Grounded
How connection with nature can improve our mental and physical wellbeing
Published on 15. April 2021
192 pages
978-1-78739-922-8 (ISBN)
Description
How do we understand nature? Benevolent and supportive? Wild and threatening? Reassuring or unpredictable? We all have a different experience of, and relationship with, nature.
Reflecting on nature's unknowable and mysterious qualities, Grounded explores how we can therapeutically benefit from a deeper connection with nature, finding within it balance, stillness, solitude, resilience, contentment, activity, fearlessness - and our own wild voice.
Within this book, you will discover:
* Mindfulness, breathing and stillness activities
* Movement exercises to connect with the physical world
* Work-life rebalancing
* Nature study and eco-therapies
Reflecting on nature's unknowable and mysterious qualities, Grounded explores how we can therapeutically benefit from a deeper connection with nature, finding within it balance, stillness, solitude, resilience, contentment, activity, fearlessness - and our own wild voice.
Within this book, you will discover:
* Mindfulness, breathing and stillness activities
* Movement exercises to connect with the physical world
* Work-life rebalancing
* Nature study and eco-therapies
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
Illus
File size
67,14 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78739-922-8 (9781787399228)
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Book
03/2021
Welbeck
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Person
Ruth Allen is a is a counsellor and eco-psychotherapist, specializing in outdoor practice and nature connection, and has a PhD in geology. A writer, speaker and adventurer, she explores the intersections between the natural world, health and wellbeing, movement and story. See more at www.whitepeakwellbeing.com
Content
Introduction: My nature story; What is nature? How to use this book * Presence: What are we looking for? Being 'grounded' * Connection: Lost connections; How nature is good for us; Deepening our relationship with nature; Rewilding: the call to connection; Nearby nature matters * Movement: Engaging the body; Learning from the body of nature; Reclaiming movement * Stillness: The essence of stillness; Grounding through stillness; Ways to be still in nature * Solitude: The value of solitude; Solitude in nature; Practising solitude in nature * Wild: Heading into the wild; Seeking wildness everywhere * Mystery: The value of mystery * Perspective: Changing our perspective; Grounding is coming home.
