“Like a good parent, Mother Earth has sent us all to our rooms to think about what we’ve done.” -Robert Thurman It’s hard to believe that it’s been 5 whole decades since humans first realized our expanding lifestyles threatened the Earth. Now, 50 years later, our...
We all know that taking time to pull back from the world and go into a deep meditation cleanses the mind, soothes the body, and gives the nervous system an important reset. What is equally important, and given far less attention, is simply walking in nature....
When the first Earth Day occurred, back in 1970, the idea that the environment could be threatened was a novel concept. We saw smokestacks as a sign of industrial progress. We poured leaded gasoline into oversize Cadillacs. Pesticides and herbicides were seen as serving the...