Ponder While We Wander

Natasha Morisawa, Amber Martin

This is where we have explored and recorded topics that open our curiosity and find connection to outside spaces. We will also connect with others who inspire us and walk new paths literally and figuratively. Come listen! ponderwhilewewander.com

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    S2 E8: Decentering ourselves: What does it mean to take ourselves out of the center of our relationship with nature?

    Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/25/26 Release date: 4/15/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   Natasha and Amber join you from the banks of a babbling spring in Yosemite National Park, to talk about De-centering ourselves in relationship to Nature.    They explore what is required of us to answer the dire call of Nature, through necessary and difficult paradigm shifts. They invite this topic into our consciousness and further ground their exploration in the work of Jeanine Kante in her book “Returning the Self to Nature, Undoing our Collective Narcism and Healing Our Planet.” Amber and Natasha explore how Jeanne Kante takes the DSM definition of Narcissism (a maladaptive personality disorder) and applies it to our industrialized western society.    They discuss what happens when individuals in a society begin to take on narcissistic traits through a “habit of mind” and how we can move from an anthropocentric or ego-centric point of view to an eco-centric and sustainable  relationship to Nature.    Amber and Natasha begin to unpack this complex and important topic through many different perspectives, aimed to help us all consider what it might take to better care for Nature.    Additional areas related to De-Centering Ourselves explored in this episode include: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how we can flip this triangle to center community actualization and cultural perpetuity First Nations, Blackfoot wisdom as more expansive in relationship to Nature Kinship Relationally Transformational learning through disorienting dilemma’s The work of Kristin Neff on Self Compassion Exploring the Rights of Nature movement through Robert McFarlane’s book, “Is a River is Alive”   Explore more about Ponder While We Wander A soothing podcast for trying times. https://ponderwhilewewander.com/ https://ponderwhilewewander.substack.com/ https://ponderwhilewewander.com/wander-well/ https://www.instagram.com/ponder_while_we_wander/#   Episode Resources Links: https://californiavalleymiwok.us/ https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/yosemite-indians.htm https://www.npca.org/articles/7475-reclaiming-wahhoga https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/tribal-land-yosemite/ https://pinetreemarketwawona.com/ https://www.shambhala.com/returning-the-self-to-nature.html https://www.ciis.edu/profiles/jeanine-canty https://www.juliebrams.com/books https://self-compassion.org/ https://self-compassion.org/kristin-neff/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218569826-is-a-river-alive https://atmos.earth/podcast/robert-macfarlane-on-embracing-flow-and-letting-rivers-heal-us/

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    S2 E7: Let’s Take an Awe Walk

    Location: Yosemite National Forest, California, USA Record date: 3/25/26 Release date: 4/1/26   Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/   THANK YOU TO PINE TREE MARKET:   Ponder While We Wander is so grateful for our first community sponsorship! A big shout out to Pine Tree Market run by Michael and Katie Henderson, and their lodging support for us during our stay in Yosemite National Park. We are so grateful not only for their support but their excitement in helping us share all things EcoPsychology to a wider audience. If you ever find yourself in Wawona, CA make sure to swing by Pine Tree Market, your corner market while you’re in Wawona, and say hi for us! Sam the cat would love some pets as well, he’s always at the ready to greet his human friends.    Inspired by the book “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life”, by Dacher Keltner, Amber and Natasha discuss “Awe Walks.” Wander with them through Yosemite National Park as they share Dacher’s definition of awe, explore how awe may show up somatically,and revisit memories that conjure up awe.    They also discuss different types of awe and the positive impacts engaging with awe has for our health and wellness as well as implications for connection and encouraging new ideas.  Dachner’s “5 Point Process” is introduced as an accessible way to begin intentionally inviting more awe into your every day.    The snowy field alongside huge, granite rock formations with many winged friends to hear in the background, provide a beautiful location to dive deeper into this awe-some topic.    Additional areas related to awe covered in this episode include: Benefits of inviting awe including immune system support Moral Beauty (moved by others actions) How time in nature inspires awe Music and awe Visual Design (Human & Nature) Spiritual/Mystical/Numinous aspects of Awe  Epiphanies about big life questions Awe in the Death and Dying Process Shared Awe or Collective Effervescence  Awe and Wonder Happiness and Well-being  Greater Good Science Center   Explore more about Ponder While We Wander A soothing podcast for trying times.   https://ponderwhilewewander.com/ https://ponderwhilewewander.substack.com/ https://ponderwhilewewander.com/wander-well/ https://www.instagram.com/ponder_while_we_wander/#   Episode Resources Links: https://californiavalleymiwok.us/ https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/yosemite-indians.htm https://www.npca.org/articles/7475-reclaiming-wahhoga https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/tribal-land-yosemite/ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62352297-awe

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This is where we have explored and recorded topics that open our curiosity and find connection to outside spaces. We will also connect with others who inspire us and walk new paths literally and figuratively. Come listen! ponderwhilewewander.com