Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 1
This is just the beginning of your lifelong journey of deepening your connections to the planet, the universe and yourself. I
Nature and Me
The leaves on my houseplant were yellow and limp, except for the ones that were brown and dead. When I leaned over to give the poor thing a final sip…
5 Essentials for a Conscious Holiday Season
Conscious holiday celebrations and environmental action—how are they connected? In 2019, millions of people realized the impact that global warming and the resulting climate crisis will have on the health…
Building Community: A Forest Metaphor
Grassroots: What a Way to Make a Difference Over the last year or so, the world has seen the emergence of a wide range of environmentally-focused grassroots organizations. Here in…
EnviroTip #13: Meditation – A Powerful Resiliency Tool
Q: What is one of the most powerful resiliency tools? A: A regular meditation practice. And here’s the good news: you don’t even have to know how to meditate! Image…
Cliff Hanger
Toward the end of our urban nature walk, our hiking club (well, we silver-haired ladies were more of a moseying club than a hiking club) stopped along the trail to…
EnviroTip #12: Going Zero-Waste with Personal Care
We have a TerraCycle recycling program for personal care items going on now in our hometown, Kansas City! As you collect your waste from toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss containers, mouthwash containers,…
EnviroTip #11: A Home Tour
So, what can one suburban family do to make a difference for the climate? Buddha with butterfly puddlers In our home, it’s just one simple change at a time, and…
Ground Yourself
The energy healer said my head was leaking. Too much energy escaping out of my skull into the heavens, too little being absorbed from the earth into my feet. My…
Healthy Living Through Nature
BUILDING FAMILY, COMMUNITY, & HEALTHY LIVING THROUGH NATURE As an interior designer by profession, I had learned about environmental design practices, but as a mother, I am finding out what…