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.

  • Traveler’s Log

    Heading westward in southern France towards the end of our incredible European adventure has me thinking upon a few things.  Our travels have taken us 13,000 kilometers and we have stayed in 17 different places, including, apartments, villas, homes and hotel rooms. By the time our trip ends, in Lisbon, Portugal, we will have stayed in 24…

  • Roma Roma Roma

    It had been a very very long time since I had been to Rome.  I was excited to explore this ancient city and experience the warmth of the friendly Italians.  So much of our human culture began in Rome and it is impossible not be moved by the connection to this history.  There is a…

  • Magical Italy

    In early December we stayed just outside of Vicenza, Italy.  Here we enjoyed a week in a beautiful villa that had a wonderful outdoor area, which the owners referred to as a park, and it really was. The garden traversed up the side of the hill and incorporated almost 2 acres.  There was an olive…

  • Quick Update

    We have been in Italy now for just over one month and have had approximately 30 pizzas…we are close to averaging a pizza a day! Food here is definitely the “dolce vita” with the fresh pasta, wine, bread, prosciutto and cheeses, can I just say I am in heaven! Here is a quick update to our…

  • Today’s view!

    We have visited so many incredible places and have done so many amazing things on our trip!  Learning, experiencing, growing, and seeing are all part of traveling, along with overcoming challenges too. Today, we are on top of the world, well the Italian Alps, but it feels close…  We will be spending Christmas here.  We are…

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