Nature is a force of... well, nature. There is something refreshing about being caught in the rain, and we are exhilarated or frightened by fierce winds. We feel warmed and blissful on a warm summer day.
Spring rejuvenates us, autumn inspires and fills us with her bounty, and in winter we take that bounty and hibernate.
People have learned the benefit of eating seasonal foods, and when we align our daily patterns with the seasons we discover healing of another kind.
But nature heals in other ways. The Tree Whisperers at Cooperative BioBalance teach that we are part of the ecosystem in which we live, and that by healing it, we heal ourselves. Artists have long known the benefit of painting outdoors, and there are reasons so many runners prefer the open road to treadmills.
Nature's gifts are non-discriminatory. What we give Mamma Earth, she returns to us tenfold. We can heal our body and our soul by eating seasonally, eating locally, and eating organically, but we can also heal the ecosystems in which we live by eating responsibly.
In this month's issue, we will consider the ways that nature has taught us to live differently, and recognize those lessons as healing.
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