All Articles: Nature-Based Therapies

I know of no better way to teach mindfulness than to give a person a camera and take them into the natural world; whether they use a cell phone or a top-of-the-line professional camera makes little difference because the results will be just as impressive.

Spring arrives not from the ground, but first from the air, on the wings of wood ducks and trumpeter swans. The snow in the forest may still be waist-deep, but as soon as the ice melts from parts of the rivers and edges of ponds, they appear—eager to find the best nesting sites and stake out territories. Photographs from Craig Blacklock’s book, St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers—The Enduring Gift.