Results for "Stoner" in Nature & Ecology

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities.

Stone walls tell nothing less than the story of how New England was formed, and in Robert Thorson's hands they live and breathe. Millions of years ago, New England's stones belonged to ancient mountains thrust up by prehistoric collisions between continents. Buried again over centuries by forest and soil buildup, the stones gradually worked their way back to the surface, only to become impediments to the farmers cultivating the land in the eighteenth century, who piled them into "linear landfills," a place to hold the stones.

What is Reiki? That's the big question. So what? Big deal? What's all the fuss? Those are the questions that roll around people's minds when I mention Reiki and the art of laying on hands. It is essentially the combination of two Japanese words - Rei and Ki that come together to form the meaning: universal life energy. It is an ancient tradition that has been passed down through the history of Japan, and it has spread through many cultures, though through different names.