"The Zen of the Wild": Discovering the Wild Within Ourselves

Key points

A new book is a manifesto for a new approach to connecting with the wildness around and within us.

The author asks, could be it that trying to get what we want out of nature might be exacerbating the problem?

The lessons of Zen and the lessons of the wild may be the same.

In a world that moves far too fast for many people, the importance of getting outside and enjoying urban and wild nature—rewilding ourselves—is becoming ever more important for physical and emotional well-being. 1 Many people don't realize how easy it can be to take the time to get outside to "smell the roses" and enjoy some ecotherapy , even when one is caught up in their daily activities.

Along these lines, in his new book The Zen of the Wild , Francis Sanzaro, Ph.D., explains how to maximize our