Run (in the Forest), Run!

What does running have to do with the power of slow? There really is nothing Slow about running per se. With a minor exception of one blazing summer as a Washington, D.C. intern, I’ve never been the jogging type. But I do love my walks […]

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The Magic Place

It is no wonder that most fairytales take place in the woods. Trees exude magic. The Japanese understand the importance of the woods. In fact, they have a term for the time you spend there, “Shinrin-yoku” ~ it is roughly translated to mean ‘forest bathing‘. […]

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Forest Bathing

The Japanese are at it again. No, I’m not talking about their being replaced by China as the second largest world economy. I’m referring to their most interesting way of looking at life, Nature and well-being. The other day I stumbled upon a New York […]

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