Resources & Tools
Here please enjoy a curated collection of useful websites and ideas for further exploration of natureful additions to your work life.
Activity Sheets
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Design Your Own Nature Pyramid
Encourage your team to develop their own individual plans for engaging with nature - ideal for a special session on nature engagement. Facilitates group discussion and individual reflection with an actionable set of ideas.
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Attention Restoration Theory: Suggested Activities
Ideas for engaging with the article on Attention Restoration theory - can be used at team meetings or team retreats. Good for general discussion, brainstorming, and creative problem solving.
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Mapping Your Ideal Physical Workspace
A facilitation guide to help identify the elements of the physical work place that matter to us most; practice making the case to your supervisor or HR.
Websites for Natureful Ideas
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Root In Nature
therapeutic horticulture
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Nature at Work
bring nature into the everyday experience of work and life
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Nature of Work
the new story of work for a living age
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Forest Therapy Hub
training Forest Bathing Guides and Forest Therapy Practitioners
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Children & Nature Network
peer-reviewed literature on the benefits of nature for children
Books to Explore
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The Biophilia Hypothesis
by E.O. Wilson
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The Nature Fix
by Florence Williams
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With People in Mind: Design and Management of Everyday Nature
by Stephen Kaplan, Rachel Kaplan, and Robert Ryan
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In Praise of Walking
by Shane O’Mara
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Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces
by Clare Cooper Marcus and Naomi A. Sachs
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The Nature Reset
by Kathleen McIntyre
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The Japanese Art of Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing)
by Yoshifumi Miyazaki