I attend Church of the Woods in Canterbury, NH. After the readings- gospel, poems, excerpts from various works, we are sent out into the woods for 20 minutes to listen and notice what/ how the Divine may be speaking to us. We return to share how we were moved, what we heard or found- maybe a small stone, a feather, a mushroom… One particular Sunday, Steve, our Episcopal priest, encouraged us to hug a tree. The energy- connection- empathy I felt was so powerful and humbling. Now, I am a devote tree hugger.
I attend Church of the Woods in Canterbury, NH. After the readings- gospel, poems, excerpts from various works, we are sent out into the woods for 20 minutes to listen and notice what/ how the Divine may be speaking to us. We return to share how we were moved, what we heard or found- maybe a small stone, a feather, a mushroom… One particular Sunday, Steve, our Episcopal priest, encouraged us to hug a tree. The energy- connection- empathy I felt was so powerful and humbling. Now, I am a devote tree hugger.
That sounds lovely, thank you !
The title is a little misleading, but I found this podcast on the science of attention interesting. https://fromthegreennotebook.com/2024/04/20/ep-112-dr-amishi-jha-how-to-perform-when-life-stresses-you-out/
Thanks, I will check that out :)
I just checked out the song you shared. You might the band Polyrhythmics.
Listening now, good stuff :)