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Remembering that We Are The Earth: A review of The Nature Embedded Mind
Feeling that gentle tap on the shoulder from the Forest. Through a simple Google search for “forest therapy,” the publisher of The Nature Embedded Mind found our website and reached out, asking if I would read and review the book. At the time, I was moving through a season of loneliness. Struggling to find community in a country that feels more and more divided. I watched communities I belong to build walls, set hard boundaries, turn the other cheek. People are distracted,
thegivingcypress
Feb 264 min read
Giving Back To The Land: Decolonizing Forest Therapy
Having Honest Conversations about Settler Colonialism, Healing, and the Wellness Industry I am a settler: What is Settler Colonialism?...
thegivingcypress
Nov 27, 202311 min read
Finding Multiple Truths in Worlds of Sound and Silence
There is an illusion that there are separate worlds: the Deaf and Hearing Worlds, the Civilized and Natural Worlds. While technology...
thegivingcypress
Jan 27, 202311 min read
Message from the Lakota Spiritual Elder- Basil Braveheart
Sharing a message from Basil Braveheart, Lakota Spiritual leader, that "we all are connected"
thegivingcypress
Jul 20, 20223 min read
There is no greater agony than
bearing an untold story inside you.
-Maya Angelou
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