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.
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By sarah
Jun 27, 2011
Gill Coombs writes well with easy fluency interweaving honest everyday detail into the bigger picture:the question of whether we can save what is best and most beautiful on our planet by using our intelligence to moderate our behaviour. How can we address 'the elephant in the room'; the question of man and the natural world's survival so consistently sidelined in the media and public debate? This is a thought-provoking account of one person's quest to bring about change in her own life and to make a difference by interacting with others through a countrywide series of workshops. I admire her honesty, clarity of vision and dogged sense of purpose and I believe that this will not be the last we hear from her.
This is a beautiful and simple book which powerfully conveys a message through it's beauty and simplicity. It is an adventure, a journey of discovery and a rite of passage which communicates some profound messages in an accessible and palatable way. I liked it a lot and will return to it again and again.
