At the end of time outside, we pause to notice what might have attached. But this practice goes far beyond the trail. The tick check is a powerful metaphor for releasing the stress, tension, and emotional weight we carry — and a core principle of nature-informed therapy.

Discover the power of gratitude and kinship from Braiding Sweetgrass to slow down, give back, and embrace nature’s gifts.

Nature moves in cycles: the moon cycle, the water cycle, the planetary cycle, the life cycle of animals, the cycles of the seasons,....

During a recent hour-long walk, I collected samples of eight different types of grasses along a roadside in Maryland. Some grasses were...