Awakening Wildness

Reconnecting with Nature and Ourselves

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

323 kr

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Beskrivning

A personal narrative and guide for those who seek not just to walk in nature, but to be transformed by it.When her father, Jack, first led her into the canyons of New Mexico, he was teaching Christy more than knots and footholds; he was offering an inheritance of wonder. Six weeks later, he was gone—killed in a climbing accident in Estes Park, Colorado. The lessons learned in that short time have echoed through Christy’s life as she sought to understand not only how to connect with nature as her father taught her, but also how to help others do the same. She has spent her life exploring what it means to live with an awakened, ecological heart. Drawing on educational theory, philosophy, and lived experience, this book explores five pathways to deepen ecological experiences: aesthetic, where beauty awakens awe; adventure, where risk deepens relationship; flow, where immersion becomes transcendent; spiritual, where mystery offers new ways of knowing; and communal, where belonging expands to humans and beyond. Each chapter weaves a story with reflection—part field guide, part elegy, part invitation—to help readers cultivate their own relationship with wildness. McConnell illuminates how encounters with nature can transform grief into gratitude, isolation into reciprocity, and fear into reverence. This book reminds us that wildness is not a place we visit, but a place we inhabit and that inhabits us.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9798216375234

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Mer om författaren

Christy McConnell, PhD is an educator, scholar, writer, and ecologically-minded adventurer who has researched experience in education for two decades. A tenured professor at the University of Northern Colorado, McConnell has published dozens of research articles and two books exploring ecological and aesthetic experiences. She lives in Centennial, Colorado.

Recensioner i media

Christine McConnell weaves a powerful narrative that bears witness to the intentional, deeply relational bond between humanity and the natural world. With open hands, she shares her journey of healing and renewal following the tragic loss of her beloved father—taken by the very elements of nature that once sustained him. In Awakening Wildness, her words move like wind dancing through canyon walls, carrying insight and wisdom to all who call the Earth home. Echoing McConnell’s simple yet profound reminder—“this is the day”—this work invites us to pause, reflect, and reconnect. Experience it. Savor it. Its message has the power to move mountains.Jayme H. Mansfield

Innehållsförteckning

AckolwedgementsPrologueIntroduction and Author's NotesChapter One: This is the DayLearning to Listen Chapter Two: Cultivating Ecological ExperiencesConsciously connecting with nature through intention and presenceChapter Three: Aesthetic ExperienceEngaging our SensesChapter Four: Adventurous Ecological ExperienceEngaging our HeartsChapter Five: Ecological Flow ExperienceEngaging our DesiresChapter Six: Ecological Spiritual ExperienceEngaging our IntuitionChapter Seven: Ecological Communal ExperienceEngaging with Like-minded OthersChapter Eight: Sharing NatureCultivating Ecological Experiences with ChildrenReferencesIndexAbout the Author