Practising Nature Communication
We spend a lot of time surrounded by nature without necessarily experiencing it. We walk past trees, sit in gardens, drive through landscapes, hear birds calling and feel the wind on our skin, but our attention is often somewhere else. We are thinking about what we have to do next, checking our phones, having conversations or simply moving from one place to another. Nature communication begins with something much simpler: slowing down enough to notice. When we approach nature with the intention of communicating, there can be a temptation to immediately look for a message. We may sit beside a tree and ask, What are you trying to tell me? Then we wait for a thought, an image or a feeling and wonder whether we have received something. But perhaps the first step is not asking for anything at all. The first step can simply be being there. Choose a tree, plant, patch of grass, rock, body of water or any part of the natural environment that catches your attention. Sit or stand comfortably nea...