Grounded (How connection with nature can improve our mental and physical wellbeing) - Dr Ruth Allen

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