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Biophilia Series: Forest Meditation & Plant Education

  • WHOLE IDEA HEALING Gravel parking lot for the Guild Trail on far west side of Ruby Falls. Chattanooga (map)

Join Holli on a Tuesday morning walk in the woods, learning about the native plants on Lookout Mountain in Northwest Georgia, their medicinal properties and experiencing the health benefits of walking mindfully in the forest. Holli is a naturalist, herbalist, eco social worker and mindfulness teacher.

Cost $30 each walk, 10% donated to Lookout Mountain Conservancy

Register for event on REGISTER page.

biophilia (from Merriam-Webster dictionary)

noun

bio·​phil·​ia ˌbī-ō-ˈfi-lē-ə 

-ˈfēl-yə

: a hypothetical human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature : a desire or tendency to commune with nature

Biophilia is the term coined by the Harvard naturalist Dr. Edward O. Wilson to describe what he saw as humanity's "innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes," and to be drawn toward nature, to feel an affinity for it, a love, a craving.—

Natalie Angier

Do human beings have within them an innate sense of connection to other forms of life? If so, can this natural feeling, this "biophilia," both enhance our respect for ourselves as human and reinforce our sense of obligation to treat other forms of life with loving care?—

T. H. Watkins

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Biophilia Series: Forest Meditation & Plant Education