Joseph Bharat Cornell: Deep Nature Play
Joseph Bharat Cornell's new book is Deep Nature Play: A Guide to Wholeness, Aliveness, Creativity, and Inspired Learning.
When absorbed in deep play our sensory awareness is heightened, we become immersed in the present moment and feel intensely alert and alive. Because play is fun and rewarding, we operate at the peak of our mental and physical capacity.
This book is for those who have forgotten how to play, or who want to incorporate more play into their lives and revive their innate curiosity and sense of wonder. Let Joseph Cornell, Founder of Sharing Nature Worldwide and one of the world’s most popular nature educators, empower you with the tools to maximize play, and transform it from mere entertainment into a doorway to enhanced living, creativity, and concentration. Get the Book
Transcript
The Essence of Play: Rediscovering Joy and Peace in Nature
Joseph Bharat Cornell:
I wanted people to feel the deep joy and peace in Nature that’s all around us. [Narrated over film footage]
Hello Friends. I'm Joseph Cornell, the founder of Sharing Nature Worldwide and author of Deep Nature Play.
Embracing Experiential Learning and Wholeness
Play is an amazing human experience. All of yourself is committed and we feel more intensely alive and alert. There’s really a sense of exhilaration and wholeness that children feel, because in play it's more inner directed and your whole being is embracing what you're learning.
Letting Nature Be the Teacher
In the deeper parts of play, there is a feeling of timelessness, of being in the present moment, a diminished sense of self and we’re one with the focus of our play. That experience teaches us and opens us up to new realities, and we discover things that we haven't ever learned before.
One reason why I wrote Deep Nature Play was to help all of us to regain that childlike spirit, so that the world is filled with wonder and magic. I created a lot of different activities that make learning information a lot of fun and experiential. It's a process that works for everyone. We have tens and tens of thousands of people all over the world that use this process, that use these activities, to just tremendous success.
One of the best ways of letting Nature be the Teacher is through immersive play, because you're one with the focus of your play. And when that focus is on Nature, then you have a growing, profound experience and relationship with that aspect of Nature.
