Loved this so much Im going to buy a physical copy so I can fill it in, Minfulness journal taking you through 365 days helping you connect with Mother Earth, the outdoors, nature, walking, climbing and even tree hugging Some great things to go and try. Highly recommend.

This is really a lovely mindful workbook. 🌼 Obviously, because I was given an eBook copy to review, I couldn't use it to its' fullest extent. 🎨 However, I still found this book to be full of interesting factoids and charming illustrations. 🎑 The workbook is divided into the following chapters...

A NATURAL RHYTHM 🌅
NOCTURNAL NATURE 🌛
URBAN NATURE 🌉
IN THE FOREST 🍁
EARTH’S COLORS 🎨
GROWING 🌱
THE LIFE AQUATIC 🐠
LOOK UP TO THE SKY 🌔
DOWN TO EARTH 🍄
INTO THE FIELDS 🌾
TRAVELING AND TRAMPING ✈
JUST BREATHE 😃

There are 365 different prompts for you to explore. 📝 From color hunts to going for a hike. 🏃 Hug a tree or create an art project. 🎨 Every day there is something different to do that will connect you to Nature. 🍃 Help your creativity. 📷 Keep you mindful and in tune with the planet. 💕

Being in nature is healing. Studies show that just having a green plant inside can boost mood, productivity and concentration, and reduce stress levels. Yet, at least in the United States, as a nation, we spend more time inside, becoming alienated from nature. Richard Louv, founder of the Children & Nature Network, introduced the concept “nature-deficit disorder” in 2005 to describe this phenomenon.

Jocelyn de Kwant’s Nature Tonic: A Year in My Mindful Life is an antidote to this malady. In sections such as “Nocturnal Nature,” “The Life Aquatic,” and “Just Breathe,” Nature Tonic pairs adorable illustrations with prompts that readers can use to reconnect with the natural world. Some of them are simple and require nothing but walking outside; others need more resources, be they time or supplies. De Kwant’s suggestions pair an attention to nature with an attitude of mindfulness.

The book is geared to an adult audience, but some of the prompts are more child-like, though I thought in a delightful way, a way that brings adults into an awareness of body and surroundings. One of the prompts I liked was a color hunt which called upon the reader to find items in nature matching certain colors. This could of course be done with children, too. Other prompts were more childish and didn’t seem to be useful to adults, such as making a picture with sand and glue. It didn’t seem practical, either, as it would probably not hold up on the book’s page, where the reader is instructed to work, though using a separate sheet of paper is an easy solution. In other cases, de Kwant gives particular attention to children’s activities in the case of outdoor camping and keeping kids entertained.

In addition to specific activities, the prompts included interesting facts clearly illustrated about the phases of the moon, types of flowers, varieties of mushrooms, and cloud classifications, as well as yoga and meditation. The electronic copy I read had some garbled text, so I wasn’t clearly able to read or assess all the writing, though, something I’m sure will be corrected in the final version.

I enjoyed the majority of prompts and thought they delivered in terms of promoting mindfulness and awareness of the natural world, and I was delighted with the simple but charming botanical and animal illustrations.

The author of this book discovered that time in nature truly helped her to feel less stressed and more centered. She subsequently wrote this beautifully illustrated book that lists 365 ways to connect with nature that will help readers to feel calmer and more mindful. The book is divided into sections including Nocturnal Nature, In the Forest, The Life Aquatic, etc.

An example of a daily suggestion:

Suggestion 342

The philosopher Henry David Thoreau believed that,

An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Go out in the early morning for a run or a brisk walk to see the sunrise...Come home refreshed and ready for the rest of the day.

I have found that I do feel better when I spend time outside, whether at my local park or botanical garden. This book will encourage me to keep those connections going and may do the same for you.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Full disclosure, I got this as a Netgalley ARC and once I downloaded it and saw it was a workbook of sorts, I scrolled through all of the pages, but I did not read each of the daily activities. Because yes, this is 365 activities to help you focus on and connect with yourself and nature. Each of the pages are really cute with illustrations and fun activities.

This book publishes September 10 and my birthday is the 9th....Guess what I'll be getting myself? One of my goals this year is to be more mindful and I want to be more in touch with nature, so I think this will be a fun 2019-2020 project.

