Self-care is about cultivating personal resilience, knowing when your inner resources are getting low and it's time to replenish. Self-care is also about the integration of compassion, in individuals and...
Recognising that humans have natural limits can help individuals and groups be more resilient and regenerative. Limits are common to many natural systems, and are an important feature of regenerative...
The human nervous system evolved in nature, and it is still designed to respond to the signals that nature provides. Some health care providers are now writing prescriptions for time...
Naturalist Jon Young's research shows that nature connection is beneficial for both sensory integration and emotional regulation. Occupational therapist Kathleen Lockyer prescribes nature connection to ameliorate, and even reverse, symptoms...
Mental self-care includes activities that benefit the mind like learning, creativity, and reducing stress. Benefits include: increased self-awareness; increased self-knowledge; increased productivity. Self-care practices are uncontroversially good for you. When...
Finding your center after losing it is a skill anyone can learn. It's common to periodically lose your center. Distractions, attractions, tensions, desires, and needs frequently demand attention. You can...
Language is powerful. Words affect reality. The following resources are intended as an introduction to a large topic. They draw from contemporary teachers who have suggested various practices for western...
The following resources are intended as an introduction to mindfulness, which is a large topic. They draw from contemporary teachers who have interpreted various traditional practices for western audiences. This...