Coming
Alive to Nature:
Summer Courses at The Nature Institute |
2005 Summer Course at The Nature Institute
"Wisdom does not inspect, but
behold. We must look for a long time before we can see….
The question is not what you look at—but how you look
and whether you see." - Thoreau
Reading the Gestures of Life (July
10-July 16)
In our all-too busy, often fragmented lives, nature provides
a source of focus and renewal. In this course we will practice
a phenomenological approach that opens our thinking and
perception to the deeper patterns and gestures of the natural
world. We connect with nature and our own selves in new
and unexpected ways. This course is for people from all
walks of life; no previous experience is necessary. Daily
course work:
- Flexible Thinking Through Projective Geometry
(Henrike Holdrege)
Hands-on and thought
exercises to start the day
- Reading the Gestures of Life: Plant Study (Craig
Holdrege)
Study of local
plants and habitats; observation exercises;
reflections on a holistic understanding of
nature and plants
- Artistic Work (Mark Gardner)
Painting exercises
to enhance our perception of nature
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