Rewilding: Meditations, Practices, and Skills for Awakening in Nature

Reconnect with your wild essence as you awaken your innate bond with the natural worldRewilding is a return to our essential nature. It is an attempt to reclaim something of what we were before we used words like civilized to define ourselves. Micah MortaliIn his long-awaited book Rewilding, Kripalu director Micah Mortali brings together yoga, mindfulness, wilderness training, and ancestral skills to create a unique guide for reigniting your primal energyyour undomesticated true selfand deepening your connection with the living earth. For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived intimately with the earth. We were in the wild and of the wild. Today, we live mostly urban livesand our vital wildness has gone dormant. As a result, were more isolated, unhealthy, anxious, and depressed than ever, and our planet has suffered alongside us.With Rewilding, Mortali invites us to shed the effects of over-civilization and explore an inner wisdom that is primal, ancient, and profound. Whether you live in the middle of a city or alongside the woods, the insights and practices on these pages will bring you home to your wild, wise, and alive self. Highlights include:* Practice-rich contentmindfulness exercises, guided meditations, yoga and pranayama, inward sensing, forest bathing, and much more* The life-force deficitexplore how our separation from nature affects us physiologically and spiritually* Ancestral skillssuch as tracking, foraging, building fires, and finding shelter* Develop a sense of calm, clarity, connection, and confidence in both your daily life and the great outdoors* What you can learn from natures teacherslessons from mountains, rivers, trees, and our animal kin* Rewild in the wildguidelines around safety, preparedness, appropriate gear, and packing lists* A mindful rewilding flowput everything together in an immersive, step-by-step rewilding experience* Awaken your authentic spiritual connection with the natural world as you come home to your true self* Understand the relationship between our health and the health of our planetand how we can begin to heal both Part celebration of the natural world, part spiritual memoir, and part how-to guide, Rewilding is a must-read for anyone who wants to embrace their wild nature and essential place in the living earth.