A Morning Nature Connection Ritual

Anchor your day with grace and gratitude in less than 90 seconds

Jul 19 • 

Marsha Stopa

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February 2025

How to Wander Instructions

A short, step-by-step audio guide to help you reconnect with Nature

Feb 27 • 

Marsha Stopa

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15

6:42

It’s amazing where a new pair of boots will take you

How curiosity-led wanders will open you up to Nature and hidden surprises

Feb 21 • 

Marsha Stopa

15

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January 2025

Why I've turned off paid subscriptions to Essential Nature

If my intent is to help you reconnect, I can't put a paywall between you and Nature

Jan 20 • 

Marsha Stopa

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December 2024

Nothing is like it was before Helene

The daily routine has returned with potent reminders

Dec 20, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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November 2024

The Power of Six Questions

My interview with Julie Gabrielli of Homecoming

Nov 7, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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October 2024

Life after Helene: Auroras, woodchips and thorny questions

Both our external and internal landscapes have been transformed

Oct 17, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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Day 11: Still Without Power, Survivor's Guilt

Impatience and fear don't make anything happen faster

Oct 7, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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I never expected to be living in a declared disaster zone

Still without power, Helene does have a silver lining: Community rebuilding

Oct 3, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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June 2024

What’s the missing piece to a slow life?

This is the fifth article in a series on how I set up a life I don't need to escape.

Jun 25, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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A personal escape plan starts with tiny epiphanies

This is the fourth article in a series on how I set up a slow life I don’t need to escape.

Jun 24, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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Six years of stumbling into a slow life

This is the third article in a series on how I set up a slow life I don’t need to escape.

Jun 23, 2024 • 

Marsha Stopa

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