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.

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  • Setting a Budget for our European Adventure

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  • Europe trip “to do” list

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  • We are going to live in Europe!

    Well, we are going for it! There is no better time for us to take an extended tour of Europe and we are jumping in. We are going to head out this fall and travel through the following spring. There is a ton of stuff to do to get ready so I plan to blog about the…

  • Riding the Range

    Want to have an amazing family getaway? Head to a dude ranch, yeehaw! This summer we were lucky enough to have had a long weekend spent with family at the Rankin Ranch located in the heart of the Tehachapi Mountains in central California. The 13,000 acre working cattle ranch has several rustic guest suites where you can…

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