Belonging in Nature

Nature is one of the most resplendent and consistent sources of generosity and inspiration in our lives. And yet, we are also living in times when the sources of our most profound inspiration in the natural world are under threat from humanity’s legacy of choices. Grateful Living invites us into an active relationship with the natural world, engaging in our lives in ways that more deeply appreciate, learn from, protect, and sustain that which we treasure most.

May this curated collection of poetry, audio, videos, essays, and more deepen your connection to — and your place within — the natural world.

Videos

Finding Connection

by Green Renaissance

In this video, Ecotherapist and Guide Grant Hine speaks to the deep connectedness that can…

Practices

Earth Altars: A Practice for Grateful Living

by Laura Loescher

It was a meditative experience placing the first acorn, and the next, and letting the…

Practices

Nourishing Our Nature: A Practice Series

by Fabiana Fondevila

A seven-day practice to restore our sense of kinship with nature, guided by teacher Fabiana…

Community Reflections

Community Reflections: Honoring Nature’s Gifts

by The Grateful Living Community

“Gratitude is most powerful as a response to the Earth because it provides an opening…

Grateful Changemakers

Grateful Changemakers: Soul Fire Farm

by The Grateful Living Team

With deep reverence for the land and with the guidance of ancestral wisdom, Soul Fire…

Audio Clips

Sound Sanctuary

by Lang Elliott

We invite you to enjoy this collection of sublime nature sound recordings. Simply, close your…

Articles

Returning the Gift

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

We are showered every day with the gifts of the Earth, gifts we have neither…

Articles

You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring

by Paul Hawken

The earth couldn’t afford to send recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you…

Articles

How Nature Heals

by Lang Elliott

If you learn to deeply connect with nature, to enter into a state of communion,…

Poetry

In the Garden

by Fabiana Fondevila

There is truth in the garden and it’s speaking in tongues. There’s steadiness in the…

Poetry

Communion

by Melissa Shaw-Smith

The orb of light crests the ridge, I stand facing her at the high point…

Feature photo by Trent Haaland