Biophilia Hypothesis
The biophilia hypothesis is the idea that humans have an innate tendency to seek connection with living systems including plants, animals, landscapes, water, sunlight, and other forms of nature. The […]
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Notes on nature, health, and sit spot practice.
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What 33 brain studies suggest about time in nature
The review brought together 33 studies involving 2,101 participants. Each study recorded a brain measure during exposure to a real, virtual, or imagined natural environment. Researchers also used a standard […]
Sit Spot Club Hosts
In 2026 I invited Forest Therapy guides to host Sit Spot Club sessions in their communities. I am grateful for their generosity and talent connecting residents of Metro Vancouver to […]
The Indoor Sit Spot: How Touching Wood Brings Nature Inside
The sit spot practice promotes daily outdoor observation, yet urban living and weather can hinder this. Research reveals that touching wood lowers stress and enhances wellbeing. An indoor version, combining wood surfaces with natural elements, creates a practical, science-supported approach to maintain a connection to nature despite outdoor challenges.
What Thirty Days of Sitting Outside Looks Like
Sit Daily Outdoors is thirty ten-minute practices that arrive by email, one a day. Here is what is inside them, why they are short, and how to try the first […]
Side-by-Side: A Nature Practice To Transform Your Relationship
For the month of January we practiced sitting alone with nature. A participant asked for a practice they could do with a companion. In the words of Westley from Princess […]
Why Being Still Helps You Hear Faint Sounds
Did you know your brain actively suppresses your hearing when you move? Being perfectly still helps you hear faint sounds better! 1. Lowering the Noise Floor (The Physical Fix): Every […]
What Beethoven Felt in the Woods
When most of us think of Ludwig van Beethoven, we picture the scowling portraits, the wild hair, the man battling his own deteriorating hearing. What we rarely imagine is him […]
Sit. That’s It?
People experiencing chronic stress and burnout struggle to access simple nature-based stress relief due to barriers like not knowing what to do outdoors, fear of going alone, cost, or social […]
If Sit Spot Club Were A Recipe
Sometimes, when we try to explain Sit Spot Club to people, we watch their faces twist in polite confusion. “So… you all just sit?” Yes. That’s the point. But “just […]
The Problem with Standard Approaches
Most organizations invest in nature programs without understanding: Result: Programs that work for some but miss significant portions of your population.