{"id":6567,"date":"2020-12-28T16:56:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natureforall.global\/fr\/?p=6567"},"modified":"2020-12-29T12:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T17:52:01","slug":"deep-nature-play-a-worldwide-movement-of-joyful-nature-experiences-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natureforall.global\/fr\/deep-nature-play-a-worldwide-movement-of-joyful-nature-experiences-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Nature Play: A Worldwide Movement of Joyful Nature Experiences (United States)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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#NatureForAll Strategies<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

The seven #NatureForAll strategies offer solutions to a worldwide problem of disconnection from nature. They have been developed based on recommendations received from the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress and the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress, and advice from #NatureForAll partners worldwide. They will continue to evolve over time. Not every strategy may be applicable in every situation, so our partners choose the one(s) that work best in their local context<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Goal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The aliveness and joy that we feel outdoors reminds us of nature\u2019s importance, and our own higher priorities. Nature is for everyone, but the hectic pace of daily life prevents us from fully appreciating her beauty.<\/p>\n

Our teaching methods have been designed to offer a playful alternative to the restless distractions that are so common today. By using creative activities that focus attention, participants experience nature with a vibrant sense of wholeness and \u201cactually feel what it\u2019s like to be a part of the natural world.\u201d<\/p>\n

When absorbed in deep play, our sensory awareness is heightened and we feel intensely alert and alive. We operate at the peak of our mental and physical capacity. Athletes refer to this state as being in the \u201czone,\u201d psychologists and educators refer to it as \u201cflow,\u201d and children call it \u201cplay.\u201d These type of experiences stay with us throughout our lives.<\/p>\n

Our teaching system, Flow Learning\u2122 gently guides people into this heightened state of awareness by using soft elements such as surprise; novelty of new experience; sensory challenge; immersive encounter; meditation; storytelling; playful group interaction; and joy. The result? Students gain a deeper understanding and rapport with nature. As one of our participants in China recently said, \u201cI feel like I\u2019m discovering a new continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What Strategies Contributed to your Success?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Strategy 1: Bring Children into Nature at an Early Age<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service selected\u00a0Sharing Nature with Children\u00a0<\/em>as one of the fifteen most influential books published since 1890 for connecting children and families to nature. When\u00a0Sharing Nature with Children\u00a0<\/em>was first published in 1979, it was one of the first books of its kind to offer much more than just a field guide or textbook explanations of nature. Parents and educators now had an easy to use guide that worked along the grain of their child\u2019s natural openness, curiosity, and wonder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Strategy 2: Find and Share the Fun in Nature<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Playful games capture people\u2019s attention and make learning multidimensional and fun. No longer are participants passively observing the environment with just their intellect; with play, their whole being becomes involved. Because participants are utilizing all of their faculties of perception and knowing, both children and adults come alive, and nature comes alive for them. We\u2019ve heard many stories from people whose childhood Sharing Nature experiences inspired their life-long love for nature. When nature sessions are infused with a sense of joy, wonder, and aliveness, people will come back again and again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Strategy 7: Empower a New Generation of Leaders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Part of our mission has always been to \u201ctransform society by training leaders and multipliers\u201d around the world. In Japan alone, there are nearly 40,000 trained leaders, and our coordinator in Taiwan estimates 100,000 people have experienced the Sharing Nature activities. This past fall we traveled throughout Romania training influential educators and in May we will be training leaders in Slovenia in partnership with the\u00a0Slovenian Forestry Institute<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Zelena Steza<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sharing Nature \u201csparked a worldwide revolution in nature education\u201d and has reached millions of children and adults through the sixty-seven foreign editions of our books published in twenty-five languages.<\/p>\n

These comments express a common sentiment we often hear from people around the world of the impact Sharing Nature has had on their lives:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is so beautiful. Never before had I beheld it in such radiance and benevolence. Every sound became precious to me, and uplifted me long after my original experience. For the very first time, I felt that my life was a precious gift.\u201d \u2014Sumi, Japan<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trained in my profession to see trees as a commercial commodity. But now, after experiencing the Sharing Nature activities, I realize that every living thing in the woodland is my friend. This awareness is going to fundamentally change the way I work with the forest.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Johann, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Insider Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n