop confidence to paint more intuitively, give yourself permission to enjoy the unexpected and make mistakes, deepen your meditation skills, and discover a new sense of reflective calm. Soul Color isn't a traditional "how-to" book. It is the outcome of several years of research and trial and error with students and friends who've come to Emma's workshops and classes.

Author : John Muir Laws,Emilie Lygren
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 1597144908

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How to Teach Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws,Emilie Lygren Pdf

Expanding on the philosophy and methods of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren have developed the first-ever comprehensive book devoted to helping educators use nature journaling as an inspiring teaching tool to engage young people with wild places. In their workshops Laws and Lygren are often asked the how-tos of teaching nature journaling: how to manage student groups in the outdoors, teach drawing skills (especially from those who profess to have none), connect journaling to educational standards, and incorporate journaling into longer lessons. This book puts together curriculum plans, advice, and in-the-field experience so that educators of all stripes can leap into journaling with their students. The approaches are designed to work in a range of ecosystems and settings, and are suitable for classroom teachers, outdoor educators, camp counselors, and homeschooling parents. Full-color illustrations and sample journal pages from notable naturalists show how to put each lesson into practice. Field-tested by over a hundred educators, this book includes dozens of activities that easily support the Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards--and, just as important, it will show kids and mentors alike how to recognize the wonder and intrigue in their midst.

Author : Dr Qing Li
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780241346969

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Shinrin-Yoku by Dr Qing Li Pdf

Shinrin = Forest Yoku = Bathing Shinrin-Yoku or forest bathing is the practice of spending time in the forest for better health, happiness and a sense of calm. A pillar of Japanese culture for decades, Shinrin-Yoku is a way to reconnect with nature, from walking mindfully in the woods, to a break in your local park, to walking barefoot on your lawn. Forest Medicine expert, Dr Qing Li's research has proven that spending time around trees (even filling your home with house plants and vaporising essential tree oils) can reduce blood pressure, lower stress, boost energy, boost immune system and even help you to lose weight. Along with his years of ground-breaking research, anecdotes on the life-changing power of trees, Dr Li provides here the practical ways for you to try Shinrin-Yoku for yourself.

Author : Dr. Qing Li
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780525559863

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Forest Bathing by Dr. Qing Li Pdf

The definitive guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness. In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer. Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness.

Author : Lily Diamond
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781501123412

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Kale & Caramel by Lily Diamond Pdf

Born out of the popular blog Kale & Caramel, this sumptuously photographed and beautifully written cookbook presents eighty recipes for delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes featuring herbs and flowers, as well as luxurious do-it-yourself beauty products. Plant-whisperer, writer, and photographer Lily Diamond believes that herbs and flowers have the power to nourish inside and out. “Lily’s deep connection to nature is beautifully woven throughout this personal collection of recipes,” says award-winning vegetarian chef Amy Chaplin. Each chapter celebrates an aromatic herb or flower, including basil, cilantro, fennel, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme, lavender, jasmine, rose, and orange blossom. Mollie Katzen, author of the beloved Moosewood Cookbook, calls the book “a gift, articulated through a poetic voice, original and bold.” The recipes tell a coming-of-age story through Lily’s kinship with plants, from a sun-drenched Maui childhood to healing from heartbreak and her mother’s death. With bright flavors, gorgeous scents, evocative stories, and more than one hundred photographs, Kale & Caramel creates a lush garden of experience open to harvest year round.

Author : Emma Burleigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 1912634481

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Earth Color by Emma Burleigh Pdf

In this eight-week mixed-media art course, Earth Color unveils the kaleidoscope of nature, teaching you how to engage your creativity in a journey of mindful contemplation. Have you ever wanted to dip your paintbrush into the fiery hues of a perfect sunset? Do faces leap out of tree trunks as you pass them by? The world around us is alive in so many ways--you just need to know where to look. Fresh from the success of Soul Color, Emma Burleigh imparts her knowledge through carefully crafted activities, offering tips and tricks from her 20 years as an art teacher, as well as bringing us works and tips from artists who have a background in these new mediums! Let your intuition guide you in the process of creation. See the joy in nature and recreate this joy on the page in front of you. Let your confidence develop as you learn new skills and discover beauty in unexpected mistakes. Burleigh's expertise and experience make Earth Color far more than just a 'how to' book: it's an education in nature itself.

