Summary: Children are used to hearing about how important it is to protect nature, but they may not fully understand how the natural world can positively impact their emotional wellbeing. With that in mind, this book looks to show children how nature can be fun, uplifting, consoling and even offer companionship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The School of Life 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J304.2 SCHMay, Katherine
Summary: In anticipation of her 38th birthday, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted time alone, in nature, to understand why she was having so much trouble coaching with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating; and why the world felt full of expectations she couldn't meet. She was also reeling from a chance encounter with a voice on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2021
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Summary: Nature has been the world's healer since the beginning of time. Here is how to access the secret to better health through grounding, the simple act of connecting to the energy of the Earth's surface.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 615.8 SinatraWildbear, Rebecca
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.8 WILDunn, Claire
Summary: "Once upon a time, a burned-out Claire Dunn spent a year living off the grid in a wilderness survival program. Yet love and the possibilities of human connection drew her back to the city, where she soon found herself as overscheduled, addicted to her phone, and lost in IKEA as the rest of us. Given all the city offers--comfort, convenience, community, and opportunity--she wants to stay. But to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUNN, CLAIRE DUNStuart-Smith, Sue
Summary: "The garden has always been a place of peace and perseverance, of nurture and reward. Using contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and compelling real-life stories, The Well-Gardened Mind investigates the remarkable effects of nature on our health and well-being."--Dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 615.851 STUWeliver, Phyllis
Summary: "Phyllis Weliver was in the vanguard of those who first became ill from the novel coronavirus. Ten months later, she had recovered enough to return to work. Moving from the city to a woodland cottage above a glacier lake in order to regain health, Weliver reflects on the process of integrating mind/body health with the natural world. As she recovers from long-haul COVID, the author draws...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Medical WeliverStanger, Shelby
Summary: "Will to Wild is an instruction manual to adventure. Your guide: enthusiastic outdoorswoman Shelby Stanger. Shelby has been teaching folks how to leap into the unknown since she taught her first surf class over twenty years ago. Over the years, she watched many of her students quit their jobs, end dysfunctional relationships, and move across the country for a healthier work-life-balance--all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 STALi, Qing
Summary: A guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, demonstrates how it can reduce stress levels, improve the immune system, and promote health and happiness, and includes more than one hundred photographs from forests around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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Summary: "An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss canderail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 MAYCopies Available at Peninsula
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 MAYShah, Rani
Summary: An "illustrated guide to harnessing the rhythms of nature for self-care ... [which examines] the habits of the porcupine to the sunflower to the wombat to the dragonfly--for small and simple things we can do to slow down, recharge, and living more thoughtfully, lovingly, and harmoniously"--Publisher marketing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2020
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Summary: The natural world has a power to inspire the best and soothe the worst in each of us. In his last work, beloved author Gerald May offers a memoir and spiritual guide that reveals the lessons available when we retreat from our busy lives to the serenity of the natural wilderness. He expresses the healing and wholeness of spending time in the wild--hiking, camping, canoeing, fishing, or just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.851 MAYAlborzian, Cameron.
Summary: Draws on the traditions of yoga and Ayurveda to present a fifty-two-week program designed to improve health and happiness which is based on an ancient, proven system that is relevant to modern life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.5 ALBMencagli, Marco
Summary: "Our connection to nature is deeply rooted in the history of our evolution. And yet, we have less contact with green space now than ever, and our stress and anxiety levels are at an all-time high. "The secret therapy of trees" helps us rediscover the restorative value of our natural environment and presents the science behind green therapies like forest bathing and bioenergetic landscapes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: In this revolutionary book, Dr. Andrew Weil, one of the most authoritative, articulate, and important voices in the field of health and healing, makes clear the reality of spontaneous healing. He illuminates the mechanisms and processes of the body's healing system, delineates the ways in which an individual can optimize the functioning of his or her own system, and outlines the alternative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1995
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Summary: "An engaging guide to the art of forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, for anyone who wants to explore the transformative power of nature in promoting health and happiness. Forest bathing is the art of spending intentional time in nature and is practiced throughout the world to increase health and restore well-being. More and more people are turning to forest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018