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Page Count:208
Dimensions: 6 × 9 × 0.52 in
Publication Date:April 02, 2019
ISBN:9780865718807
Foreword:Marc Bekoff
Audiobook Narrator:Andrés R Edwards
Audiobook Length:4:34:00

Renewal

How Nature Awakens Our Creativity, Compassion, and Joy

Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Backed by cutting-edge research in cognitive science, Edwards weaves stories that reveal nature’s genius, its effect on our lives, and how cultivating an emotional bond with nature benefits us and the natural world.

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Explore our emotional bond with nature to heal ourselves and the natural world

Why spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good? In learning why and how to nurture our emotional connection with nature, we can also regenerate the ecosystems on which we depend for our survival.

Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Using personal experiences and cutting-edge research in cognitive science, this book weaves delightful stories that:

  • Reveal nature’s genius and impacts on our lives from physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual perspectives
  • Explore how emulating nature is yielding design breakthroughs with biomimicry and biophilic design
  • Highlight the importance of compassion and coexisting with wildlife in designing our conservation strategies
  • Describe the significance of nurturing an ecological ethic that supports a reciprocal relationship with nature.

Whether you are drawn to conservation or are interested in the science behind human behavior, Renewal will help create a blueprint for integrating nature with a life of creativity, compassion, and joy.

AWARD

  • GOLD | 2019 Nautilus Book Awards: Green Living & Sustainability
  • SILVER | 2020 Living Now Awards: Green Living

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Meet the Author

Smiling Andrés Edwards in blue sweater stands with arms crossed by a tree in a forest.

Andrés Edwards is an educator, speaker and forest bathing guide working with groups and individuals helping them to integrate nature with their health and well-being. He is the author of award-winning books including Renewal, The Heart of Sustainability, Thriving Beyond Sustainability and The Sustainability Revolution. Andrés lives in northern California.

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