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Here you’ll find an overview of our posts about Nature, our Environment, and wellness activities in and with Nature.

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Forest Schools | Indoor and Outdoor Education in a Natural Environment
Forest Schools | Indoor and Outdoor Education in a Natural Environment
Although learning in, with, and through Nature was an already existing practice, the global popularization of Forest School education began in the 195 [ ... ]
Earthing | Restoring Contact with Earth
Earthing | Restoring Contact with Earth
Earthing (also called Grounding) in the sense of Energy Healing or Nature Therapy is the belief and practice that it’s necessary to restore direct c [ ... ]
Jungle Life | An Illusion of Peace and Quiet
Jungle Life | An Illusion of Peace and Quiet
Some people think that living in the midst of the forest resembles dwelling in a relaxed, fairy-tale like setting of profound peace and quiet. But act [ ... ]
French Guiana | Living in the Green Hell
French Guiana | Living in the Green Hell
The Green Hell, or L’enfer vert, is the unfavorable name the French have given to French Guiana, their little South-American colony neighboring Suri [ ... ]
Hiking in La Palma | Canary Islands
Hiking in La Palma | Canary Islands
Because of its many trails and tracks, its exquisite views and scenery of awe-inspiring mountains, valleys, volcanoes, dramatic cloud-play, myriads of [ ... ]
Rain in French Guiana | A Tiny Little Glimpse of God
Rain in French Guiana | A Tiny Little Glimpse of God
It’s November 22, 2012. Last night the rains started. My God, finally. It has been three months now of being embraced, well, “roasted̶ [ ... ]
Beach Walks | Sea, Sand, Stones, and the Pledge of Life
Beach Walks | Sea, Sand, Stones, and the Pledge of Life
I’m perhaps more of a forest and mountain walker, but there’s surely something to beach walks. Through the years, I’ve done quite a [ ... ]
Tree Hugging | Nature Therapy with Trees
Tree Hugging | Nature Therapy with Trees
Tree Hugging is a type of Nature Therapy or Ecotherapy. It’s thought that hugging trees is an activity that yields physical, emotional, mental, [ ... ]
Forest Bathing | Nature Therapy and Shinrin-Yoku
Forest Bathing | Nature Therapy and Shinrin-Yoku
The idea that spending time in Nature has health benefits for people is not new. Nevertheless, the practice got quite a boost in the early 1980s when [ ... ]
Tibetan Lum Medicinal Bathing | Sowa Rigpa
Tibetan Lum Medicinal Bathing | Sowa Rigpa
Tibetan Lum is a form of medicinal bathing, part of Sowa Rigpa Traditional Tibetan Medicine. According to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage organizat [ ... ]