Wonders of Connecting to Nature
Australia, a glorious anomaly, asset and legacy
The superlatives are endless suggesting we should be proud of Australia’s natural history. We inhabit the most ancient of lands dating back 4.5 billion years, a continent separated from Antarctica and Gondwanaland 45 to 180 million years ago. It is the world’s largest island continent […]
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“You and the Outback Wilderness” – what you need to know.
The outback wilderness meets the aspirations within each one of us to rediscover ourselves. It offers an immersion in silence conducive to beautiful personal thoughts, vital decisions, a clarity of ideas and values. Indigenous communities have spent 50,000 yrs or more living in physical and spiritual […]
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How Nature Benefits You
How nature benefits all generations Generations of Australians, from the very young to the “oldies”, are becoming increasingly disconnected from nature, in response to the pace and pressures of life. Here we explore some of the differing benefits awaiting all generations while getting back to nature. […]
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Conversations inspired by the wild
Legendary Scottish-American naturalist and early advocate for preservation of the wilderness, John Muir once said: “When you tug on a string in nature, you find it is connected to everything else”. Here we reflect on some spontaneous Nature Bound tour guest conversations, inspired by the wild. […]
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Deep Listening and Awareness
Seek connection with nature through deep listening and inner awareness Edward Osborne Wilson, highly awarded American Biologist and Naturalist once declared that humans had an innate tendency to seek connection with nature and other life forms (Biophilia), concluding: “nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, […]
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Time to Slow Down and Connect
The importance of “Nature Connection” in our lives Years of nature deficit studies, shared experiences and conversations with guests on our Nature Bound tours, have highlighted the importance of “nature connection” to us all, highlighted too by the hours of pandemic lock-down and closure in recent […]
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Celebrating nature through amazing designs
What is Biomimicry design and nature’s problem solving role in life? The planet is stressed with man’s impact on its ecosystems. The future biodiversity of our landscapes depends on our appreciation and protection of nature. To fully appreciate nature we must firstly recognise its role in […]
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Why is Mother Nature so important to you?
Fact is, Mother Nature doesn’t need us – but we need her. Harsh words but after all we are a part of nature. When we tire of all the politics, crime, aggression, harmful man-made constructs and narratives, we have a responsibility for our actions, our survival, […]
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Ecosystem services to humanity
The flower recognises or accepts its part in the ecosystem – the ecosystem it shares with us It makes itself available in a positive attractive way to other living creatures – and so might we It expresses abundant beauty to attract other forms of life […]
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Shared good, for complete health and wellbeing
Complete health and wellbeing depends on sharing the goodness of nature and biodiversity Every so often a profound personality crosses our path and one of these, has booked four Nature Bound tours since 2009. He is well known for his stirring of mindsets and actions within […]
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How to benefit from nature in face of future shock
To benefit from nature, firstly you need to acknowledge “Future Shock” 54 years ago Alvin Toffler first warned us about “Future Shock”, the psychological state of people facing too much change, too quickly. In many respects, we now live with and accept “future shock” as […]
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Stop the chaos in your life – try mindfulness instead
Mindfulness in nature is a great tool for unpacking the chaos in your life. Our deepest origins are in the natural world – fact is, we are all part of nature. We choose to be so busy and impatient with our lives we accept the complications, noise and […]
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