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Embodiment, Nature and Wellbeing

More Than the Senses?

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Experiencing the Outdoors

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On the way back from the nature trail, something had happened to change the group. They were more alert, more interested in what was around them; they were closer to each other. They collected “treasures”, special stones rounded by the waves with minerals glistening, periwinkles, razor shells and drift wood.

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Humberstone, B. (2015). Embodiment, Nature and Wellbeing. In: Robertson, M., Lawrence, R., Heath, G. (eds) Experiencing the Outdoors. Researching Environmental Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-944-9_6

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