The call triggered the system calling him into the Hasler Naval Service Recovery Centre in Plymouth – a treatment facility for injured veterans – to undergo a process that included everything from acupuncture to hydrotherapy, yoga, EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) and CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy). Sheldrake sees how fungi lives as a model for humans: "Fungi have changed my understanding of how life happens. These organisms make questions of our categories, and thinking about them makes the world look different." Like fungi, he writes, "we are ecosystems that span boundaries and transgress categories. Our selves emerge from a complex tangle of relationships." How, the book asks, can we be more like fungi? Are we experiencing an unintentional human rewilding? Either way, it’s time to start taking nature seriously. What is human rewilding? The sheer variety of themes and topics that can inspire a self help book is endless, which is great news for fans of this genre as there will always be something new for them to read.

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Whilst undertaking the "do nothing" phase, it's a good time to find out what you have on your land. Is your woodland ancient? Is that special species-rich grassland growing over there? Why’s that field flooding? A proper inventory of what you have, and what’s going on, will reveal important habitats and wildlife features, the state of your soils, important geological and hydrological features, any archaeological features, seed sources and more. I believe that nature is really important to us as humans and that it is essential for us to remember that we are part of nature, that whilst nature needs us, we also need nature." To rewild your garden takes time. When you realize this from the onset, it becomes easier to wait for visible changes. The land – and your garden – will rewild itself naturally, if you just let it happen. It might be tradition to set resolutions around the new year, but isn’t cold and miserable January a terrible time to consider your shiny goals for the next twelve months? Instead, let’s all agree that Spring should be the season for thinking about the changes you want to implement in your life and the new habits you’d like to introduce. Our guide to the best self-development books of 2023 so far is here to help. I tend to use the weed word in quotations, as many common “weeds” are, in fact, edible. It is only in learning to identify and appreciate them that they actually become useful. Not just to you, but to all insects and creatures that rely on them for food.

Between the online sessions, you’ll be given guidance around a number of outdoor experiential exercises, as well as being offered reading material and prompts for written reflections, along with other resources. When we meet online each week for three hours, we’ll share some of these experience, and deepen into some of the theory. WHAT DO I NEED? If there is one lesson to be learned here, it is this: don’t overthink the whole rewilding your garden thing. Really, don’t. So remember, next time you go outside, look up, take a deep breath and relax. Focus on the small things, like how the sun is dappled by swaying branches and glimmers in muddy puddles. Rewild your mind. The re-wilding of the mind is viewed from a different perspective in Merlin Sheldrake's hit non-fiction book Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape our Futures. In this deep dive into the world of fungi, the author explores how the organisms have influenced contemporary philosophy, and how, in the "anarchic" way they grow and connect with each other and other organisms, they represent a highly sophisticated "more than human world".

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Whatever you, do something, however little or small, but do something to show your appreciation for the planet that holds us, nourishes us and in doing so you choose to do the same for yourself ,the life that lives here, and for the little humans that come after us.

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Built to Move” deviates from convoluted workout regimens, opting instead for a structured approach centered around ten assessments and ten practical physical exercises that anyone can easily undertake. These simple yet impactful everyday movements, carefully curated by Juliet and Kelly, hold the potential to significantly enhance our overall well-being. If you go with “mowing” twice a summer as we do, we can only recommend that you learn how to scythe by hand. In that way you can turn your lawn into hay for the animals, or as mulch for your no-dig garden. Renowned for his bestselling book “Think Like a Monk,” Jay Shetty delivers to readers once again with his latest book, “ 8 Rules of Love.” In this compelling work, Shetty delves into the intricate world of romance, navigating its diverse stages with a unique blend of personal anecdotes, timeless wisdom, and cutting-edge scientific insights. I know. When I first started my RewildU YouTube channel, I thought: W hat am I doing? The way to connect people with nature and their innate wisdom is by getting them outside! Not by getting them to sit in front of a computer! Birdgirl by Mya-Rose Craig is published by Penguin on 30 June; The Great British Tree Biography: 50 legendary trees and the tales behind them by Mark Hooper is published by Pavilion Books; The Fourfold Remedy: Epicurus and the Art of Happiness by John Sellars is published by Penguin.

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As you let go of preconceived notions of what a lawn should look like, you are better able to rethink what beauty there is to behold in tall grass.It’s not all doom and gloom, as there are lots of little things that you can do as part of your daily routine to add a little bit of wild into your life, which is especially relevant right now as we spend much of our days indoors. You’ll also get an additional six “practice” videos that will help you apply rewilding skills on a daily basis, along with twelve text-based practices that will suggest even more ways to integrate rewilding into your life. Someone once said that “imagination creates reality” and I know he is right. If you can dream up something with vivid detail, you can then take the necessary steps to implement it in your life – and into the lives of others as well. The birds, the bees, the insects that make your garden come alive. When you spray insecticides, herbicides, pesticides and artificial fertilizers in your garden/lawn, they do not magically go away.