A "Blood Moon" is a phrase that describes the red corona that appears around the moon during an eclipse. It is a physical manifestation of an event that appears strange and frightening, and is also natural. In Blood Moon , Jarvis writes multisensory natural and spiritual metaphors to explore the struggle of contemporary peoples to retain their homeland, ancestry, and watershed in an encroaching, overpowering metropolitan world.
"Brimful with accessible and inventive ideas, this beautiful book provides an inspiring and practical guide to fostering calm and connectedness." Sue Stuart-Smith, author of The Well Gardened MindInto Green is an invitation to journey into nature, no matter how urban your environment or green your neighbourhood.This is a book of projects, wisdom and ideas that not only inspire you to get outside and enjoy this beautiful planet, but to find meaningful interactions with nature that cultivate a ha...
"Looking for a spiritual practice simple enough to fit a busy life, yet deep enough to help you grow? 'For ninety consecutive days', writes Gunilla Norris, 'light a match with a purpose, a feeling or a desire in mind', and if you miss a day, start the count again. That daily moment of persistent attentiveness to whatever is calling you from within will kindle new warmth, new light, new life. It's simple-but it's the simplicity on the other side of complexity. Illumined by the lifetime of wisdom...
In our technology-driven, workaday world, connecting with nature has never before been more essential. A Wilder Life, a beautiful oversized lifestyle book by the team behind the popular Wilder Quarterly, gives readers indispensable ideas for interacting with the great outdoors. Learn to plant a night-blooming garden, navigate by reading the stars, build an outdoor shelter, make dry shampoo, identify insects, cultivate butterflies in a backyard, or tint your clothes with natural dyes. Like a mode...
Sometimes memories return like small caresses, or little feather touches from the past. We smile, remember, savor, and perhaps even wince a bit. Then the memories fade and are forgotten. But if the feather touches persist, there is a story that wants to take wing. The recollections accumulate and gather substance.
The Joy of Forest Bathing (Live Well)
by Melanie Choukas-Bradley and Lieke van der Vorst
A simple antidote to our nature-starved lives, The Joy of Forest Bathing is an enticing and comprehensive introduction to forest bathing-or Shinrin-yoku, in Japan-the meditative practice of connecting with nature and disconnecting from the distractions of daily life. Full sensory immersion in the beauty and wonder of nature and trees can produce mental, emotional, and physical health benefits. Research has shown that forest bathing lowers blood pressure, pulse rate, and cortisol levels; improv...
'If you're keen to get your children or grandchildren interested in the natural world, Love Bees could be just what you need to fire their imaginations.' - Waitrose Weekend‘A great introduction to bees worldwide, Love Bees explains how much we need bees and how much more there is to bee-kind than just honey.’ - Gill Perkins, CEO, Bumblebee Conservation Trust'Full of fascinating facts and practical projects, it's the perfect guide to inspire nature-lovers of all ages to love bees.' - Craig Bennet...
Mindful Thoughts for Birdwatchers brings us closer to the birds we share the world with. Part of the Mindful Thoughts series, this beautifully illustrated little book meditates on all aspects of birdwatching, including:City birdsThe magic of birdsongThe art of looking and listeningFlock behaviourThe migration cycle…and much moreNoticing and appreciating the awesome nature of birdlife is a spiritually affirming activity – reconnecting us to the natural world, even if seen only from our window...
Be inspired by the wonderful world of nature through intentions, practical exercises and meditations for greater wellbeing and joy. We are always looking for ways to reconnect with nature. The benefits of spending time outdoors include engaging our senses and experiencing the landscape at a deeper level – but it’s not so easy to rewild and run free when we have chores and responsibilities. That’s where Nature’s Blessings can help. Kirsten Riddle will help you shift your perspective, engage with...
At a time of growing environmental crisis, a pioneer of Green Buddhist thought offers challenging and illuminating perspectives. With species rapidly disappearing and global temperatures rising, there is more urgency than ever to act on the ecological crises we face. Hundreds of millions of people around the world—including unprecedented numbers of Westerners—now practice Buddhism. Can Buddhists be a critical voice in the green conversation? Leading Buddhist environmentalist Stephanie Kaza has...
Escape into the wild world of nature - and your imagination - in this long-awaited guide to creativity and mindfulness by master embroiderer and textile artist, Jane E. Hall. Admired by textile artists and embroiderers alike across the globe for her beautiful combination of classical embroidery materials, fabrics and natural objects, Jane is recognized as a gifted needle painter who can create exquisite, life-like, embroidered machinations of the plants and insects our planet has to offer. In h...
This debut collection of poems from Timothy P. McLaughlin chronicles an inspired intimacy with the still wild places and presences of the Earth. The musical, iridescent language delights the senses and draws the reader/listener back into an essential creatureliness and basic loving kinship with the natural world.
'In her book Nature Tonic, journalist and regular Flow contributor Jocelyn de Kwant encourages us to soothe our urbanized souls with a daily dose of ecotherapy. Comprising 365 practical prompts and lengthier meditative notes, it covers themes such as the joy of journaling sensory nature, the zen of forest bathing, the simple pleasures of botanical drawing, and ways to contemplate seasons, time and reconnect with Mother Nature, be you in a city street or a country meadow.' - FLOW Magazine, 2019...
Our world is brimming with sound: from the detonation of distant thunder to the drip, drip drip of a rusty drainpipe. Once we’ve been shown how to listen more attentively and creatively, we can access a deeper, more lasting meditation. Our thoughts, dreams and daydreams might be carried along a stream of birdsong, or punctuated by a rush of unexpected laughter. Learning about sound––where, how and why it comes into being––is learning about the world itself. In Mindfulness in Sound, Mark Tanner...