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An Embodied Awareness of Interbeing
Forgiveness means to give up all hope for a better past. So, may I be forgiving ... Existence, and That which is bringing all existence into Being is Alive, Awake & Aware in this very...
The Ancient And The Boy
Secreted away in the High Jura Forest, in a tiny grove known to just a few, The Ancients wait. They wait for children. Not to eat them as dark, wrong telling stories from the past would suggest. How...
When The Forest Sent A Dog Song
In March 2021, I had the privilege of becoming a certified Forest Therapy guide. The Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides offer six month training programs and I’d signed up the...
The Seasonality of Things
Usually, I am an early riser and like to spend some time reading in the early hours before my day starts. Although it is dark when I first get up, I enjoy how the darkness slowly changes into a bit...
Replace Your Technology with Shinrin-Yoku
Have we all been overpowered by our increasing (nonstop) use of technology? There are so many types of technology surrounding us that we can barely keep up with all of our gadgets. From our...
Inspiring Nature = Ensuring Nature?
As those who follow me know, I have long been touting the positive benefits of humanity’s connection to and immersion in nature. It is exciting to see this ancient idea re-embraced. What I find...
Could It Be That We’re Invisible?
For the longest time, I’ve grappled with what I call my ‘cloak of invisibility’. What I mean by that is that I seem to be able to go unnoticed in a crowd. Not intentionally....
The Power & Purpose of Meaning at Work
‘Work’ is currently changing before our eyes. The COVID-19 pandemic has made many rethink their relationship to work. People are reshuffling their priorities, opening their eyes to what...
How Contact with Nature Can Improve Your Mental Health
For all of human existence the concept of nature as a Maternal figure has been a comforting thought. Mother Nature, Gaia, Terra, Mother Earth all are names we’ve given to nature, something that...
First Responders & The Forest: Ancient Meets Modern
Forests have existed for millennia. Like first responders, they offer reassurance, and by the power of their existence, help us to breathe and live. Just as first responders hold the power of life...
The Zen of Welcoming Winter Walks
Living in Finland during many seasons since 2015, I learned to welcome Winter and to welcome winter WALKS in nature...
A Message in the Trees
Last summer was a time of great transitions in my personal life and the conversations that led to the creation of this business, Wild Communion. The woodpecker had left my side, after 3+ years of...
