Nature has a way of giving me a new perspective. Last year was hard in many ways, and I said goodbye to it with a sigh of relief that I was facing a new year, a new beginning. Since 2025 began, less than a week ago, I have been visiting Read more…
Nature has a therapeutic effect on the mind. Exposure to natural environments can greatly improve mental health.
Nature influences creativity and inspires art. Everywhere outside are colorful, beautiful, and wonderful things that spark imagination and calm the mind.
Can nature calm you down? As an eco-therapy guide, I’ve spent many hours leading others on therapeutic walks in the woods. The feedback I’ve gotten is that nature had a calming effect and the people with me felt a deeper sense of peace. As a nature enthusiast, I’ve spent countless Read more…
Nature offers many gifts, too many to name. Some of my favorites have to do with lights and colors of early morning hours, including the blue hour, sunrise, and the golden hour. A couple days ago, I took a pre-dawn hike to enjoy those gifts. I was not disappointed. The Read more…
In my last post I introduced a book—Rooted in Nature: Observations from the Wild—and a writing method I call live writing. The book is a result of nature exploration and using this method. Today, I’m going to show some examples of live writing I conducted this week while out enjoying Read more…
Today I’d like to share my passion for nature through the pages of a book and the effective method I used to write it. Rooted in Nature: Observations from the Wild is an example of what I love to do in nature—explore—and some of the lessons nature has taught me. Read more…
Nature is a great teacher of many things, including a sense of wonder—amazement, curiosity, awe. Look to the sky, the stars at night, or to the earth and the diversity of plant life. Wonder-inspiring! The natural environment is awesome and vast, and it calls us to connect (or reconnect) with Read more…
Nature affects mental health. It can boost your mood and calm your body and mind.