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"In this informative and entertaining account, Williams investigates cutting-edge research as she travels to fragrant cypress forests in Korea to meet the rangers who administer “forest healing programs,” to the green hills of Scotland and its “ecotherapeutic” approach to caring for the mentally ill, to a river trip in Idaho with Iraqi vets suffering from PTSD, to the West Virginia mountains where she discovers how being outside helps children...
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Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2020].
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lvi, 216 pages ; 22 cm
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The certified wilderness guide, life coach, and TEDx speaker shares step-by-step guidelines for recognizing the symptoms of nature deficit disorder, outlining therapeutic exercise prompts and meditation guidelines for how to heal by reconnecting with the natural world.
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Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2021]
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xviii, 273 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
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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.
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Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2021].
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258 pages ; 23 cm
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"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...
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Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2014]
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234 pages ; 24 cm
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"The nature writing of Gary Ferguson arises out of intimate experience. He trekked 500 miles through Yellowstone to write Walking Down the Wild and spent a season in the field at a wilderness therapy program for Shouting at the Sky. He journeyed 250 miles on foot for Hawks Rest and followed through the seasons the first fourteen wolves released into Yellowstone National Park for The Yellowstone Wolves. But nothing could prepare him for the experience...
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2011
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xii, 317 p. ; 24 cm.
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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.
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W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2009
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xiv, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
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A celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalist explores a year of dawns, drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping.
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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xii, 224 pages ; 25 cm
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"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 scientificevidence 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...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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776 pages ; 24 cm
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"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...
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2008
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xii, 390 p. ; 22 cm.
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"Richard Louv was the first to identify a phenomenon we all knew existed but couldn't quite articulate: nature-deficit disorder. His book Last Child in the Woods created a national conversation about the disconnection between children and nature, and his message has galvanized an international movement. Now, three years after its initial publication, we have reached a tipping point, with Leave No Child Inside initiatives adopted in at least 30 regions...
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