This episode dives into the more 'intuitive' and 'feeling' areas of nature education, and how we can support our students/clients/children to have experiences that go beyond an intellectually based understanding of our world. This topic is tricky to navigate, so I do my best to be fully transparent and authentic, and be validating to lots of different forms in which these experiences can be shared.
There are things that happen in nature that are difficult to describe and understand, and I have had many situations where logic isn't all that helpful when it comes to integrating them into my daily understanding of the world. I share a few of these examples, knowing that they are but the tip of the iceberg that is all of our collective stories and 'magical moments'.
Nature Spirituality is a particularly sensitive topic to many cultures around the earth, and the way we talk about them in a conscious and considerate way is vital to helping hundreds of thousands of children and adults to heal and grow and find a new path for humanity. The human development aspects of these experiences are in some ways the key to building a new and hopeful future, especially if we can find ways that are collaborative and inclusive and compassionate.
Please enjoy Episode #50.
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Episode 48 - The Forest Educator Spotlight: How To Understand The Value of Our Programs
Episode 47 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Forest Education with Todd Davis
Episode 46 - Forest Educator Spotlight: Big Questions Facing Forest Education
Episode 45 - The Amazonian Rainforest Adventures of Joe Flowers: Creating life changing experiences in the Jungles of South America
Episode 44 - Forest Educator Spotlight: Coming of Age in the Wilderness
Episode 43 - Answering the Call: The Purposefully Diverse Forest Journey of a Nature Educator with Emily Woodmansee
Episode 42 - Forest Educator Spotlight: Natural Shelters
Episode 41 - Finding Nature in Uncertain Times, with field biologist, author and photo-journalist Maddalena Bearzi
Episode 40 - Forest Educator Spotlight: Becoming Nocturnal
Episode 39 - Deep Earth Initiations and Nature-Based Parenthood with Trista Haggerty
Episode 38 - Forest Educator Spotlight: Working with Middle Schoolers
Episode 37 - Outdoor Programming Advocacy and Influence with Jeff Baierlein
Episode 36 - Forest Educator Spotlight: The Bonding Paradox
Episode 35 - Growing Caring, Resilient, Soulful Future Stewards with Sally Wren Stevens of SOL Forest School
Episode 34 - Forest Educator Spotlight: The Forest Entrepreneur Part II
Episode 33 - Nature-Based Occupational Therapy and the Importance of Outdoor Play with Angela Hanscom
Episode 32 - Forest Educator Spotlight: The Many Gifts of Rain
Episode 31 - The Legacy and Lessons of Ancestral Wilderness Skills with Nate Summers
Episode 30 - The Forest Educator Spotlight: The Contradictory Nuances of Nature Awareness
Episode 29 - Wellness, Reflection, and Masculinity in Wilderness with Sam Gravestock
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