Month: May 2020


Nature-in-Place Curated Picks
May 28 Dispatch

The pulse of the news only seems to quicken these days. So let’s lower ours. This week’s curated picks reconnect us with the beauty of nature, art and each other — helping us to feel grounded, lower stress levels and regain a little footing. …

Nature-in-Place Curated Picks
May 21 Dispatch

We’re proud of you — staying resilient in the face of this ongoing crisis, when many of us are working through grief, loss and anxieties of many kinds. Let’s do a collective deep-breath, acknowledge that we’re in this together, and find a few moments to regroup, in, or near, nature. Here are a few ideas…

Protected: The Nature Sacred Journal Project

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Nature-in-Place Curated Picks
May 15 Dispatch

Here on the east coast, our world is vibrant. And it’s sparking all the yearnings to go outside. If you ache for something beyond your window-view, we’ve got you. This week’s picks transport us to the jungle, the ocean and imaginative destinations in our back yards….

Giving Tuesday where it counts — all month long.

With all that’s happening in the media, you may have missed this week’s #GivingTuesdayNOW effort. It merits a closer look. In a nutshell, this movement aims to support communities and causes “that allow for social connection and kindness even while practicing physical distancing.”  So many organizations within the Nature Sacred Network fit this bill —…

Protected: #GivingTuesday where it counts — in the communities on the front lines

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“Therapeutic gardens offer nurses respite at Legacy Health” — KGW8

KGW8 – May 6, 2020 Story by Brittany Falkers Excerpt: “Burnout was an issue for nurses before the pandemic. Now, on the front line of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever for nurses to find respite.” … “It is transformational for me. It really is,” Martin said. “Just to even get five minutes in the…

Nature-in-Place Curated Picks
Mother’s Day Dispatch

This early May week, we’re thinking about mothers — mothers of children, mothers of invention, mothers of all kinds. We’re thinking about the many ways mothers are managing life in place right now; it can be stressful. To this, we say, bring us the Mother Nature! Let’s find some moments for self-care this week. Here…

"A quiet place. My soul grows still. This, indeed, is a balm for the weary, a shelter for the beaten. I am so grateful for this sacred space. I am now renewed."

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