Nature’s Way: A Guide to Green Therapy
Extent: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 215 mm x 138 mm
Publisher: Beehive Books
In the opening pages of his remarkable little book, the author Tom Gunning – co-founder of the Parable Garden Education project in Wexford – asserts; ‘There is nothing novel in stating that nature is good for us but it is only recently that it has emerged that our woodlands are green pharmacies that offer free prescriptions to those who are willing to spend a generous amount of time there.’
Within that sentence lies the heart of the author’s thesis that nature acts not only as a therapist but also as a teacher for optimal human living.
Drawing upon the latest research on how to make the most of this great healing resource on our doorsteps the book in three parts and nine chapters outlines how nature ‘renews, repairs and restores depleted physiological systems. Each part ends with practical and helpful tips on how to benefit from the process.
In our post-Covid times where many people seem to have renewed their appreciation and bonds with nature this is a timely and wise resource on how to recalibrate our relationship with the earth, our common home.
Reviewer: Fr Paul Clayton-Lea, Intercom, February 2023
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In recent years, scientific research has uncovered exciting new evidence to support what we have long known: being in nature is good for us. There is nothing novel in claiming that a walk in the woods lifts the spirits, clears the head and renews the soul but now doctors in many countries are writing green prescriptions and sending their patients out into the woods for some forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku.
Nature’s Way: A Guide to Green Therapy draws upon the latest research to prescribe some practical tips on how to get the best out of the green pharmacies on our doorsteps. From tuning into the fractal patterns in sunflowers to detecting the unique smell of rocks and soil after rainfall, this book outlines how nature renews, repairs and restores depleted human physiological systems. It can improve a range of mental health issues and support human creativity, cognition and problem-solving.
Nature acts not only as a therapist, but also as a teacher, providing seasonal blueprints and growth patterns for optimal human living in a technology-saturated Western culture. In the shadow of a global pandemic, startling evidence reveals that time spent in forests and working with soil boosts our immune systems. This exciting new book comes at an important time in modern culture and gently encourages green time, a known healer, over screen time, a known stressor.
About the author:
Tom Gunning is a writer and teacher. He is the lead writer of the Soul Seekers junior cycle programme and the author of How to Be Our Best Self in Times of Crisis (2020) and How to Be Our Best Self in Times of Chronic Stress (2022), published by Beehive Books. He is the cofounder of the Parable Garden Education Project in Wexford.
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