This is a lovely book. I am going to pre-order a hard copy to be able to put my thoughts down. Another review felt the book was too repetitive but to develop a mindfulness based practice, the beginner may need that gentle reminder. Mindfulness is not the same from one person to the next. I am grateful for the reminder to breath.

I love to garden and am lucky enough to have a large backyard flower garden. I put a lawn chair back there to just sit down and relax. I have a puppy who has also shown me I need to stop and smell the roses. I wasn’t lucky enough when I was working to really take in nature for all it’s beauty and peace. The change of seasons seems to make me stop more to think about the days I am enjoying. There are wonderful tips in here for enjoying and benefiting nature. Thank you for allowing me to review an advanced copy.

This book full of nice pictures, mostly of trees and flowers, could be intended as a sort of "Mindfulness in nature" sort of diary. There are a lot of suggestion to "re-calibrate" our mind and body to the natural flow of days and seasons. It may be easier to do if you do not live in a city, but any big Park goes. Interesting and full of tips.

Questo libro pieno di disegni molto carini di alberi e fiori soprattutto, potrebbe essere inteso come una specie di diario dove la Mindfulness incontra la natura. Ci sono una serie di suggerimenti per ricalibrare la nostra mente ed il nostro corpo e tornare a seguire il ritmo circadiano e delle stagioni. Chiaramente é più facile farlo se uno non abita in città, ma a mali estremi va bene anche un parco. Interessante.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

Such a charming book! I do not think it is a logical library purchase because it is a book that should be owned and drawn, painted, glued and written in - but I enjoyed looking through it. A nice reminder to put down your phone step away from the TV. When did we stop noticing the Earth, and even our own senses? Feels like a middle grade or young adult guide.

Nature Tonic: A Year in My Mindful Life is a year long journaling guide with 365 mindfulness prompts which actively encourage the reader to slow down and find balance and relax in nature. Due out 10th Sept 2019 from Quarto on their Leaping Hare Press imprint, it's 240 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is a beautifully calming and charmingly presented guide to re-learning awareness of our natural rhythms and re-learning to live more in sync with our natural environment. There are multiple activities to prompt examination and reflection. The days whose exercises I followed diligently and wrote down my reactions and feelings were really good days. The self reflection exercises the author has included gently allow the reader to slow down and experience their existence instead of just rushing exhaustedly from one activity to the next at maximum speed every waking moment. The illustrations, by Clare Owen, are restful and lovely and really enhance the whole message of the book.

Though the book is dealt into 12 chapters with different themes which encompass 365 guided prompts, it's not specifically written serially with seasonal activities. The individual activities could be experienced in any order. Whether the reader follows the prompts in order or not, there are real, proven benefits to slowing down and spending more time interacting with nature. I have no doubt that following the prompts regularly over the course of a year would give measurable positive results.

Beautifully illustrated and calmly and appealingly written, it would make a superlative gift for a journaling (or would be journaling) friend or family member, or oneself. Many meditation guides in my experience are quite full of metaphysical 'woo'. This one is refreshingly practical and 'woo-woo' free.

Five stars.

A lovely feel good book to help you become more aware and reconnect to nature. I loved all the drawings and illustrations and the wide variety of activities to try depending on the season or location. The writing is short and in point form so very easy to digest and dip into.. Just reading it makes you feel good and a bit more connected to the natural world all around.

This book is adorable! It's full of cute nature drawings along with 365 days of nature-inspired writing or journal prompts. It will get your creative juices flowing and help you connect with the natural world around you. This would make an excellent gift for a gardener or anyone who appreciates Mother Nature.

A charming volume with naive style illustrations that shows readers how to lead a more authentic, nature centric life. Ideas on unplugging and reconnecting to the natural world are just the tonic we need in our increasingly fractious world

This book is SO CHARMING, and I’ve already put my money where my mouth is and have pre-ordered it. I need this book in my life!

This is like a book of daily affirmations using connections to Nature. Some days have an explanation of something in Nature and then one small, easy task. Hug a tree. Go on a hike. Test your soil. Draw a picture. Some of the days go in a series: collect soil in jars; pour water over the soil; inhale the aroma. Everything is accompanied by the cutest little drawings. There are 365 suggestions that will connect you to Nature and our Earth every day for a year, even if only for less than a minute.

These are 365 days I can’t wait to complete, and to document.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. I think this is the first time I’ve immediately gone from an ARC to ordering a hard copy so this cute little book gets five GIANT stars from me.