Living in the Fields

Finding Healing in Nature

A dirt path winding through a dense forest with sunlight filtering through tall trees and illuminating green ferns and moss.
Breathe deeply and find calm and connection

Book Recommendations

If you’re seeking to explore the healing aspects of nature through literature, consider the following recommendations:

  1. The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams

    This book delves into the science behind nature’s positive effects on the mind and body.
  2. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv

    A compelling argument for reconnecting children with nature and the benefits it brings to their development.
  3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    A beautiful blend of Indigenous wisdom and scientific knowledge about the natural world.
  4. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben

    Discover the complex social networks of trees and how they connect with their environment.
  5. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

    A meditative narrative reflecting on the beauty and complexity of the natural world.

  • Building an European Itinerary

    To plan or not to plan…  Well, with two kids and 6 months plus of traveling it seems like we need to have at least a good idea of where we are going and have enough time in each area where we do not feel too rushed.  The really tough part is that there are…

  • Stairway to the Stars

    My oldest daughter has been playing the violin for almost two years now.  She started in fourth grade with her school’s music program.  A few months ago she auditioned for the honor orchestra and low and behold she made it!  I feel very lucky that her school district has such an incredible music program and…

  • Elegant Exteriors

    Discovered this morning on a foggy hike in the Santa Monica Mountains.

  • A Good Day

    There is a lovely place in Malibu called Solstice Canyon where one can take a leisurely 3 mile hike.  Last week I went on this hike with a dear friend and our very happy dogs. The canyon was all a bloom, as this warm winter has tricked Mother Nature into an eternal spring. Many wild…

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Hope you are enjoying this very green day! May the luck of the Irish be with you today and everyday!

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