Lower Your Stress With Just a Walk in the Park

“Scientists have known for some time that the human brain’s ability to stay calm and focused is limited and can be overwhelmed by the constant noise and hectic, jangling demands of city living, sometimes resulting in a condition informally known as brain fatigue. But an innovative new study from Scotland suggests that you can ease…

Mother Trees Connect the Forest

Video from KarmaTube This Mother’s Day, expand your notion of “mother.” In this real-life model of forest resilience and regeneration, Professor Suzanne Simard, a highly regarded scientist from the University of British Columbia, shows that all trees in a forest ecosystem are interconnected, with the largest, oldest, “mother trees” serving as hubs – even for…

Change Your Perspective on Who You Are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgpPfaug8dc A few weeks ago I watched a different version of this video of The Known Universe. I found it rather unsettling as it aroused a feeling in me of being a very small speck in a very big place. This version of the video includes an uplifting, deeply healing voice over meditation by the…

The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBzAO72NuIc&feature=share Everything that manifests in the material is a pattern. Magical, mystical, beautiful. Who knew math could be so amazing?

Winter Solstice 2011 – A Call to Power

This time of year, when more recently created religious holidays are celebrated by millions around the world, there is an underlying, ancient calling deep within us to align with the energies of the Earth, with nature in its most raw and primeval workings. At the precise moment of the Solstice (5:30 UTC 12-22-11 or 9:30pm…

Our Beautiful Paradise

http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3 An exceptionally beautiful nature video with time lapse and slow motion photography of butterflies, hummingbirds, flowers…..so much beauty it might make you cry. From a TED talk by Louis Schwartzberg.

Get an Autographed Copy of the Book

In response to many requests, we’ve added an option to order a personally autographed copy of the book, Nature Whispering, 148 Simple Ways to Have Magical, Mystical Experiences in Nature. Special Offer ~ Autographed Copy of the book: For a limited time only, you can order a personally autographed copy of the book directly from…

If Humanity is to Survive

“If humanity is to survive, there has to be a substantially new manner of thinking. A human being is part of a whole we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical illusion of his…

21 Beautiful Nature Art Ideas

Let your inner artist play and have fun outside by creating simple art out of natural materials.  Collect leaves or stones of every different kind and color from the ground and create nature art with them. Arrange them into trails of color weaving along the forest floor. Create patterns and designs on the edge of…

Great Feedback on the Book!

The Nature Whispering book is finally in print! Here’s what one of the first readers emailed me about it: “Life in the Human condition has become more complex and confusing than at any time in our history. It appears that our evolution will depend largely on our ability to simplify our thought process, and lifestyles…