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Intimacy with Nature: Daily Practices for Wild Connection

How to soften your armor, listen to the land, and weave yourself back into relationship

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Michelle Dowd
Sep 12, 2025
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woman in purple and black floral dress sitting on rock in river
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When I think about intimacy, I don’t just mean romance. I mean the daily practice of letting the world in. Too often, I skim across the surface of my days, armored and efficient, while the living earth is whispering invitations all around me.

Nature teaches me how to soften into relationship. A breeze lifts my hair, a…

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