Affluence Without Abundance (Suzman), 24
agni, 119
apex predators, 11
apples, 155–56
attention, 20–23, 28, 38–40, 45
fascination attention, 87–89
awareness, 102, 104–5, 107, 191–97, 201
barefoot walking, 7–8, 22, 194
beauty, 100–101
biophilia, 11
bird watching, 81–82
blueberries, 154–55
bodhi tree, 48
boredom, 17–20
brain, 27
breath and breathing, 28–29, 45–50, 181–83, 192
BRFWA (breathe, relax, feel, watch, allow), 58–62
Buddhist techniques, 47–49
Centering (practices), 40–41, 181
Guided Breath (practice), 183
Long Exhale (practice), 76–77
pranayama, 52
spanda, 88
Sun Breaths (practice), 190–91
BRFWA (breathe, relax, feel, watch, allow), 58–62
Brown, Jr., Tom, 15, 75, 103, 193, 201
Buddha and Buddhist traditions, 48–49, 52, 81, 95, 99, 191
bushcraft, 203–5
Bushman, San, 200
candles, 120
char cloth, 126–27
conservation groups, 178
contentment, 49–50
council practice, 205–7
Crowfoot, 87
dandelions, 147–48
diseases, 92
Earth (planet), 31–34
See also nature and the outdoors
ecological boredom, 17–20
ecological rewilding, 10–14
equipment and gear, 113–17
Feral (Monbiot), 11
fiddleheads, 150–51
field guides, 115
artificial/screen fires, 120
basics (fire 101), 122–23
candles, 120
char cloth, 126–27
ferro rod method, 125–26
fireplaces, 120
flint and steel method, 126–27
hand drill method, 132–34
meditations/practices: Fire Meditation, 128–29; Gratitude for Birthing Fire, 134–36; Smoke Meditation, 121–22
tinder, 123–26
tipi method, 123–25
fireplaces, 120
First Nation peoples, 158–59, 177, 183–84
Iroquis/Haudenosaune Confederacy, 160–61, 183–84
focus, 88–89
food, 143–62
foraging for food, 145–62
Fox Walk (practice), 195–96
garlic mustard, 149–50
gear and equipment, 113–17
gratitude, 49, 75–79, 106, 134–36, 144, 183–85, 197
the Great Spirit/Wakan Tanka, 46, 93
Greylock (mountain), 90–91
Hanami (Cherry Blossom Festival), 95
Haudenosaune Confederacy, 160–61, 183–84
hemlock trees, 52–53, 73–74, 86, 97, 151–52
hickory nuts, 156–58
impermanence, 95–98
incense, 120–21
Inner-Space and Outer-Space Meditation (practice), 50–51
Iroquis/Haudenosaune Confederacy, 160–61, 183–84
Jerusalem artichokes, 158–59
Joint Rotations (practice), 186–88
kami (spirit of place/sacred essence), 98–99
Kaplan, Rachel and Stephen, 89
Katha Upanishad, 185
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 11, 49, 170
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, 19, 36, 52, 68, 146
Lakota traditions, 46, 71, 93, 121
Leopold, Aldo, 10
living earth. See nature and the outdoors
Louv, Richard, 83
McKibben, Bill, 11
attention, 20–23, 28, 38–40, 45, 87–89
distinction from mindful rewilding, 179
sit spot, 201
See also breath and breathing; mindfulness; practices for rewilding; rewilding
brain, 27
contentment, 49–50
discipline of, 25–26
living in the moment, 24
natural mindfulness, 21–27; practice of, 27–29
walking barefoot on grass, 7–8, 22
See also breath and breathing; meditation; practices for rewilding; rewilding
Mitchell, Edgar, 31–34
Muir, John, 75, 178, 192–93, 198
nature and the outdoors, 58, 64, 66, 101
being prepared, 111–13
confidence when exploring, 175–76
equipment and gear, 113–17
gratitude, 49, 75–79, 106, 134–36, 144, 183–85, 197
interconnection and interbeing, 67–70, 93
kami (spirit of place/sacred essence), 98–99
life power, 93
place, intimacy with, 177–78
safety, 175
seasons of the year, 95–98
separation from, 8–9, 67–68, 80
solitude, 173–75
species connection, 80–83
trees, 72–74, 91, 95–96, 100–101, 125; bodhi tree, 48; hemlock, 52–53, 73–74, 86, 97, 151–52; hickory, 156–58; maple, 72, 96, 100–101
use and meaning of the term, 70–71
vibrations of life, 88
wabi (transient beauty), 100–101
wisdom of, 54–55
See also rewilding; practices for rewilding; survival skills
Nature Meditation (practice), 41–43, 82
The Nature Principle (Louv), 82–83
Nonuke, the husky, 15–16
office environments, 9
onions, 148–49
outdoors. See nature and the outdoors.
