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Nature & the City

Getting enough nature when you live in a city.

Mindful Walking

Nature & the City

Notes in this category

A man in a green jacket standing still in a crowd on a New York crosswalk

Mindful Walking

How to motivate yourself to go for a walk when you know it would help

November 3, 2026

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6

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A woman steps out along a brick building on a tree-lined city sidewalk, looking up

Mindful Walking

Can't get on with meditation apps? Try a guided walk instead

November 2, 2026

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6

min read

A person in a sage hoodie walking alone down a quiet tree-lined city sidewalk in warm morning light

Mindful Walking

Walking meditation for when you can't sit still

October 30, 2026

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4

min read

A woman with earbuds steps down from a brownstone stoop onto a tree-lined sidewalk

Why the weekend is too late to recharge

October 26, 2026

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4

min read

A woman in a beanie with her eyes closed in low winter sun

Does nature still work in winter, rain and dark?

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A man resting his hand on the trunk of an old plane tree in a city park

Nature & the City

Nature connectedness: the trait that predicts happiness, and how to grow it

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A man leaning on an oak on a golden hillside, looking out over the valley

Nature and creativity: the mind-wandering mechanism

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A man walking alone along a dune path toward the beach

Mindful Walking

What a voice in your ear does to a walk

September 17, 2026

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4

min read

Two colleagues walking side by side along a gravel park path, talking

Walking meetings actually work. Here is the research

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

Feet stepping down a stoop onto a sunlit sidewalk

The lunch-break walk that beats a second coffee

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A woman walking a park road under a canopy of trees, apartment buildings behind

Nature & the City

City nature counts: forest bathing without the forest

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A woman walking alone down a shaded park path under old trees

Rumination: why your brain won't stop, and what a walk does about it

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A woman looking up at sunlit leaves in a city park

Mindful Walking

Awe walks: the simplest mood upgrade science has found

September 17, 2026

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3

min read

A man standing still on a lawn at the edge of a park, brownstones behind the trees

Why 20 minutes outside lowers your stress hormones

September 17, 2026

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4

min read

A woman standing on a park path under tall trees, looking up into the canopy

Nature & the City

How much nature is enough? The 120-minute rule, explained

September 17, 2026

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4

min read

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