Our culture is suffering the effects of being incredibly lopsided. Living so much from our analytical mind we have lost touch with our nature self and with the earth. Most of us have forgotten how that connection feels. Studies show that having a sense of connection with others and with our environment promotes a sense of well-being that profoundly affects our physical and mental health. John Muir the pioneering environmentalist and mystic once said that wild nature is the best conductor of divinity. Re-awakening our selves to the depths of natures beauty and vitality is one of the quickest and easiest ways we can reconnect with the source of life

The spiritual force that underlies all things can be directly perceived and experienced by using our senses to reconnect with the natural world. To reconnect with this living presence, we need to re-immerse ourselves in the sensations of the natural world and be willing to allow nature to touch us in the same way we allowed it to touch us when we were very young. As we begin to sensitize our senses to the subtleties of the world around us we begin to perceive that there is a life force, a specific energy and intelligence that flows through all of nature and ourselves.

The more you focus your awareness on perceiving and consciously noticing the details of your surroundings, the more your consciousness moves out of your mind. You begin to re-activate your sixth, feeling sense. When we shift our attention to sensing rather than thinking, our heart rate begins to slow down causing the body and mind to move into an alert yet relaxed state. In this state, our perception expands and our hearts open. We experience an expanded reality as we reconnect with the ecstatic energy field of life.