It starts with something deeply familiar — the light through trees, the rhythm of your breath, the feeling of the ground beneath your feet. These small moments can open the way to a renewed relationship with the living world, shaped through stillness, movement, and the spaces we inhabit in everyday life.
We thrive when we’re connected to nature—but in today’s world, those connections are often lost. To restore them, we need to create biophilic spaces in our everyday lives- inner and outer landscapes enriched with nature. These are the places where healing, connection, learning, and growth can take root and flourish.
Create the Space for Nature
Biophilic spaces aren’t just wild forests, green spaces, and open meadows—They are the spaces within and around you…. A classroom filled with leafy plants and sunlight, a clinic with wooden textures and calming nature art, or a quiet corner in your house to connect with nature through story or poetry. Connect with nature through story, or hold a smooth stone and feel calm—all of these are nature enriched spaces- biophilic spaces- that support well-being from the inside out.
Research shows that even symbolic, imagined, or virtual experiences of nature—such as natural imagery and metaphors, soothing sounds, and sensory memories—brings the power of nature to mind, strengthens our sense of connection, and supports health and wellbeing² ³ ⁴.
Bodyspace
Connecting through nature through the body, the senses and movement.
Mindspace
Connecting to nature through the mind, emotion, imagination and reflection
Built Space
Connecting to nature through the built environment including virtual spaces
Activity Space
Connecting to nature through engagement in sustainable activities and healthy routines
Landscape
Connecting to nature through the land, including place-based traditional ecological knowledge