Get back to Nature

[Constance]

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[Lunesoleil]

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Wim Hof ​​in this video speaks in French on Lilou's channel.
Like what the power of the spirit is unlimited ...

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English to French translation
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[wegge]

I´ve also seen him give a interview in German, what a globetrotter!
Wim is really a breakthrough human that changes and challenges science. He´s exploding all over the world during the last years, I´m wondering how long it will take until he and his methods will be completely mainstream.

Had to to fight since the early nineties for recognition and had to face a lot of ridicule actually, as he said in an interview, I think with Rogan.

[Mike]

Mark Boyle, Irish writer and activist (activist in all the best of ways) wrote a book called "The Way Home" that inspired me to get out in nature more.

I was surprised to learn that there are some pretty cool walking and biking trails near me, and I've been exploring them a little bit lately.

Walking and hiking and biking are wonderful for all sorts of reasons, both obvious and not so obvious, but the most immediate thing they offer is a bluntly honest assessment of your physical condition. Which is very useful! I'm getting in better shape lately but the nature trails have helped me identify weaknesses, like my ankles for example. I'm so accustomed to walking on flat surfaces that having to navigate roots and rocks and so on is kind of novel. My ankles aren't used to it, and are always giving out the moment i step on any kind of protrusion.

So my first few times on the trails I was doing little more than staring at my feet the whole time lol, making sure i didn't twist an ankle on an exposed tree root or something.

The second thing nature makes you realize is exactly how vulnerable you are. As i drifted further from the sound of the nearby road and got deeper into the forest, i got slightly nervous. What if i get lost? Break my ankle? Blow out a knee? These thoughts came and went. They made me hyper vigilant, mentally, which is another way of saying that i felt alive. It's a feeling youll never get sitting in a stuffy apartment playing video games (and i have nothing against video games, by the way)

Tech is sort of an illusion, in the sense that it could all vanish the moment the grid goes out. We are only protected from nature by a thin veil really.

Nature also makes you immediately aware of how reliant you are upon modern amenities. Thirsty? Well, no fridge around..ya shoulda thought of that before you left, dummy. That sort of thing. It forces you to think in ways you never would otherwise.

These are just some immediate impressions. I'm merely walking trails. I imagine the impressions might be more profound if one was rock climbing or mountain climbing.

I haven't been inspired to write poetry like Thoreau or anything, but i am getting something vital out of it. It's hard to explain. I think if i could explain it I wouldn't be doing it

[Sue (Ayt)]

Walking outdoors is soooo beneficial, in so many ways. You learn this as soon as you do it.
The problem is, for many (me too), is getting our butts out the door. And the electronic screens have certainly accelerated the problem!

Anyway, I was pleased today to have started (along with my sister) an informal walking club. We made an agreement to take a "walk and chat" starting Thursday, and that spiraled into - "we could invite a couple other friends" - "yeah, we can even schedule it weekly." - "or more"...

So, to start we have 4 now, walking and chatting on a river trail this Thursday, and will plan a different trail location each time. And invite others who want to walk with us.
The idea has made me happy today.
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[Anka]

Maybe gardening is somehow a return to nature.

The garden is, after all, the nature behind the house. Whether it's the flower garden or the vegetable garden, gardening provides us with a healthy dose of relaxation, fitness, family time and culinary delights. In addition, it gives us and our children the opportunity to reconnect with nature without moving from home. Here are just a few of the benefits of gardening:

Strengthening muscles, bones and joints;
Improving balance;
Improving mental health;
Burning calories and preventing the onset of diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, strokes;
It allows the body to take the "portion of the sun" so necessary for the formation of vitamin D in the body and the prevention of osteoporosis.

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Only two and a half hours of gardening provide major benefits to our physical health, given the fact that in this activity - which involves digging, planting, weeding, watering, harvesting - almost all muscle groups participate.
Gardening has beneficial effects on mental health, being recommended in depression, anxiety, ADHD, and in the elderly to maintain mental health and prevent senile dementia.
In addition, we have the chance to eat healthy by picking exactly what we sowed, and our children will start from an early age to appreciate a healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables and greens.
For children, gardening is a telling example of what it means to be responsible for their actions, but also a source of self-confidence and a sense of worth in the family, helping to provide food in the home.

