Listening to Nature
In the Realm of EARTH WISDOM
1: Start and end your day with nature sound meditations to cultivate calm & relaxation.
1: Start and end your day with nature sound meditations to cultivate calm & relaxation. Playlists
- Calming Forest, Bird, and Nature Sounds: hours of nature sounds!
- Sleep in the Rainforest: hours of tropical nature sounds – oh yeah!
- Deep Sleep Nature Sounds: rain approaching, ocean waves, birds & forest sounds, oh my!
Podcasts 🎧
- Nature’s Sounds for Relaxation Podcast: updated daily, dedicated to serenity and well-being, invites listeners to immerse themselves in the soothing, therapeutic sounds of nature.
- Relaxing Nature Sounds Podcast: Relaxing Nature Sounds are soundscapes designed for meditation, relaxation, sleeping, and other activates where you need natural ambience in the background.
- Nature Sounds for Sleep, Meditation & Relaxation Podcast
2: Read “Coming Back to Life” by Joanna Macy to begin exploring The Work That Reconnects.
Books 📚
- Coming Back to Life – by Joanna Macy & Molly Brown: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects. Shows how grief, anger, and fear are healthy responses to the harsh realities of our time, and that when honored through the revolutionary practice of the Work That Reconnects, they can free us from paralysis and move us toward creative action.
Podcasts 🎧
- We Are the Great Turning Podcast: Join legendary activist Joanna Macy and environmental advocate Jess Serrante in an intergenerational dialogue that reveals the great possibilities before us. 10 Free Episodes on Youtube.
Websites 🌐
- JoannaMacy.net: homesite of the author and her work. Good place to start to get acquainted with the “Work that Reconnects” and her other work.
- Work That Reconnects HomePage: an organization spawned by “The Work That Reconnects” with events, community, resources, courses, and more…
3: Get into birding and animal tracking to deepen your listening in the natural world.
Books 📚
- Great Tracking & Birding Booklist from New England Wildlife Tracking
- Earthskills Books & Resources List: Earthskills is a great organization with an exhaustive list and store of great tracking resources – check it out.
Websites
- Shebirds.com: a fantastic birding website with lots of excellent resources
- Tracking Connection: another fantastic site with courses, resources, online learning, field programs and more!
Podcasts 🎧
- The American Birding Podcast: all things birds with great expert guests.
- Live Wild with Remi Warren: tracking, hunting, fishing, wildlife tips, stories, applications, and more!
4: Read from the Seven Realms book list on expanding your nature awareness.
Books 📚
- The Forest Unseen by David Haskell: He thinks like a biologist, writes like a poet, and gives the natural world the kind of open-minded attention one expects from a Zen monk rather than a hypothesis-driven scientist.
- What the Robin Knows – by Jon Young: songbirds know everything important about their environment, be it backyard or forest; by tuning in to their vocalizations and behavior, we can acquire much of this wisdom for our own pleasure and benefit.
- Entangled Life – by Merlin Sheldrake: By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms – and our relationships with them – are changing our understanding of how life works.
- Books by Robin Wall-Kimmerer: Any book you pick up by this author will take you into a web of interconnected ecosystems and shift your perspective on ecology, abundance, scarcity, and so much more.
- Finding the Mother Tree – by Suzane Simard: 100% you need to read this book on the wisdom of the forest and it’s interwoven delicately balanced ecology.
5: Try a natural crafting skill that sparks your interest – like herbal medicine, woodworking, wildcrafting, or wilderness survival.
Books 📚
- Grow Forage Cook Ferment’s Best Books on Foraging + Wildcrafting: a really great list from a great website.
- Bushcraft 101 – by Dave Canterbury: modern classic of bushcrafting / wilderness survival.
- Special Forces Wilderness Survival – by Chris McNab: this book is divided into seven chapters, dealing with survival psychology; equipment and clothing; living off the land; shelter; dangers; first aid; and navigation & clearly illustrated throughout.
Websites
- Going With the Grain: green-wood chair-making – courses, resources, and much more.
- Learning Herbs: a lot of resources here on learning and practicing herbalism.
- Lost Art Press: hand tool wood-working info, video, resources, and more website.
Podcasts 🎧
- Herbal Radio Podcast from Mountain Rose Herbs: Take your herbal education wherever you and your headphones go.
- Herb Mentor Radio Podcast: they interview herbalists, sharing inspiring stories, practical tips, and time-tested wisdom. Discover how herbs can enhance your health, enrich your meals, and support your everyday life.