Author : Jon Young,Ellen Haas,Evan McGown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Environmental education
ISBN : 1579940250

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Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young,Ellen Haas,Evan McGown Pdf

Author : Dr Les Higgins
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781922618771

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Connect with Nature by Dr Les Higgins Pdf

If you want a deeper connection with nature, this book is for you.It will help you form a relationship with nature that can improve happiness, well-being and health. At the same time, it will foster in you a desire to take care of the natural environment.

Author : Stephen R. Kellert,Timothy Farnham
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610910767

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The Good in Nature and Humanity by Stephen R. Kellert,Timothy Farnham Pdf

Scientists, theologians, and the spiritually inclined, as well as all those concerned with humanity's increasingly widespread environmental impact, are beginning to recognize that our ongoing abuse of the earth diminishes our moral as well as our material condition. Many people are coming to believe that strengthening the bonds among spirituality, science, and the natural world offers an important key to addressing the pervasive environmental problems we face.The Good in Nature and Humanity brings together 20 leading thinkers and writers -- including Ursula Goodenough, Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Carl Safina, David Petersen, Wendell Berry, Terry Tempest Williams, and Barry Lopez -- to examine the divide between faith and reason, and to seek a means for developing an environmental ethic that will help us confront two of our most imperiling crises: global environmental destruction and an impoverished spirituality. The book explores the ways in which science, spirit, and religion can guide the experience and understanding of our ongoing relationship with the natural world and examines how the integration of science and spirituality can equip us to make wiser choices in using and managing the natural environment. The book also provides compelling stories that offer a narrative understanding of the relations among science, spirit, and nature.Grounded in the premise that neither science nor religion can by itself resolve the prevailing malaise of environmental and moral decline, contributors seek viable approaches to averting environmental catastrophe and, more positively, to achieving a more harmonious relationship with the natural world. By bridging the gap between the rational and the religious through the concern of each for understanding the human relation to creation, The Good in Nature and Humanity offers an important means for pursuing the quest for a more secure and meaningful world.

Author : Mike Murawski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538108963

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Museums as Agents of Change by Mike Murawski Pdf

Museums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of change—bringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing people’s lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums ? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums take action toward positive social change and bring people together into a more just, equitable, compassionate, and connected society. It is a journey toward tapping the energies within all of us to make change happen and proactively shape a new future.

Author : Bonnie Thomas
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780857008534

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How to Get Kids Offline, Outdoors, and Connecting with Nature by Bonnie Thomas Pdf

Full of ideas, activities and exercises, this book provides imaginative ways to inspire young people to put down the computer games, disconnect from social media, and spend more time away from a screen. In an increasingly electronic world, creating enthusiasm for the great outdoors can seem an impossible task. Yet, the benefits of nature are endless, and they extend further than just improving physical health; being in natural surroundings is also an effective way to boost imagination, creativity and overall wellbeing. In whatever capacity you work or care for children and young people, this book will help you motivate them to reboot their connection with nature and become healthier for it. Addressing how nature-based activities can be used for improved mental health, this book will be an invaluable addition to the library of any professional who works with young people including counselors, educators, youth group workers, social workers, and childcare providers. It is also a useful resource for parents.

Author : Lisa Lipsett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 0981373305

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Beauty Muse by Lisa Lipsett Pdf

When we create with Nature, we access a rich source of knowledge about Nature and ourselves. In Beauty Muse: Painting in Communion with Nature artist Lisa Lipsett shares a ten-year creative journey, recounting her experiences with the natural world, connecting creativity with deep ecology, education, spirituality, and ecopsychology. Through her playful exercises and paintings, she invites the reader to engage in a highly intuitive process, initiating a joy-filled, heartfelt practice which brings art-making back to its living roots.

Author : Scott D. Sampson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780544279322

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How to Raise a Wild Child by Scott D. Sampson Pdf

"An easy-to-use guide for parents, teachers, and others looking to foster a strong connection between children and nature, complete with engaging activities, troubleshooting advice, and much more"--