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Through gardening, children learn a lot about plants, about nature, about ecosystems, becoming more responsible citizens for the environment in which they live.:heart:

An additional argument for which we should give our children opportunities as often as possible to go out in nature is that during all this time they have the opportunity to give up for a while tablets and phones and live here and now, perfectly connected to their own body and the environment, interacting with nature and their fellows.

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[Constance]

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[norman]

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[Strat]

Awesome thread Constance. I'm trying to get outdoors more often nowadays, living in the suburbs means it takes an actual effort to truly surround myself in nature.



The second thing nature makes you realize is exactly how vulnerable you are. As i drifted further from the sound of the nearby road and got deeper into the forest, i got slightly nervous. What if i get lost? Break my ankle? Blow out a knee? These thoughts came and went. They made me hyper vigilant, mentally, which is another way of saying that i felt alive. It's a feeling youll never get sitting in a stuffy apartment playing video games (and i have nothing against video games, by the way)

I love it. I like to think in the terms of putting oneself on the menu. How much time have you spent in the position where an animal can eat you or seriously harm you? I like "hyper vigilant" as well. I'm working on my city-boyness. I walk 15min in nature and I feel like I need to grab weapons like Rambo and paint my face like Braveheart when in reality there's not much of a threat, it's all just new to me. My heart races every time I dodge a spider web.

I like to think how the Natives tolerated these conditions for thousands of years. My area used to be a goddamn jungle with even more predators and they thrived without bug spray or WIFI or complaining. The natives in my area were physically larger than the Europeans and more physically fit despite their lack in modern technology. A French ....captain or something (Rene Laudonniere) spoke about their physical (and on a couple of instances, psychic) prowess.

I sometimes think instead of scanning the worldwide web for diet advice I should just look a little closer to home!


Maybe gardening is somehow a return to nature.

The garden is, after all, the nature behind the house. Whether it's the flower garden or the vegetable garden, gardening provides us with a healthy dose of relaxation, fitness, family time and culinary delights. In addition, it gives us and our children the opportunity to reconnect with nature without moving from home.

I agree 100%. Like I mentioned to Mike above: I think about the Natives that lived here thousands of years before me. It's really mind boggling. I don't own this part of nature, it just so happens that at this point in time I am the steward of this small part of the planet. There were many before me for a long time and there will be more after I pass.

As I stand in my backyard, look at the stars and think about life, it's fascinating to think about all the other folks who stood in the same place with the same thoughts. Timucua thinking about his girl, Frenchman thinking about back home, Englishman about the job at hand, etc etc. Now it's just me.

Aside from that, I'm glad that gardening runs in my family. I was never formally taught gardening, I just learned as I went along. Through the years I've learned a lot about my local plants and nature in general. I don't use gloves, even when dealing with thorns (bogan villa is the worst). It's a preference, but the idea is I like the contact with nature. In FL we have lots of spiders so that's a bit sketchy but I think it's healthy to have to deal with that. I once found a turtle munching on my swiss chard, how cool is that! I wanted to keep him as a pet but I didn't have the heart. I let that SOB go, allowing him to eat from my garden as he wished. Anyway, case in point, these aren't things you see in the suburbs where I live unless you're closely in touch with the land.

[Mike]

hey Strat, I did walk past a marsh or two, and the thought of gators did cross my mind. Never saw any thankfully. Only thing I did see was an enormous turtle at one point.

But you know how it is down here in Florida - when those tiny geckos move in dry leaves, it makes a racket. It sounds like a sizeable animal is nearby. So initially I kept looking left and right, but after a while I just stopped looking for the source of the rustling. Got tired of it. I could have been ambushed by a dinosaur and I never would have seen it coming

[Constance]

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[Anka]

When the noise of cars prevents us from hearing the voices of birds or the pollution of the city makes us forget the fresh air of a green corner we know we need a refuge, a space to reconnect with us and the simplicity and charm of nature, walking in a dreamy state, where worries do not exist, and the sea breeze is gentle and tender.

Nature in places where the connection with ourselves becomes easier, where the longing for the holiday begins with relaxation and joy, where it can introduce us to its paradise of overflowing energy.

Nature can be energy for all, total relaxation, a treatment of good reason and the development of consciousness.
I am in love with nature where I am and I am convinced that here, those who knew the plain, the mountain and the hill in the blizzard of winter and in the hot heat of summer, in the raw light of spring and in the richness of autumn, will never leave it, perhaps because here as everywhere, the greatness of the earth, the elements of nature and the immensity of the sky are revealed with the grandeur of a show in which you see the works of the living planet.

