141: Reconnecting with the wild
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Most of us have removed ourselves from the natural dance and cycles of nature. We see ourselves as separate from all of the other living creatures and this has a negative impact on our health. We can turn things around by reconnecting with the wild--spending time in nature, observing the ecosystem & wildlife all around us, and basking in its beauty and rhythms.
On today's episode, Doniga Markegard, regenerative rancher, naturalist, and author of "Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild," explores the topic of nature's role in our health. She challenges us to consider how each choice we make leads to either a regenerative or a degenerative lifestyle.
Doniga tells the story of her own unconventional childhood and youth. She goes deep and explains beautifully what it means to live a truly healthy lifestyle. Our diet--even if filled with healthy, nutrient-dense foods--is a part of it, but not the whole. Doniga walks the talk and this conversation will inspire all to live more in tune with the world around us.
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| 0:00.0 | We all have things in common with all species. |
| 0:03.9 | And so how can we then find those similarities |
| 0:07.8 | and reclaim some of those indigenous practices of being a part of that dance instead of really seeing |
| 0:16.2 | ourselves as separate from it. Welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast, sponsored by the West and a Price Foundation for Wise |
| 0:32.4 | Traditions and Food Farming and the Healing Arts. |
| 0:35.8 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal |
| 0:40.8 | health. I'm your host Hilda Labrata Gore. This is episode 141 and my guest is |
| 0:49.2 | Donaga Marcagard. Donaga is the author of Dawn Again, tracking the wisdom of the wild, and she is a regenerative |
| 0:57.3 | rancher that brings a perspective rooted in nature. |
| 1:00.8 | What makes Doniga stand out to me is her background in wildlife tracking and permaculture. |
| 1:06.6 | She has literally tracked Alpha Predators like Wolves in the Wild. |
| 1:10.7 | I met Donaga on Joel Salatin's farm just a couple of months ago. |
| 1:14.0 | She blew me away. We had a fascinating conversation. |
| 1:17.0 | She speaks with passion, intelligence, and insight about the benefits of immersing ourselves in nature. |
| 1:23.0 | Among other things in today's conversation, |
| 1:25.0 | she touches on how we all have a choice |
| 1:27.0 | to live either a regenerative or a degenerative lifestyle. |
| 1:31.0 | She talks about our relationship to the earth around us and how even |
| 1:35.2 | the foods we eat impact our lifestyle and our health. You will be challenged in so many ways from |
| 1:41.0 | this conversation. I know I was. And at the very least it will |
| 1:44.2 | certainly inspire you to get in touch with nature again. Whatever that looks like |
| 1:48.6 | for you, wherever you are. Before we get into the conversation which was by the way recorded live on |
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