Storying Our Relationship with Nature

<p><b>This book takes readers on a journey that is part storytelling part academic analysis and part spiritual exploration. </b>The authors identify the climate emergency as a breakdown in spiritual consciousness which fails to recognize our deep interconnection with Nature. To meet this crisis of spirit <i>Storying Our Relationship with Nature </i>serves as a guide for transforming ourselves and our lives through story and highlights the importance of social and emotional aspects of environmental education. <p/>The authors introduce the philosophical and historical foundations of our objectification of Nature as a commodity and describe the effect this view has on our lives. They detail a path forward through storytelling contemplative practice Eastern philosophy and the transformative power of education. Throughout the book reflective activities provide a space for the reader to personalize their learning leading the reader towards the book's central message: once we learn to consciously re-story our relationship with Nature we can transform our cultural narrative of fatalism and greed into one of love determination and possibility helping us move towards a sustainable future.</p>