Nature deserves its name "paradise" precisely because it can be a kind of change in which all the possibilities of a simpler life are experienced, a kind of volunteering for our individual life that aims to improve the overall quality of life of all others and the intention to generate more space for personal and artistic development. An attempt to reduce the human footprint on the environment by reducing consumption and spending as few resources as possible.
The truth is that we all deserve a return to nature, the only plea, among others, being our need for beauty, health, charisma in personality and inner well-being.

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[norman]

Just on the off chance that someone reading this has the enthusiasm and the spare 60 dollars, John Hartog has just offered a 60% off deal on his entire Bandcamp catalog of amazing nature recordings in Oregon.

I discovered him as a member of a nature sound recording Yahoo group over a decade ago and was immediately wawed by the quality of his recordings and the luxury he has of living somewhere he can reasonably access the silent background areas where he makes his recordings. The area of Oregon is about equal to the area of the UK but with only a tiny fraction of the human population that ruins all but my luckiest recordings with background noise. John's recordings have a stunningly silent background noise floor.

Listening to even great recordings like his is not the same as getting out there yourself but it's the next best thing, psychologically, especially if you have a nice pair of headphones or a nice sound system in a silent room. The recordings can be downloaded in many formats and quality, all at the same price.

My only connection to John Hartog is a shared passion for nature sound recording and membership of a now defunct Yahoo group.

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The '60% off' the whole collection offer is available on any of the album review or purchase pages.

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[onawah]

“The Natural Law” New documentary
A JOURNEY BACK TO WELLNESS OF BODY, MIND & SOUL
Nick Pineault <np@theemfguy.com>
Aug 17, 2023,

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"Nature’s intelligence is the closest thing to real-world magic.

I experienced this firsthand during my shamanic experiences in Ecuador, where I had the chance to participate in traditions that are thought to be thousands of years old. I saw people transform their lives and let go of decades old trauma in a single night, using the innate intelligence of plants…

A large part of society is still stuck with the idea that we can fix everything through man-made technology. So far this approach has failed miserably, especially when it comes to our health.

But things are changing.

Instead of recommending another pill, many scientists I respect are starting to recommend morning sunshine as a powerful way to avoid depression. Science is catching up to ancient teachings in many aspects.

To be fair, it’s true that nature can be dangerous, unpredictable, and mysterious. I’m not personally advocating for a return to the Stone Age.

But I’m convinced that nature also holds the answers to a lot of modern problems, including a lot of “mystery illnesses” people are experiencing. (for example: grounding/earthing on a regular basis helps people cope better with electro-pollution)

This is the subject matter of a fascinating new documentary film called The Natural Law.
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The Natural Law brings together 30+ of today’s leading doctors and scientists for an unprecedented exploration of nature’s medicine through the 5,000-year-old science of Ayurveda.

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And ultimately, nature’s master plan for human health and wellness.

The Natural Law is now available to watch for free for a limited time - and it could be the most important film you watch all year:

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Enjoy the info,

Nick"

[norman]

The UK MET office has flagged Tue, Wed and Thu of this week as yellow warning wind and yellow warning snow. That sounds like a 3 day blizzard to me. The earthnullschool (https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/overlay=temp/orthographic=-2.56,57.33,1868) web page shows a cold arctic front pushing down against the atlantic mild air we currently have. I think the greatest risk of snow is at the junction between the two systems.

In my area, Friday was the nicest weather day I've experienced in weeks but it seems we are about to take a dive back into tough times again.

I took my GoPro7 camera for a walk on Friday afternoon. I got some nice footage in places but I've been having a frustrating time trying to get an upload of it to look anything like as good as the raw footage from the camera. I've tried 4 times to upload a version that Rumble wouldn't destroy with it's in-house 'rendering'. I started with the best quality then used my own (Handbrake) rendering software to try to make it easier for Rumble to not make a catastrophe of it. Here's the Rumble minimal destruction version which is still rough by comparison with what I uploaded (painfully slowly with painfully slow internet connection).

I must be doing something wrong and if there is anyone with experience who knows what that is I'd appreciate a PM to help me fix the problem technically, I already know how deficient it is as 'film-making'.

I'd like at this point to be showing you some great outdoor footage, but this is the best I can do, after 2 days of wrestling with it.

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