overview effect, 32–34
photography, 82
pine needles, for tea, 160–61
Plant Connection (practice), 197–98
poison ivy and other poisonous plants, 85–86
practices for rewilding
Animal-Track Mandala Meditation, 167–68
BRFWA (breathe, relax, feel, watch, allow), 60–62
Engaging and Expanding the Senses, 199–200
Entering the Wild, 118–19
Fire Meditation, 128–29
Forest Bathing, 93–94
Fox Walk, 195–96
Giving Thanks, 78–79
Gratitude, 184–85
Gratitude for Birthing Fire, 134–36
Guided Breath, 183
Inner-Space and Outer-Space Meditation, 50–51
Interbeing, 69–70
Joint Rotations, 186–88
Long Exhale, 76–77
Natural Mindfulness, 27–29
Noticing and Thanking, 79
Observing the Earth, 201–3
Plant Connection, 197–98
Push-ups, 189–90
Reanimating, 72–73
Smoke Meditation, 121–22
Sun Breaths, 190–91
Walking with Awareness, 104–5, 191–97
Witness in the Woods, 43–44
See also rewilding flow (ten steps)
pranayama, 52
pratyahara, 52
prayer, 106
predators, 11
Push-ups (practice), 189–90
Pyle, Robert Michael, 6
Quest for Fire (film), 122
Quinzhees, 139–40
Ramayana, 54
Reanimating (practice), 72–73
reinspiriting, 37
rewilding
concept/definition, 1, 8–10, 66, 75, 100
ecological rewilding, 10–14
food, 143–62; foraging for food, 145–62
mindful rewilding, 21–23
personal rewilding, 14–15
rewilding flow (ten steps), 175–207
tracking, 15, 75, 87, 99, 115, 163–68
See also mindfulness; nature and the outdoors; practices for rewilding; survival skills
rewilding flow (ten steps), 175–207
step 1, intimacy with place, 177–78
step 2, centering, 178–81
step 3, breath, 181–83
step 4, gratitude, 183–85
step 5, embodiment, 185–91
step 6, walking with awareness, 191–97
step 7, engaging all the senses, 198–200
step 8, nature meditation and observation, 200–203
step 9, bushcraft, 203–5
step 10, share circle, 205–7
Sagan, Carl, 33
santosha, 49
Satipatthana Sutta, 48
screen time, 84
seasons of the year, 95–98, 144, 147–62
self-observation. See witness consciousness
share circle, 205–7
shelter (building of), 117, 136–41
Shintoism, 99
Shiva Samhita, 51
shinrin yoku, 91
sit spot, 201
slingshot effect, 35
solitude, 173–75
sorrel, 153
space exploration, 31–34
spanda, 88
The Spell of the Sensuous (Abram), 46
Stalking Wolf, 173
sumac, 154
survival skills, 107–11
being prepared, 111–13
bushcraft, 203–5
equipment and gear, 113–17
fire (making fire), 15, 109, 116, 119; basics (fire 101), 122–23; bow drill method, 130–32, 204; char cloth, 126–27; ferro rod method, 125–26; flint and steel method, 126–27; Gratitude for Birthing Fire (practice), 134–36; hand drill method, 132–34; tinder, 123–26; tipi method, 123–25
shelter (building of), 117, 136–41; debris huts, 137–38; quinzhees, 139–40
Suzman, James, 24
svadhyaya, 43
thanksgiving. See gratitude
Thich Nhat Hanh, 45, 47, 67, 93, 181, 191
Thoreau, Henry David, ix–xi
The Thunder Tree (Robert Michael Pyle), 6
tinder, 123–26
topophilia, 83
tracking, 15, 75, 87, 99, 115, 163–68
trees, 72–74, 91, 95–96, 100–101, 125
bodhi tree, 48
hemlock, 52–53, 73–74, 86, 97, 151–52
hickory, 156–58
universe, 68
wabi (transient beauty), 100–101
Wakan Tanka/the Great Spirit, 46, 93
barefoot walking, 7–8, 22, 194
fox walk, 193–96
walking with awareness, 104–5, 191–97
White, Frank, 33
Whitman, Walt, 64–65
wild spaces, preservation of, 11
Wintergreen, 159–60
witness consciousness, 21, 38–39, 43
Witness in the Woods (practice), 43–44
Wohlleben, Peter, 74
World Health Organization (WHO), 92
yoga traditions, x–xi, 24, 26, 32, 38, 43, 46–48, 51–52, 88, 185
Yudhishtara, 75