Happy World Health Day! What an amazing day to celebrate the healing powers of nature than a global day celebrating health, especially as COVID-19 is still hanging around. Did you know that nature has the ingredients to help you boost your immune system, your mood and cure many ailments? Whether you are eating local […]
Rewilding is a recent urban forestation method where plants are free again to grow and flourish in city environments, such as green cities. You’ll notice cities that have encompassed rewilding when the buildings have vines or trees surrounding them. Rather than clearing natural plantlife for unobstructed views, it can reach high heights and thrive for […]
Birds are compelling creatures. You can’t help but be intrigued by them as they have interesting behavior patterns and limited ways of expressing themselves other than through chirping. They are small and cute, or large and majestic. Most have the gift of flight, which you can only dream of, while some are like us and […]
Water is the staple of life on our planet. It offers sustenance that the Earth’s wildlife and environment need for survival. It also cleanses us for hygiene and is a source for people to connect with the natural world. As World Water Day approaches on March 22nd, we need to honor and appreciate this life-supporting element. […]
Designating a quiet area for your meditation practice will ensure you can properly achieve the benefits. With your private room or corner, you can find focus without distraction. Your meditation chamber can be your daily refuge to escape from everything surrounding you and allow time to pause and reflect. The best place for meditation is […]
January is the perfect month to look inward and reflect on a new cycle of growth. Whether you are hoping to improve your spiritual journey, improve your relationships or simply be more present in the every day, the journey starts with you. Journaling allows you to transcribe your thoughts and consciously process different aspects of […]
There is magic beneath our feet—including not only plant medicines, but possibly the next game-changing vaccines that we so desperately need now and will always need in the future. There’s a rich history of plant medicine discoveries that have helped humanity throughout history. People have been using mushrooms to combat infection for centuries as one […]
Our friend, mycologist Paul Stamets, recently caught up with Discover Magazine to discuss all the amazing healing properties that lie within mushrooms. “Mushrooms are potential miracle workers, capable of cleaning up oil spills and radioactive contamination, filtering bacteria-tainted wastewater, speeding reforestation of clear-cut woodlands, boosting agricultural yields, controlling insect pests and treating ailments ranging from cancer and […]
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Saving the Bees We’ve recently teamed up with Biographic, a multimedia magazine powered by the California Academy of Sciences, to document Washington States University and Fungi Perfecti by Paul Stamets‘ fight to save the honey bee using fungal extracts. As part of this effort, we’ve produced an exciting short film that highlights how scientists have […]
This past Sunday, May 8th was not just Mother’s Day. It also marked the end of National Wildflower Week. The week was started by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, because of the former first lady’s belief that wildflowers “give us a sense of where we are in this great land of […]
In honor of Earth Day tomorrow, we have a very special interview for you. We had the pleasure of speaking to Sean Watkins, the social media manager at GreenFaith (a Gratitude Revealed partner!), an interfaith coalition for the environment that was founded in 1992. If “faith” and “environment” seem like a contradiction of terms to you now, just […]
Gratitude Revealed is a series of short films that Louie Schwartzberg and his team at Moving Art have worked on for over a year, launching THIS SUNDAY, September 27, 2015 on Oprah.com and GratitudeRevealed.com. Gratitude Revealed is an unprecedented journey into the science, mystery and pursuit of the building blocks of gratitude that explores what […]
[wpvideo P8NhVO5h w=440] We all know that spending more time in nature is a goal to which we should all aspire. The physical and mental health benefits are numerous and have been proven over and over again. But what can we do when we’re too busy in our day to day lives? By the time […]
[wpvideo SGEbxyUK] Did you know just looking at nature helps your brain function better? In this recent Washington Post article, we learn of yet another study that proves this is true. Researchers found that “interrupting a tedious, attention-demanding task with a 40-second “microbreak” — in which one simply looks at a computerized image of a […]
When you’ve felt depressed or stressed out, have you ever decided to go for a walk among the trees or visit a beach to watch the waves roll in? How did you feel after you spent time in nature? Experience has shown us that nature is one of the best natural healers we have available […]
[wpvideo l1uovTUw] Have you ever taken a walk and not noticed the beautiful flowers or trees that surround you? Have you ever left a meeting you attended without knowing what was said? Our lives are busy and full of distractions, so it’s not surprising to learn we have a hard time living fully in the […]