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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 3d

"Nature helps us practice acceptance. It teaches us to see without judgment and reminds us of our deep interconnection with all life. This awareness naturally gives rise to greater compassion". From 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness'.

Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 7d

When will companies give up on AI 'Assistants'? If a dumb AI could solve my problem, I already would have.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 9d

There’s been a lot of talk about flags lately, so I thought it was about time I raised one. This is the Union Jill, a symbol of protest at the Twyford Down in the 1990s. It seems appropriate to raise the Union Jill again now as a symbol of resistance to fear, oppression and greed.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 10d

"90 seconds of looking a screen that's got trees on it versus the screens that's got the cityscape on it will lower your blood pressure" Professor Kathy Willis. Hard science shows that nature connection heals. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 12d

My first review describes the book I aimed to write:
"inspiring and practical ... I love how it is filled with lots of clear and practical exercises. Really recommend this for all people - no matter how connected to nature you feel we always can go deeper". Thank you!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1919179518/

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 15d

It's World Mental Health Day, a perfect moment to remind you that nature heals. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

What's Up Docs? - Doctors’ Notes: Nature - BBC Sounds

Chris and Xand look a little deeper into the relationship between nature and our health.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 17d

“For centuries, we’ve looked for ways in which humans are different from other animals. But this is entirely wrong-headed. What makes us human is not our differences, but our ecological belonging. As a human being, you are a member of a wider community of species and ecosystems. You belong here”.

Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness

Reconnect with nature through 60+ practices, audio guides, and podcasts that inspire mindfulness, ecotherapy, and belonging.

natureconnection.org.uk

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18d

So they tell us! Keeps people away from dangerous thinkers like Kropotkin😉: adrianharris.org/blog/2022/03...

Solidarity or conflict?

The nineteenth century bequeathed two opposing models of how nature works. The most influential version is a certain interpretation of Darwin’s Origin of Species characterized by Herbert Spencer. I…

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18d

👍 Rest is Revolution.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18d

Cool! I was working for Friends of the Earth back then.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 21d

Very unsatisfying discussion on BBCRadio4 about whether democracy is a failed experiment. Where was the anarchist expert? Sophie Scott-Brown would have offered a genuine alternative. Is anarchist thought ignored because it's uncomfortably reasonable?

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 23d

"To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles". Mary Davis

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 25d

I'm the guy sitting. Taken at the UK Twyford Down road protest, early 1990's.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 25d

Many of the ideas in my new book came not from research, but from time in the woods.
Walking, listening, and noticing with all my senses shaped the book’s 60+ practices—and the stories of Nu and Fa, an ancestral family who live in its pages.
More in my new blog post: adrianharris.org/blog/2025/09...

Stories the Forest Told Me - Body Mind Place

In the acknowledgments for my new book, ‘Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness‘, I wrote: “Many of the exercises—and most of the ideas—arose from my time in nature. Thank you to the more-than-human...

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 29d

There are three keys to #nature connection: slow down, get curious, and use all your senses. Find out how these three keys can transform your relationship with the natural world in my new book, 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness'.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Sep 19

Given Reality: embodiment, the other-than-human, our animality.
Invented Reality: Nations, money, etc.
Why do we give so much attention to what's been made up and so little to what's given? Maybe it's partly a distraction 🤔. The result is what we might call an 'industrialized mentality'.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Sep 18

It’s time for a new narrative. Our Neolithic ancestors lived without borders, without ‘immigrants,’ without racism. Their lives were guided by the cycles of day and night, the rhythm of the seasons. They lived in intimate relationship with life around them.

Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Sep 18

There's common narrative that #racism is an innate human trait. That's wrong. As Steve Taylor explains, "racism is a symptom of psychological ill-health, a sign of #anxiety and of a lack of identity and inner security". theconversation.com/racism-isnt-...

Racism isn’t innate – here are five psychological stages that may lead to it

There is no genetic or biological basis for dividing the human race into distinct “races.”

theconversation.com

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Sep 12

Curiosity can keep you young! 'Get curious' is the second of the Three Keys to Nature Connection, and my new book - 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness' - has 19 exercises that cultivate curiosity. If you're curious, you can check it out on Amazon 😁.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/curios...

This Personality Trait May Reveal How Well You're Ageing

It seems to be great for our brains.

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's rare to hear good #news about our beleaguered natural #environment, so I'm very happy to share that the Great Koala National Park is now a reality. A reminder that when many people work together with determination and grit, positive change can happen. www.koalapark.org.au

The Great Koala National Park

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Aug 22

Research shows that personality shapes psychedelic experience; high openness → mystical journeys, high neuroticism → difficult ones. The good news? Personality traits can change and #nature connection helps increase openness & reduce neuroticism. Blog 👉 embodiedpathways.org/2025/08/20/p...

Image of an iceberg: Tip (above water): “Shallow Self = Neurotic, defensive, isolated”
Below surface: "Deeper self = Openness to Experience = expansive, integrated, connected". Text: "Psychedelics & nature help us drop below the surface".

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Aug 20

You can change your Big 5 personality traits, so it might be worth bringing that approach into #psychedelic preparation.

Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Aug 20

Your personality probably influences how you'll experience a #psychedelic trip. New research found what I'd have expected, but it's helpful to have the numbers. www.psypost.org/psychedelic-...

Psychedelic benefits may partially depend on your personality, new research suggests

High openness nearly doubled the odds of reporting lasting positive changes from a psychedelic trip, while high neuroticism raised the odds of negative aftereffects by 56%, according to new research e...

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Aug 18

We didn’t lose nature—
we lost our connection to it. 🌿

After decades exploring ecotherapy & mindfulness, I found 3 foolproof steps to reconnect:

1️⃣ Slow Down
2️⃣ Get Curious
3️⃣ Use All Your Senses

The Three Keys and my book, 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness':
adrianharris.org/blog/2025/08...

Nature Connection: The Three Keys - Body Mind Place

Quote taken from my book 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness', that illustrate the point I've made in the first paragraph: "Our need for nature is primal and hardwired".

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Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · Aug 8

Trauma is carried in your DNA, but cultural practices can help reduce it’s impact. Māori-led initiatives in Aotearoa New Zealand, that centre land, language and whakapapa (ancestral lineage) help alleviate generations of colonisation-related trauma.
theconversation.com/trauma-is-ca...

Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story

While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.

theconversation.com

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