Children and nature
Some notes based on some sharing by Vijetha.



That’s well known, but its SO irresistible… And in today’s world, it would be youtube and whatsapp and other social media. If we take a break, we can relearn to breathe…
This was an amazing sight… it looked like a snake at first sight, but then it was pretty strange… After a quick search based on a wild guess, it turned out to be larvae migrating, possibly some kind of a gnat larvae. But why are these larvae moving like this? You might guess that it…
This workshop was conducted for some children of the assistants / help of a residential community, to acknowledge their value in making everyone’s lives easier. It started with some games where children could try to identify a tree by just the feel of the tree. Then the children discussed about their experiences, and more about…
Majakali is in the northern part of India, where my daughter and me went on a retreat. Though not actually in the Himalayas, it was exciting to know that it was near it, and one may see the peaks in the distance… …depending on the weather! The group turned out to be a group of…
They are invisible only as we take them for granted, but visible if we really look out for them. Since Darwin, we have generally thought of trees as striving, disconnected loners, competing for water, nutrients and sunlight, with the winners shading out the losers and sucking them dry. The timber industry in particular sees forests…
It was a great privilege to have an hour’s live call with the amazing author of this fascinating book The Last Child in the Woods …worth re-reading every once in a way! Just some of the points discussed… Sharing a few moments of awe and wonder during a recent solitary walk… The audience had people…