Our connection with nature is deep-rooted Happily, there seems to be a growing awareness on the importance of our mental health and wellbeing. I’m not in the least surprised that our modern lives can be pretty stressful. Compare what we do today with our lifestyle a few thousand years ago. We lived in natural environments, working in small communities in practical ways supporting each other with food, clothing, entertainment and shelter. In evolutionary timescales, that lifestyle was the equivalent of only a few hours ago. No wonder the lifestyle of today is something of a culture-shock;- living in big concrete cities,... read more
