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Explore our emotional bond with nature to heal ourselves and the natural world

Why spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good? In learning why and how to nurture our emotional connection with nature, we can also regenerate the ecosystems on which we depend for our survival.

Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Using personal experiences and cutting-edge research in cognitive science, this book weaves delightful stories that:

  • Reveal nature''s genius and impacts on our lives from physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual perspectives
  • Explore how emulating nature is yielding design breakthroughs with biomimicry and biophilic design
  • Highlight the importance of compassion and coexisting with wildlife in designing our conservation strategies
  • Describe the significance of nurturing an ecological ethic that suppo

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments

    Foreword by Marc Bekoff

    Introduction: Forging an Emotional Bond with Nature

    1. Aligning with Nature
    Doorways to Nature • Types of Nature Alignment • Internal and External Alignment • Natural Principles • Awareness and Humility • Natural Ingredients

    2. Awe and Beauty
    Awe's Qualities • Beauty's Attributes • Reinstilling Awe and Beauty

    3. Health and Well-Being
    Healing Impacts of Nature • Nature As a Vital Supplement • Green Care • Finding Our Place in Nature

    4. Mentor and Provider
    Learning from Nature • Cycles and Milestones • Nature As Provider

    5. Nature's Intelligence
    Intelligence of Gaia • Why Nature's Intelligence Matters • Nature's Designs • Animal Intelligence • Plant Awareness • Slime and Mushrooms

    6. Kinship and Creativity
    Skalalitude • Biophilic Design • Creativity and Nature • Nature As Canvas • Beyond Nature As Resource

    7. Compassion and Coexistence
    Cultivating Coexistence • Biological Altruism • Animal Emotions • Compassionate Conservation • Rewilding Our Hearts

    8. An Ecocentric Ethic
    An Integral Perspective • Five Global Trends • Reciprocity Through Nature • Flourishing with Nature • A Legacy of Regenerative Coexistence • Doing What We Can

    Resources
    Bibliography
    Notes
    Index
    About the Author
    About New Society Publishers

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    A Paperback / softback by Andrés R Edwards, Marc Bekoff

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      Publisher: New Society Publishers
      Publication Date: 02/04/2019
      ISBN13: 9780865718807, 978-0865718807
      ISBN10: 0865718806

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explore our emotional bond with nature to heal ourselves and the natural world

      Why spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good? In learning why and how to nurture our emotional connection with nature, we can also regenerate the ecosystems on which we depend for our survival.

      Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Using personal experiences and cutting-edge research in cognitive science, this book weaves delightful stories that:

      • Reveal nature''s genius and impacts on our lives from physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual perspectives
      • Explore how emulating nature is yielding design breakthroughs with biomimicry and biophilic design
      • Highlight the importance of compassion and coexisting with wildlife in designing our conservation strategies
      • Describe the significance of nurturing an ecological ethic that suppo

        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgments

        Foreword by Marc Bekoff

        Introduction: Forging an Emotional Bond with Nature

        1. Aligning with Nature
        Doorways to Nature • Types of Nature Alignment • Internal and External Alignment • Natural Principles • Awareness and Humility • Natural Ingredients

        2. Awe and Beauty
        Awe's Qualities • Beauty's Attributes • Reinstilling Awe and Beauty

        3. Health and Well-Being
        Healing Impacts of Nature • Nature As a Vital Supplement • Green Care • Finding Our Place in Nature

        4. Mentor and Provider
        Learning from Nature • Cycles and Milestones • Nature As Provider

        5. Nature's Intelligence
        Intelligence of Gaia • Why Nature's Intelligence Matters • Nature's Designs • Animal Intelligence • Plant Awareness • Slime and Mushrooms

        6. Kinship and Creativity
        Skalalitude • Biophilic Design • Creativity and Nature • Nature As Canvas • Beyond Nature As Resource

        7. Compassion and Coexistence
        Cultivating Coexistence • Biological Altruism • Animal Emotions • Compassionate Conservation • Rewilding Our Hearts

        8. An Ecocentric Ethic
        An Integral Perspective • Five Global Trends • Reciprocity Through Nature • Flourishing with Nature • A Legacy of Regenerative Coexistence • Doing What We Can

        Resources
        Bibliography
        Notes
        Index
        About the Author
        About New Society Publishers

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