Location: Wawona, Yosemite National Forest, California, USA
Record date: 2/24/26
Release date: 6/1/26
Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa
Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/
Expanding on the themes of previous episodes of the benefits of having a deeper relationship with other-than-human nature, Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa share personal stories and different ways humans have found their entryways to deepening that relationship in modernity. They address some of the challenges and ways to self-assess which nature prescription might work for you. They also share some ideas of formal and informal nature therapies and preview some that will be covered in more detail in following episodes.
They include ways to connect or re-connect with your cultural lineage, connecting with land with cultural humility, ideas for simple ways to deepen our relationship with other-than-human nature, and ways to make this relationship tending a practice to foster meaning and purpose.
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Episode Resources Links:
https://californiavalleymiwok.us/
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/yosemite-indians.htm
https://www.npca.org/articles/7475-reclaiming-wahhoga
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/tribal-land-yosemite/