NOTES

Introduction

1.    Jacqueline Howard, “Americans Devote More Than 10 Hours a Day to Screen Time, and Growing,” CNN, July 29, 2016, cnn.com/2016/06/30/health/americans-screen-time-nielsen/index.html. Also, “The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality,” accessed April 24, 2019, epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/inside-story-guide-indoor-air-quality.

Chapter 1: Mindful Rewilding

1.    George Monbiot, Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014).

2.    Thomas Berry, The Great Work Our Way into the Future (New York: Broadway Books, 2000), 32.

3.    George Monbiot, Feral.

4.    Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2015).

5.    Edward O. Wilson, Biophilia (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984).

6.    George Monbiot, Feral.

7.    Luther Standing Bear, My People the Sioux (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928).

8.    James Suzman, Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen (New York: Bloomsbury, 2017).

9.    James Suzman, Affluence Without Abundance.

10.  Adrienne A. Taren, et al., “Dispositional Mindfulness Co-Varies with Smaller Amygdala and Caudate Volumes in Community Adults,” PLOS ONE 8, no. 5 (May 2013), journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0064574.

Chapter 2: Eyes of the Eagle

1.    Jules Evans, Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems (Novato, CA: New World Library, 2013).

2.    Frank White, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution (Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2014).

3.    Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (New York: Ballantine Books, 1997).

4.    “Penn Psychologists Study Intense Awe Astronauts Feel Viewing Earth from Space,” Penn Today, accessed April 24, 2019, penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-psychologists-study-intense-awe-astronauts-feel-viewing-earth-space.

5.    Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, The Power of Myth (New York: Anchor Books, 1991).

6.    Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (New York: Beacon Press, 1999).

7.    Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness.

8.    Mukunda Stiles, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: With Great Respect and Love (Newburyport: Weiser Books, 2001).

9.    Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness.

10.  Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (New York: Broadway Books, 1999).

11.  Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass.

12.  Kamla K. Kapur, Ganesha Goes to Lunch: Classics from Mystic India (San Rafael: Mandala Publishing, 2007).

Chapter 3: The Living Earth

1.    Brian Swimme, The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era — A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos (New York: HarperOne, 1994).

2.    Luther Standing Bear, My People the Sioux.

3.    Peter Wohlleben, The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from a Secret World (Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2016).

4.    “Facts & Statistics,” Anxiety and Depression Association of America, accessed April 24, 2019, adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics.

5.    David Abram, Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology (New York: Vintage, 2011).

6.    Richard Louv, The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age (Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2012).

7.    Florence Williams, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2018).

8.    Florence Williams, The Nature Fix.

9.    Florence Williams, The Nature Fix.

10.  “World’s Population Increasingly Urban with More Than Half Living in Urban Area,” UN, accessed April 24, 2019, un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects-2014.html.

11.  “Noncommunicable Diseases,” World Health Organization, accessed April 24, 2019, who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases.

Chapter 4: Reclaiming Skills

1.    Edward O. Wilson, The Social Conquest of Earth (New York: Liveright, 2013).

2.    David Brewster, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton: Volume 2 (Boston: Adamant Media Corporation, 2001).

Chapter 6: Putting It All Together

1.    Tom Brown Jr., Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children (New York: Berkley, 1989).