The mysticism of biophilic living

In trying to explain the quality of life we enjoy, I find myself increasingly using the phrase biophilic living – living in harmony with nature.

It’s practicing shinrin yoku (forest bathing in Japanese) but doing it daily.

It’s waking up in a cabin on a hillside in Dalton, south of Letchworth as snow gently decorates the pine trees.

It’s also a walk along the Niagara River Gorge as fog hangs in the chasm creating a glorious mystique as your shoes stick in the mud.

In a tourism perspective, it is visiting peaceful places like Whirlpool State Park and ignoring the hustle of Clifton Hill which is horrible now and only gets worse from here.

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