Inspiration is Everywhere
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Recommended Reading
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Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
Toni Weschler has taught a whole new generation of women how to become pregnant, avoid pregnancy naturally and gain better control of their gynecological and sexual health by taking just a couple minutes a day using the proven Fertility Awareness Method.
Sharon Blackie leads the reader on a quest to find their place in the world, drawing inspiration from the wise and powerful women in native mythology, and guidance from contemporary role models who have re-rooted themselves in land and community and taken responsibility for shaping the future.
A Californian may vacation in Yosemite, Big Sur, or Death Valley, but many of us come home to an oak woodland. In a book rich in illustration and suffused with wonder, author Kate Marianchild combines extensive research and years of personal experience to explore some of the marvelous plants and animals that the oak woodlands nurture.
Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception.
Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. Wintering explores how the author not only endured a painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered.
Podcasts Worth Your Time
In this live podcast, we are diving deep into what it means to be from a place. We are taking the time to listen to this precious bit of earth we call home.
As a magazine, Spirituality + Health held a mission is to explore the rituals, practices, beliefs, and ideas that enhance the health of our bodies, minds, communities, and the earth that supports us. Now, they have a podcast with featured guests who are experts in a range of topics.