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Return to Nature

The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Restore Us

Audiobook (Includes supplementary content)
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Wait time: About 2 weeks
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks

Discover the new science and ancient wisdom on why nature makes us healthier and happier in body and soul from the co-author of The Spirit Almanac and mindbodygreen's Senior Sustainability Editor.

For centuries, we have known that getting outside is good for us. Yet we have become increasingly disconnected from the earth that nourishes us, with most of us spending 87% of our days indoors. In response, writer and environmentalist Emma Loewe demonstrates the power of nature's healing properties in a guidebook organized by eight landscapes. In each chapter, you'll find research-backed ways to explore that landscape right now and protect it in the future, so that it can be healthy and nurturing for generations to come. Drawing off modern science and innate wisdom, she uncovers:

  • Why being by the ocean makes you measurably happier
  • How living near greenery helps you lives longer
  • The staggering, illuminating statistic that forests can make you more relaxed within 90 seconds of walking among trees.
  • This stunning book—more urgent than ever—will appeal to anyone looking to connect with the world around them, whether in their neighborhood park or on a backpacking getaway.

    Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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      • AudioFile Magazine
        This well-researched audiobook provides listeners with the facts behind the purported restorative power of spending time in natural spaces. The author dives right into explaining why nature is so healing physically and emotionally. Narrator Eileen Stevens reflects to listeners the peace and relaxation found in the natural world. However, she narrates slowly and deliberately, the unsuccessful approach for an audiobook that relies so heavily on scientific data. The author's vignettes describing different natural environments are a lot less interesting than the science behind their effects on humans. Accessing these data points is difficult in audiobook form, making the print version a better choice for anyone looking to reference the program's intriguing and meticulously compiled research. J.T. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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