Nature's Way: Designing the Life You Want Through the Lens of Nature and the Five Seasons

We are often so busy that it is as if time runs away with us. As a result we may not always take the pause needed to truly steep ourselves in the abundance of what is just outside the door in the green spaces of nature. Even with successful projects do we take time to really harvest and savor with grace and compassion all the goodness? The higher-tech we become the more we need nature's tonic to help us connect to all of our senses, where we can feel more alive and where we can fine-tune and calibrate our inner landscape with the sanctuary and bond of the natural environment.

Nature's Way, by Karyn Prentice, will be the reader's year-long companion guiding you season by season through the language and lens of Mother Nature's ever-changing cycle and with the evocative metaphor of the garden.

Whether you have a window box or acres of land, a small cultivated garden or prefer public parks and forests this book encourages you to reflect on and rejuvenate the garden that is your life and to work with its beauty as a daily practice for the head, heart, and soul. It is packed with ideas and practical, tried- and- tested effective approaches based on over 20 years of experience working with individuals globally in offices and in real parks and gardens. Draw inspiration by discovering the essence, qualities and quintessential practices for each turn of the seasonal cycle, including weekly walks through the seasons, 'teacup' goals and views from the hedgerow. Deepen your own inner wisdom and insight in this place of real exploration as you prune seed, grow and honor the life you want leaning into Nature as a true teacher and inspiration to re-greening the soul.

Karyn is an international Executive Coach, Coaching Supervisor known for her global teaching roles, creative approach developing reflective practice and insight working bilingually in English and French. She has successfully run her consultancy (www.fletcherprentice.com), for over twenty-five years and was a Transpersonal Psychotherapist for 25 years. An engaging and knowledgeable speaker she has been invited to present her work and experience at many international conferences. Born in the USA and educated in California, London, and Paris, she lives in the UK and Normandy. She has a deep commitment to helping people feel resourced for a full life. She gets very excited about dogs, wine and beautiful countryside.