Awakening Wildness
Reconnecting with Nature and Ourselves
Christy McConnell, PhD
Awakening Wildness
Reconnecting with Nature and Ourselves
Christy McConnell, PhD
Explore Five Kinds of Ecological Experiences
Aesthetic
Engaging our senses,
beauty awakens awe.
Adventure
Engaging our hearts,
risk deepens relationship.
Flow
Engaging our desires,
immersion becomes transcendent.
Spiritual
Engaging our intuition,
mystery offers new ways of knowing.
Communal
Engaging with like-minded others,
belonging expands to humans and beyond.
Reviews of Awakening Wildness
"Through luminous storytelling, the author shows how the natural world can stand beside us in both grief and joy, offering solace, courage and continuity when human ground gives way."
--Mary Reynolds Thompson, Author of The Way of the Wild Soul Woman
"This compelling tour of experience invites us to look anew at the histories we carry, and beckons us to move toward ecological experiences that might awaken the wild within us. A must read for all who care about their relationships with nature and the world."
--Ben Ingman, PhD, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
