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Thanks for your tolerance of the not-yet-formatted display. My current focus is framing everything from the viewpoint of Ecology, broadly defined as the relationships between and among everything. Time, Place, Senses and Species. You’ll find links connected to many “best ofs.” You will also witness my striving to understand the “umwelt” of other beings - their unique intelligence and sensory worlds - as I open to them as Kin. I’ve left the older links - from when I was focused more on human health - at the bottom of the page.. Senses: Some Interesting Short Articles to Get You Thinking How Many Senses Do We Have? (USC) How Many Senses Do We Have? (Sensorytrust.org) How Many Senses Do We Have? (Johns Hopkins) Beginner Basics Gratitude - 20-minute animated artistry on Gratitude, Reciprocity, and Ceremony (a la Kimmerer). Could be used as a warm-up or cool-down from this next link… Robin Wall Kimmerer lecture (2019) - 50 minutes of Kimmerer in all her power, challenging, informing, inviting… deftly weaving story and science. Brava! Suzanne Simard interview on On Being - Best of the book launch podcasts, trees and their entanglements underground with mycelial network and above ground with the humans… from the woman who wrote The Book (Finding the Mother Tree) (50 minutes) My Gentle Rant about the terms “Non-Native” and “Invasive” (675 words) If You Like to Read Books Ways of Being by James Bridle Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake *Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Home Place by Drew Lanham **Eve by Cat Bohannon **Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari The Overstory by Richard Powers Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel I Contain Multitudes by Ed Young Becoming Animal by David Abram ***The New Wild by Fred Pearce ***Where Do Camels Belong? by Ken Thompson Radical Mycology by Peter McCoy *The audio book version also gets votes. I listened to a few as bedtime stories. ** If you want a gloriously deep and wide story of human history, read both Eve and Sapiens. *** These two book have a similar theme of rethinking the ideas of “non-native” and “invasive” species. The New Wild is a little denser. Where Do Camels Belong? is a little lighter. Other Misc Media The Voices of the Birds and the Language of Belonging - stunning 20-minutes audio mash-up, David G Haskell, Emergence Magazine, and an abundance of birds. Even just the first 6 mins… Something Beautiful for the World by Campfire Stories (18 minutes, beautiful story/documentary) Terrance McKenna speculates about the origin of Mushrooms - lost him too soon. Just Wondering - - animated art featuring the more-than-human world (youtube channel) Ologies with Alie Ward (weekly podcast, witty, nerdy science) My Octopus Teacher (Netflix movie) Earth at Night (Apple TV series) The heartbeat of the trees Abstract for tree heartbeat research Chimps using plant medicine Other Organizations (feel free to suggest additions for this) The Gaian Way The philosophical path that recognizes Gaia as a living holobiont, made up of countless organisms, a being that we are part of, and that gives us our purpose, and that we are utterly dependent on for our survival. The Interstitium The interstitium is a body wide system virtually unknown to Western scientists until quite recently. It’s unified; connecting and wrapping around our organs, nerves, arteries, basically everything. The site seeks to begin collating resources and insights from those who have recognized this shift, in an effort to start cross-pollinating and securing resources to work more intentionally together. The Plant Initiative Their Mission: The Plant Initiative works to increase respectful treatment of plants and to advance an effective plant advocacy movement through encouraging policy, law, and activism on behalf of plants. Talking Rivers Their Vision: Through community conversations, Talking Rivers unites natural and human communities to keep Rivers healthy and flowing, and the watersheds they sustain flourishing. I loved watching/listening to their Water Guardians symposium recording Human Connections with the Rest of Nature Human/Tree Resin connection Microbiome Microbiome and Diet Microbiome and Immune System - OLDER LINKS (human-centered) Light, Rest and Sleep https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/26/happy-ever-after-25-ways-to-live-well-into-old-age Chronobiology - https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27083 Benefits of walking barefoot - https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/could-walking-barefoot-on-the-grass-improve-your-health-the-science-behind-grounding/2018/07/05/12de5d64-7be2-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ed474f56f903&wpisrc=nl_lean&wpmm=1 Light pollution impact on health - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627884/ Dark Skies map - http://cires.colorado.edu/Artificial-light International Dark Sky Association - http://darksky.org/ Food, Drink and Nourishment http://www.delmarfans.com/educate/basics/lighting-pollution/ (Thanks to Girl Scout Troop 2148 for the link) Cholesterol - https://www.sott.net/article/241328-A-Headline-You-Will-Never-See-60-year-old-Man-Dies-of-High-Cholesterol Probiotics - http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/484358/probiotics-doing-anything/ pH and availability of nutrients in soil - http://www.epicgardening.com/ph-nutrient-availability/ pH in Food and Drink - https://ourdailybrine.com/how-to-test-the-ph-of-food-and-drink/ Baking soda cleans pesticides - https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/studies-show-best-method-for-cleaning-produce/?utm_source=LOTG Fats Sugar Other refined carbohydrates - "Pastured" animals and omega-3 Bone Broth Wild Forage Gluten Corn Exercise, Movement and Play Pacing Keep moving pros and cons of aerobic, cardio Interval Hygiene, Medicine and Healing Less is more Soap - http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/486161/i-stopped-showering/ Shampoo - http://blog.kanelstrand.com/2014/02/testing-diy-shampoos-rye-flour.html, http://www.ourheritageofhealth.com/victorian-shampoo-alternatives/ Pharmaceuticals Herbal Antihistamine - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15277119 Household Cleaning: Water, Vinegar, Baking Soda, Lemon Juice Relationships, Boundaries and Communication Time Authenticity Conversation Reflection Creativity, Expression and Play Music Art Games Thoughts, Ideas Regenerative Practice and Resilience The Myth of "Native" Species and the Constancy of Change Throw it away? 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