Communing with nature Archives - CNCL

The Taste of Wild Water

The CNCL Team — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 04:12:53 +0000

Author Stephen Buhner shares a personal experience of intimacy with the natural world and the transmission of this connection through the generations.

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Forest Service Recommends Hugging Trees While You Can’t Hug Others

The CNCL Team — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:52:53 +0000

The Icelandic Forestry Service is encouraging people to hug trees while social distancing measures prevent them from hugging other people.

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Now’s a Great Time to Become a Backyard Naturalist — Here’s How

The CNCL Team — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 01:03:22 +0000

Connecting with nearby nature can give people a much-needed boost — and help save wildlife, too.

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Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health

The CNCL Team — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:35:56 +0000

A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress and promoting healing. Now, policymakers, employers, and healthcare providers are increasingly considering the human need for nature in how they plan and operate.

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This Song Was Made to Heal You

The CNCL Team — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:12:50 +0000

"Sustainable Human" knocks another one out of the park. Watch and be prepared to be deeply touched... and don't forget to turn up the sound!

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3 Activists Share Indigenous Wisdom for Facing Today’s Challenges

The CNCL Team — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 20:17:04 +0000

Indigenous Peoples are often on the frontlines of environmental justice movements. As original caretakers of the land, these communities have not only sought to protect their own livelihoods, but also to preserve humanity’s harmony with the Earth.

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Top 21 Heartwarming Movies for Animal Lovers

The CNCL Team — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:14:57 +0000

The holiday season is the perfect time to cozy up with these top 21 movies for animal lovers. From animated classics like Bambi to new favorites like Frozen 2, these are our top picks for heartwarming movies that the whole family can enjoy.

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On Being Alone

The CNCL Team — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:30:13 +0000

On a solo canoe trip down the Green River, paddling through the Canyonlands of southeast Utah, Craig Childs reflects on what it means to be alone in the wild.

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Falling in Love with the Earth: An Invitation to Healing and Connection

The CNCL Team — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 08:04:52 +0000

Feeling inextricably connected yet small in relationship with the natural world can lead us swiftly to a sense of the sacred.

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In the Presence of Elephants and Whales: Interview with Katy Payne

The CNCL Team — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:16:40 +0000

Katy Payne is a renowned acoustic biologist who has discovered that humpback whales compose ever-changing songs and that elephants communicate across long distances by infrasound.

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Wild Mind: Reclaiming Our Original Wholeness

The CNCL Team — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:45:02 +0000

It’s time to take another look at ourselves — to re-enliven our sense of what it is to be human, to breathe new life into ancient intuitions of who we are, and to learn again to celebrate, as we once did, our instinctive affinity with the Earth community in which we’re rooted.

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The True Life of the Forest – An Interview With Diana Beresford-Kroeger

The CNCL Team — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 21:21:36 +0000

Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger, botanist, medical biochemist, an expert on the medicinal, environmental and nutritional properties of trees, and author most recently of The Global Forest.

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