Nicole Dawson Cullinan - Wisdom in the Weeds

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Nature disconnection comes with living and working in artificial environments, chronic stress and illness. Uprooting= new culture, language, weather shifted away from practices, to family supporter

Getting a dog got her out of the house and into Nature everyday. Noticed plants but very few wild spaces. Nature immersion was her default. Realised the many people don’t know or recognise common plants. People are distracted when outdoors, a plant blindness is from conditioning, unable to identify plants. 

Forest bathing, tree hugging has an effect on your nervous system. A multi-dimensional sensory experience. Unknown in Nature is not scary but exciting. The scent of the forest contain volatile compounds that have a positive effects on our immune systems, even 1 month afterwards. 20 mins daily in the green or blue of meaningful contact (immersion/undistracted/soft fascination) - 2 hours per week greater health and wellbeing. Parents, let your kids engage, play and be fascinated by nature, let them get dirty. Many people have a reserve or are scared of plants. Observing plants through the seasons breeds confidence and slowly learn the names and their uses. She recognized the actual plants and herbs she had been prescribing in her Homoeopathy practice, and reawakened her craft. RHS encourages biodiversity in our gardens. Chelsea flower show want 30% of the exhibitions to have weeds. External world mirrors our internal world (microbiome) is an ecosystem that feeds off the food we eat. If diet is unvaried then gut dysfunction and autoimmune issues appear. Monoculture environments whether in a forest or field are mostly sterile.

Reconnection with Nature is essential for health in our external and internal ecosystems. Pillars of health/wellness: Food, Exercise/movement, Sleep/rest, Nature time and Community. A dog will force you to get outdoors. Become aware of our Interspecies community: Humans, Animals and Plants. The more you look at Nature the more you see the wisdom in weeds: food, medicine and beauty. Heartsease - violet

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