The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing

Author: Julia Plevin
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0399582118
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
An engaging guide to the art of forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, for anyone who wants to explore the transformative power of nature in promoting health and happiness. Forest bathing is the art of spending intentional time in nature and is practiced throughout the world to increase health and restore well-being. More and more people are turning to forest bathing as an evidence-based way to unplug, relieve stress and anxiety, and spark creativity. Through simple invitations to slow down, walk in silence, cultivate tree energy, and connect with the sun and forest, this book enables you to incorporate the inspiring benefits of time spent in nature—a calm mind, renewed energy, boosted creativity, and inner peace—into your daily life to find deeper meaning and contentment.

Forest Bathing

Author: Dr. Qing Li
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 052555985X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
The definitive--and by far the most popular--guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness. In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer. Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness.

Happiness Doesn't Come from Headstands

Author: Tamara Levitt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614293899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
Trying—and failing—can be a path to happiness too. Leela loves to do yoga. She could do all sorts of poses, but there was one pose she couldn’t do. Every time Leela tried to do a headstand…KERPLUNK! This book explores the themes of acceptance, resilience, and self-compassion and offers the message that just because we may experience a failure does not mean that we are a failure. Written as a counterpoint to the message of The Little Engine that Could, Happiness Doesn’t Come from Headstands is a story about a girl who tries her best, but still falls down. Through the process she learns that happiness is not determined by external achievement. Through accepting our limitations and celebrating our efforts, even in the face of failure, peace can be found.

A Still Forest Pool

Author: Achaan Chah
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 0835630234
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditating in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dhudanga. A Still Forest Pool reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. Achaan Chah’s humble words, compiled by two Westerners who are former ordained monks, awaken the spirit of inquiry, wonderment, understanding, and deep inner peace. Attachment, according to Achaan Chah, causes all suffering. Understanding the impermanent, insecure, and selfless nature of life is the message he offers for human happiness and realization. To vividly grasp the meaning of attachment leads us to a new place of practice – the path of balance, the Middle Path.

Tomes of Tari

Author: Yves Robichaud
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460205243
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235

Book Description
Kaylen Amdir has been living in the dark for fourteen years-in every sense. His people are hunted on the surface world, so they must struggle to survive within underground caves. His community hates his family but no-one will say why. Unlike most teens, his parents keep him housebound, and forbid him from wielding weapons or learning magic. But when his parents finally change their mind and send him to school, Kaylen is suddenly exposed to the harsh truth. He has much to learn and understand all at once-including a mysterious magical ability. With the threat of war with the surface-dwellers ever present, Kaylen will need to make new friends, and to stay true to himself if he is to survive what is to come...while something frightening stirs inside him.

Shinrin-Yoku

Author: Dr Qing Li
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241346967
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Shinrin = Forest Yoku = Bathing Shinrin-Yoku or forest bathing is the practice of spending time in the forest for better health, happiness and a sense of calm. A pillar of Japanese culture for decades, Shinrin-Yoku is a way to reconnect with nature, from walking mindfully in the woods, to a break in your local park, to walking barefoot on your lawn. Forest Medicine expert, Dr Qing Li's research has proven that spending time around trees (even filling your home with house plants and vaporising essential tree oils) can reduce blood pressure, lower stress, boost energy, boost immune system and even help you to lose weight. Along with his years of ground-breaking research, anecdotes on the life-changing power of trees, Dr Li provides here the practical ways for you to try Shinrin-Yoku for yourself.

Wild Calm

Author: Joan Vorderbruggen
Publisher: Castle Point Books
ISBN: 9781250215154
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description

Forests in Landscapes

Author: Stewart Maginnis
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1849771383
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
'At last a really useful book telling us how all the rhetoric about ecosystem approaches and sustainable forest management is being translated into practical solutions on the ground? CLAUDE MARTIN, WWF INTERNATIONAL For too long, foresters have seen forests as logs waiting to be turned into something useful. This book demonstrates that forests in fact have multiple values, and managing them as ecosystems will bring more benefits to a greater cross-section of the public? JEFFREY A. MCNEELY, CHIEF SCIENTIST, IUCN This book demonstrates that ecosystem approaches and sustainable forest management] are neither alternative methods of forest management nor are they simply complicated ways of saying the same thing. They are both emerging concepts for more integrated and holistic ways of managing forests within larger landscapes in ways that optimize benefits to all stakeholders? ACHIM STEINER AND IAN JOHNSON, FROM THE FOREWORD Recent innovations in Sustainable Forest Management and Ecosystem Approaches are resulting in forests increasingly being managed as part of the broader social-ecological systems in which they exist. Forests in Landscapes reviews changes that have occurred in forest management in recent decades. Case studies from Europe, Canada, the United States, Russia, Australia, the Congo and Central America provide a wealth of international examples of innovative practices. Cross-cutting chapters examine the political ecology and economics of forest management, and review the information needs and the use and misuse of criteria and indicators to achieve broad societal goals for forests. A concluding chapter draws out the key lessons of changes in forest management in recent decades and sets out some thoughts for the future. This book is a must-read for practitioners, researchers and policy makers concerned with forests and land use. It contains lessons for all those concerned with forests as sources of people's livelihoods and as part of rural landscapes. Published with IUCN and PROFOR

Learn English with Stories! 5000 Words included

Author: Galaxies Union Inc.
Publisher: Cem Gökhan SAYDIR
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 634

Book Description
Learn English with Stories! Improve your vocabulary with 5,000 frequently used words and speak English like a native speaker! Learn English with Stories is an innovative program that makes learning English fun and effective. Our program helps you improve your vocabulary and language skills by providing engaging stories with the 5,000 most commonly used words in everyday conversation. Benefits of Learn English with Stories: Expand your vocabulary: Our stories contain the most commonly used words in everyday conversations. Because you learn these words in their context, you can easily remember and use them. Improve your language skills: Our stories are designed to help you improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Speak English like a native speaker: Our stories teach you to speak English naturally and fluently. Make learning fun: Our stories are designed to be engaging and immersive. So you will have fun learning English. Who is Learn English with Stories suitable for? Beginners learning English Those who want to improve their vocabulary Those who want to improve their English speaking skills Those who want to speak English more fluently How can you get started with Learn English with Stories? Visit our website and sign up for your free trial to get started today! Visit our website: www.galaxiesunion.com

Behaviour, Safety and Well Being

Author: Andrew Moffatt
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351698699
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
The new Ofsted framework evaluates the behaviour and safety of pupils at the school. This resource provides over 100 lesson plans promoting: recognition of different emotions and behaviours; practice in responding to those different emotions and behaviours; good behaviour towards, and respect for, other young people and adults. Each lesson plan is linked to a children's book and references SEAL. Lessons can support Literacy, PSHE and citizenship. Lesson plans are bracketed into year groups and five or six-week modules that give schools the opportunity to deliver specific projects on anti-bullying / safeguarding, pupil voice and transition. There are also modules covering emotions such as anger, loneliness, excitement, jealousy, kindness, pride and confidence. This is a comprehensive, accessible and invaluable tool for every classroom.