Angeles Arrien, was fond of saying, “Nature’s rhythm is medium to slow. Many of us live in the fast lane, out of nature’s rhythm. There are two things we can never do in the fast lane: we can neither deepen our experience nor integrate it.” She would often encourage our students to spend an hour outdoors each day and at least a half an hour in silence every day. She said, “When we lose touch with the rhythms of nature, we become unbalanced. To be fully present within our nature, we must be in balance with the land around us.”
