We can begin to experience nature as a doorway to the sacred, a way to find stillness, silence, and timeless mystery.

Our modern lives are built from globe-spanning supply chains that require vast logistics systems and incredible communication speed to make sense. Each technology not only unlocks a new state of expanded acceleration (that will be hardcoded into our lives as the new basis for our survival), but will also be used as the basis for new technologies to

One of these is expanding our perception of 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. For example, one study reports that when people are inquired how long they have been walking in natural or urban settings, they tend to overestimate the time spent strolling in nature, but not in the city. In other words, time feels longer when we are immersed in natural

We live in a mega-scale corporate capitalist economy, and in such a setting technology is never used to save time.

In a recent publication, I propose that nature experiences offer a potential solution to the increasingly widespread feelings of time scarcity caused by contemporary urban lifestyles

We can spend so much time in our homes, cars, offices, and shopping malls that we feel removed from nature and separate from each other and even ourselves. With our world so circumscribed, we become cut off from a natural vitality and connection with life. We may feel numb, flat, or simply disconnected from a sense of purpose. Spring flowers and wi