Lulu Marketplace

Gill Coombs - facilitator, coach, writer and advocate of deep ecology - travelled around the UK during the summer of 2010, running a series of workshops on deepening our relationship with the natural world. She journeyed for six weeks on foot, by public transport and on borrowed bikes, staying with readers of Resurgence magazine. A searchingly honest, entertaining and thought-provoking account of her journey, this tale offers insights from the workshops about how we can live in a more balanced way with the rest of life on earth and – crucially – ourselves. Many characters make an appearance, including Satish Kumar, Alistair Macintosh, a party of hoverflies and a young wren. Gill’s journey yielded insights about holistic living, spirituality and trust amongst strangers, and inevitably prompted changes to her lifestyle and philosophy. Her story inspires greater ecological awareness, and explores with compassion the challenges we all face in living a more natural life.