Gratitude is the starting point for all my work with Nature. No matter how I feel about the day to come, my first words in the morning are “thank you.”

Why thank Nature? In the simplest terms, no nature, no life. Here we are upside down hurtling through space, given the essential gift of gravity. [...]

When I began teaching about Flower Essences many years ago, I gingerly approached the notion that Nature was more than the form of trees, rocks, or the ocean. In the early days I encountered skepticism and even fear of what could not be seen. It has been deeply gratifying to witness a shift in awareness [...]

When I talk about love and the heart in the context of attuning with Nature, I am pointing to something universal that connects us with all forms of life. Rather than referring to love in a romantic context, my reference point is love as an essential quality that IS life.

Partnering with Nature requires us [...]