Written & Multi-Media Stories

Consciousness – The Quest for Life’s Journey - by Laurel Freeland Click here to download Laurel's Native American traditional vision quest (105kb pdf).

Natural Connection - by Rick Sommerford Click here to download Rick Sommerford's Natural Connection story (11kb pdf).

Paikakariki & Marama - by Shirley O'Toole Click here to download Shirley's story about Marama the moon goddess and Kapiti Island (36kb pdf).

One little 'story' of my connection with nature  - by Professor Stuart B. Hill Click here to download Professor Stuart Hill's story of connection with nature (10kb pdf). Resources Click here to download Stuart's Autonomy, mutualistic relationships, sense of place and conscious caring: a hopeful view of the present and future (98kb pdf). Click here to download Stuart's A Framework for Understanding the Development of Autonomy, Relationship and Sense of Place within Western Cultures (modified from Ruthellen Josselson 1996. The Space Between Us: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Relationships. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA). (22kb pdf).

Energy Experience - by Vaughn Click here to download the story of Vaughn's Energy Experience (12kb pdf).

My Authentic Conversation with Nature - by Hala Makarem

A picture slideshow of my journey in that one hour deep connection with nature: My Conversation with Nature (1.9MB pps).

A written representation in the attached pdf (The colors change to reflect a change to the next slide in the slideshow pictures): My Conversation with Nature (17KB pdf).

The story was a turning point in my relationship with nature. I trusted my journey and realized that all is there for me.
It started with no expectations - except with the overall context that was set - co initiating with the field
It moved into co-sensing ... just being, observing, feeling
It moved into co-presencing ... just becoming, connecting, thinking from a moment of emergence
It moved into co-creating ... as my hands and feet started to respond to what was being asked of me .. at one point my head said the journey ended yet all there was saying differently and I responded to arrive at this moment of bliss, as what was held in that beautiful nature container stays with me in co-evolving what I breath in my reality ...

Above are written and multi-media stories from research participants.

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