Searching for Nature’s Medicine

A trip to the Sharri Mountains in the pursuit of folklore about plants.

Featured Artist: Jess Polanshek

S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with artist Jess Polanshek about drawing porcupines, working ...

Can Watching Bear Cams Improve Wellbeing?

People expressed improved relaxation & stress reduction after watching bears at an Alaskan ...

Spirituality and Rewilding

Feeling domesticated? Schedule in time to shatter your schedule and start rewilding yourself.

Podcast: Vanessa Chakour, Awakening Artemis and Rewilding Nature

Herbalist and environmental activist Vanessa Chakour encourages you to rewire your perception of ...

Book Review: The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism

7 Daily Shinto Rituals

Lifelong Shinto practitioner suggests ways to incorporate Shinto cleansing and purifying rituals.

Wonder Seeker’s Practices for Connecting With Nature

Discover 3 ways to actively seek wonder in the natural world around you.

Dendrolatry and the Spiritual Meaning of “Treeness”

Should we worship something that isn’t perfect or can harm us, or are we missing the point of ...

Walking the Tree Labyrinth

Create your own labyrinth, finding the trees amidst the cactuses and bushes.

Whittling Me Smooth

The art of woodwork captures a spirit, smoothing internal lines of yearning.

Iwígara: Embracing the Spirituality of Plants

Thinking of botanical entities as relatives, what might we learn from connecting to our ...

Podcast: Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Lyanda Lynn Haupt, eco-philosopher, naturalist, writer, educator, and author discusses the human ...

Praying With Nature and Other Lessons

Prayer can aim to clear the mind just as with meditation. However, prayer is more about ...

Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

Lyanda Lynn Haupt explores where science, poetry, mysticism, and the traditions of earth-based ...