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Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Supported by groundbreaking research, anecdotal evidence, and compelling personal stories, Louv shows how tapping into the restorative powers of the natural world can boost mental acuity and creativity; promote health and wellness; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and ultimately strengthen human bonds.
2) Sun house
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A random bolt from a DC-8 falls from the sky, killing a child and throwing the faith of a young Jesuit into crisis. A boy's mother dies on his fifth birthday, sparking a lifetime of repressed anger that he unleashes once a year in reckless duels with the Fate, God, or Power who let the coincidence happen. A young woman on a run in Seattle experiences a shooting star moment that pierces her with a love that will eventually help heal the Jesuit, the...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
In an era of cell phone addiction and ever-expanding cities, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature -- but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. Whether we observe it or not, our blood pressure stabilizes near trees, the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. Drawing on new scientific discoveries, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"This practical book is filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful color photographs that will get you out and about whatever the weather. Organized by month, Urban wild's simple, seasonal, step-by-step activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you increase your potential for health and well-being and take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"From MindBodyGreen's Senior Sustainability Editor and the co-author of The Spirit Almanac comes a four-color guide to reconnecting with the outdoors, with new research on how nature heals us as well as tools for becoming stewards of the earth that nurtures us"--
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"From the author of the New York Times bestseller that defined nature-deficit disorder and launched the international children-and-nature movement, Vitamin N (for "nature") is a complete prescription for connecting with the power and joy of the natural world right now,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In Tending to the Sacred, Brant shares a curated collection of accessible yet profound rituals to help you awaken your true connection with the earth, Spirit, and yourself. As you engage with each ritual, you'll begin to lovingly peel back the layers that keep you from being fully embodied and empowered in your life--
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, and find ways to bring nature much closer to home. As you take on new techniques and a little new equipment, you will discover new creatures and, with them, new areas of yourself that had gone dormant. Once put to use, they wake up and start working again....
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the importance of humans' connection to water and how people are drawn to being in, on, or around oceans, rivers, and lakes and points to recent findings in neuroscience that indicate that proximity to water can improve mood, performance, health, and success.
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever felt happier after a walk in the woods or fiddling with houseplants but your hectic life stressed you out again? In our rushed, tech-based, indoor society, we may yearn for a break but only manage to get through a noisy day and collapse in bed. Regaining a peaceful mind seems beyond reach. But what if there were easy, low-cost activities to heal the soul? What if we could regularly access tranquility? How would we do that? The answer...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Why human beings have a powerful and fundamental need--mental, spiritual, and physical--for the natural world; the profound impact it has on our consciousness and ability to heal our soul and bring solace to the heart, and the new cutting-edge scientific evidence proving nature as nurturer. In Losing Eden, Lucy Jones interweaves her deeply personal story of recovery from addiction and depression, with that of discovering the natural world and how...
17) Wild peace
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A mindfulness picture book about finding solace in the natural world"--
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth -- from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta -- Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the country, the city, or anywhere in between. Foster explores his struggles to remain present to life when a disconnection from nature and...
Author
Publisher
Quill Driver Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Raise calmer, happier, healthier children with these fun, hands-on nature activities for parents and kids to enjoy together. Are your kids stressed? Are they feeling a bit down? Do your children-and you-need a break from screens? Nature can help. What we all suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help improve our health and happiness. In Finding Ecohappiness,...
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