Slow Nature Fast City
A beginner's guide to noticing and exploring nature in NYC
Category: Try This
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An idiosyncratic list of places to enjoy the ephemeral cherry blossoms in NYC.
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Slow Nature is the idea of cultivating small moments of nature observation in daily life. Here are ways to discover what can be solved by walking.
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Awe may help you think more deeply, be more generous, and boost your immune system. Here are five ways to bring awe into your day.
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If you are feeling nature deprived or need a mood boost, go outside and seek these first signs of spring.
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Try a new technique for noticing nature in the city. Set up an imaginary nature webcam.
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This week’s experiment to count the animals you see is inspired by the marvelous book “Dear Data: A Friendship in 52 Weeks of Postcards.”
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Nitin Das’s “How Forests Heal People” is a beautiful meditative film about how nature affects us. Will a nature break today change your mood?
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To truly notice nature, we have to let go of our smartphones. Only then will we, just like Thoreau, find our Walden Zone when we go outside.
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If you want to simplify your life and pay more attention to urban nature, put natural events on your calendar. Give yourself reminders to pay careful attention to wildlife migration and plant life-cycles in the city. Seek out monthly prompts to focus your attention and cultivate anticipation.
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It’s not always easy to live a Slow life in a city that wants you to speed up. Try this experiment if you’re out of vacation days, have burned through your budget, or have a bad case of wanderlust. All you need is your MetroCard and a sense of adventure.
Slow Nature Fast City 