From the Outside with Sarah C
Nature is magic! It jump-starts our joy, cultivates our curiosity, and awakens our awe. It is the foundation to our sense of belonging and purpose. Join me as we discover and deepen our individual and collective connections with nature purposefully and intentionally.
Episodes
23 episodes since 2023
The Desert Landscape
The desert landscape – armored, arid, and alive! The spectacular species of succulents, copious collections of cacti, and prolific populations of scented sagebrush and lush lavender are captivating. Equally as engaging, is the curious, ca...
August 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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24:31
The Garden Landscape
Big, bucket list, backyard or small, porch-sized, container growing, a garden cultivates joy, empathy, gratitude, and a sense of purpose. It grows our connection to the circle of life and the rhythms and cycles of nature as we witness each stag...
July 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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44:58
The Forest Landscape
Stepping into the forest is an exquisite exhale. The raw reverberation of nature. The saturation of scent and sound soothes my soul. The collective calls of the forest birds beckon me into their world. Cocooned below the canopy cover, the...
May 31, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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34:23
Water Element
In this episode 20, I explore the element of Water! Water – the liquid of life. It is a shapeshifter – snow, rain, sleet, ice, steam. It can wreak havoc and fear through raging flood, tide, or current. The sounds of its gentler form can s...
April 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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24:16
Fire Element
In this episode 19, Fire Element, I explore the element of Fire! Although an uncontrolled burn in nature can lead to large scale devastation and loss, low-intensity, controlled fire is an important element in natural systems. It promotes ...
March 28, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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27:03
Air Element
In this episode 18, Air Element, I explore the element of air – its composition and its movement. I ponder global wind patterns, tornadoes, hurricanes, even the Northern Lights and examine what these atmospheric events can teach us. From the li...
February 27, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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35:47
Earth Element
In Season 2 of From the Outside with Sarah C, we explore the theme, The Numinous Nature of Nature. Beginning with the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, and moving on to explore the diverse ecosystems and landscapes of our ...
January 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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31:26
Belonging
In this episode 16, we conclude our examination into the Fairy Circle model, a means of cultivating a more purposeful and intentional relationship with nature. In this episode, we explore the ultimate connection to the natural world...
December 28, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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26:18
Purpose
In this episode 15, we continue to discover our deeper connections, belowground, from our ring of visible mushrooms, our seven fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions beauty, joy, love, gratitude, wonder, awe, and peace. Here, we find ou...
October 25, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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23:17
Balance
In this episode 14, we continue to discover our deeper connections, belowground, from our ring of visible mushrooms, our seven fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions - beauty, joy, love, gratitude, wonder, awe, and peace. Here, we find our in...
September 28, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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37:11
Harmony
In this episode 13, we continue to discover our deeper connections, belowground from our ring of visible mushrooms, our seven fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions beauty, joy, love, gratitude, wonder, awe, and peace. Here, we find our inter...
August 28, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:28
Kinship
In this episode 12, we begin to dive deeper, belowground from our ring of visible mushrooms that create our fairy circle, to find harmony and balance, and unearth our sense of belonging, purpose, and part. It is here where we cultivate Ki...
August 07, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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29:49
Peace
In this episode 11, we discover another mushroom of our fairy circle, the fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions that help us to cultivate and deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. In this episode, I am exploring Peace.&nbs...
June 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:05
Gratitude
In this episode 10, I explore another fruiting body of feeling and emotion in the fairy circle model of purposeful and intentional connection to nature - Gratitude. Gratitude is the anchoring feeling or emotion. It roots us deeply t...
May 31, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:07
Awe
In this episode 9, we discover another mushroom of our fairy circle, the fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions that help us to cultivate and deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. In this episode, I explore Awe. Awe is a po...
May 19, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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25:38
Wonder
In this episode 8, Wonder, we explore another mushroom of our fairy circle, the fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions that help us to cultivate and deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. Inspired by this unique and magical ...
May 04, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:42
Love
In this episode 7, Love, we explore another mushroom of our fairy circle, the fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions that help us to cultivate and deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. Love.. that’s a big one! An infinite, ...
April 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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25:34
Joy
In this episode 6, Joy, we explore another mushroom of our fairy circle, the fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions that help us to cultivate and deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. Much of our foundational relationship w...
April 11, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:19
Beauty
In this episode 5, Beauty, I begin to explore the mushrooms of our fairy circle, the fruiting bodies of feelings and emotions that help us to cultivate and deepen our relationship with nature and ourselves. In this week’s episode, we will...
April 03, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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24:51
The Fairy Circle
In this episode 4, The Fairy Circle, l begin to explore the realm of the fairy circle, or fairy ring. Inspired by this unique and magical phenomenon in nature, I have created a model, or pathway in which we, as humans, can connect more pu...
March 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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24:41
Silence, Solitude, Stillness
In this episode, l explore the means by which we can connect with nature purposefully and intentionally - through silence, solitude, and stillness. Silence quiets us to hear nature’s wisdom. Solitude supports and strengthens our connectio...
March 20, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:54
Nature is Magic
Nature is magic. It jump-starts our joy, cultivates our curiosity, and awakens our awe. To discover (or re-discover) nature's magic, we need to slow down, connect with our whole bodies, and change our perspective. As we do, our connection...
March 14, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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26:37