Nature love medicine : essays on wildness and wellness

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Title:

Nature love medicine : essays on wildness and wellness

ISBN:

9781937226770

Edition:

First Torrey House Press edition.

Physical Description:

xii, 265 pages ; 21 cm

General Note:

"November 2017"--Title page verso.

Contents:

The gods are not large / Our deepest affinity / The silence of the forest as our lover / Branching out / Plants, health, and people of the forbidden mountains / Sunday school / Flirting dragonflies / The blue gate / New words, lost words, and terms of endearment / Serendipity, sculpture, and story / Spark and fire / Nature. Love. Medicine. Healing. Reciprocity. Generosity. / City of loves / The path of healing / Biophilia at my bedside / Murtle Lake Rx : a dose of wind and rain / Meeting the gray fox / Environmental generational amnesia / Sense of place before and after race / Dark love / In the form of birds / Heal-all / Falling in love with the Earth / Maple

Subject Term:

Natural history -- United States.

Health.

Wilderness areas -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Description and travel.

Genre:

Travel writing.

Essays

Added Author:

Fleischner, Thomas Lowe, 1954-

Summary:

"This book unabashedly declares that love for our biologically and culturally diverse world is a much-needed virtue, an essential need. Collectively, the twenty-three authors--ecologists, psychologists, and educators, poets and artists, the healers and the healed--explore the notion that practicing attentive natural history remains an essential pathway to sanity and health, for both individuals and societies. The book's fundamental premise is that humans are literally born to practice natural history, and are physically, psychologically, and socially healthier when we do."--Page 4 of cover.

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"A beautiful collaboration that brings together diverse perspectives...a common passion and sense of beauty unites the book and transcends any expectations."
-- BOOKLIST

A diverse array of people--psychologists and poets, biologists and artists, a Buddhist teacher and a rock musician-- share personal stories that reveal a common theme: when we pay conscious, careful attention to our wider world, we strengthen our core humanity. This practice of natural history leads to greater physical, psychological, and social health for individuals and communities. Nature, Love, Medicine features writers with varied backgrounds and talents. Notable contributors range from conservationist and author Brooke Williams and award-winning author Elisabeth Tova Bailey to Vietnamese Buddhist monk and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and internationally known poet Jane Hirshfield.

THOMAS LOWE FLEISCHNER , editor of Nature, Love, Medicine , is a naturalist and conservation biologist, and founding director of the Natural History Institute at Prescott College, where he has taught interdisciplinary environmental studies for almost three decades. He edited The Way of Natural History and authored Singing Stone: A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons and Desert Wetlands .

Author Notes

Thomas Lowe Fleischner is a naturalist, conservation biologist, and Executive Director of the Natural History Institute, as well as Faculty Emeritus at Prescott College, where he taught interdisciplinary environmental studies for almost three decades. He edited The Way of Natural History, and authored Singing Stone: A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons, and Desert Wetlands, as well as numerous professional articles.

Reviews (2)

Booklist Review

This compilation of essays, poems, and musings focuses on humanity's complex and wondrous relationship with nature. Edited by Fleischner, a conservation biologist and advocate for the practice of natural history, Nature Love Medicine is a beautiful collaboration that brings together diverse perspectives, including the thoughts of scientists, poets, and teachers. From memories about childhood summers spent outside to studies showing that incarcerated individuals benefit from interacting with nature, each contribution raises greater questions about our connection to the natural world and the importance of engaging with it. While each offering is unique and each voice tells a specific story, a common passion and sense of beauty unites the book and transcends any expectations. Thought provoking and insightful, this anthology challenges readers to tap into their primal selves and connect with nature in a focused, intentional way. Each contributor's love for the natural world is apparent and, more important, infectious. Readers will be inspired to renew their connection to the living world and attempt to rejuvenate their bodies and minds.--Smith, Patricia Copyright 2017 Booklist

Library Journal Review

Fleischner (executive director, National History Inst.; The Way of Natural History) uses his background as a biologist and conservationist to reflect on the healing power of nature, and invites several contributors-including ecologists, psychologists, healers, and the healed-to share their experiences. Meditations range from Stephen Trimble's insights on working at Capitol Reef National Park, UT, to Elisabeth Tova using a terrarium to view the outside world during times of bed rest to Judith -Lydeamore spending time in a botanical garden postsurgery. Essays vary from accessible to academic but all leave one wondering about the therapeutic aspects of nature, from a small garden to the vast -wilderness. Saul Weisberg thoughtfully reminds us that nature must be "available, accessible, and welcoming." Lauren Savoy describes the earth as a refuge from racism: "The land did not hate. People did." Ending with a chapter by Thich Nhat Hanh, a takeaway is that we love and fear nature; it is beautiful and terrifying, and for many, offers an escape from everyday life. VERDICT Touching upon growing fields such as ecotherapy, ecospirituality, and sustainability, these essays are for anyone interested in learning how nature can rejuvenate the self and why we should take care to protect the earth.--Stephanie Sendaula, Library Journal © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Jane HirshfieldThomas Lowe FleischnerGary Paul NabhanNalini NadkarniAlberto BúrquezGwen Annette HeistandBrooke WilliamsStephen TrimbleLaura SewallEdie DillonSarah Juniper RabkinMitchell ThomashowAlison Hawthorne DemingJudith LydeamoreElisabeth Tova BaileySaul WeisbergPablo Deustua JochamowitzPeter H. Kahn, Jr.Lauret SavoyJana RichmanMelanie BishopRobin Wall KimmererThich Nhat HanhJane Hirshfield

Entry	p. xi
The Gods Are Not Large	p. 1
Our Deepest Affinity	p. 3
The Silence of the Forest As Our Lover	p. 17
Branching Out	p. 27
Plants, Health, and People of the Forbidden Mountains	p. 41
Sunday School	p. 53
Flirting Dragonflies	p. 67
The Blue Gate	p. 75
New Words, Lost Words, and Terms of Endearment	p. 87
Serendipity, Sculpture, and Story	p. 101
Spark and Fire	p. 115
Nature. Love. Medicine. Healing. Reciprocity. Generosity.	p. 129
City of Loves	p. 143
The Path of Healing	p. 151
Biophilia at My Bedside	p. 159
Murtle Lake Rx: A Dose of Wind and Rain	p. 167
Meeting the Gray Fox	p. 170
Environmental Generational Amnesia	p. 189
Sense of Place Before and After Race	p. 201
Dark Love	p. 207
In the Form of Birds	p. 217
Heal-All	p. 231
Falling in Love with the Earth	p. 245
Maple	p. 251
Contributors	p. 253
Acknowledgements and Permissions	p. 258

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