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![Giving Back To The Land: Decolonizing Forest Therapy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa77_a1442a2f21d44dff9c4646ed613f8b58~mv2.webp)
thegivingcypress
Nov 27, 202311 min read
Giving Back To The Land: Decolonizing Forest Therapy
Having Honest Conversations about Settler Colonialism, Healing, and the Wellness Industry I am a settler: What is Settler Colonialism?...
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![Finding Multiple Truths in Worlds of Sound and Silence](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa77_9e18168deff140a3b270057901161c17~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8afa77_9e18168deff140a3b270057901161c17~mv2.webp)
thegivingcypress
Jan 27, 202311 min read
Finding Multiple Truths in Worlds of Sound and Silence
There is an illusion that there are separate worlds: the Deaf and Hearing Worlds, the Civilized and Natural Worlds. While technology...
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![Exploring the Forest through Protactile: The DeafBlind Way](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa77_f4e559c2998b4349a163d326a15e4625~mv2.webp)
thegivingcypress
Dec 1, 202213 min read
Exploring the Forest through Protactile: The DeafBlind Way
Co-authored by Summer Crider, Hayley Broadway, and Jessica Ennis, with participation of DeafBlind co-navigators Kim Powers, Riss Leitzke,...
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![Announcing the Nature & Forest Therapy Immersion Retreat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa77_04a50a6abc514b10878b9b1e9046b3b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8afa77_04a50a6abc514b10878b9b1e9046b3b8~mv2.webp)
thegivingcypress
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Announcing the Nature & Forest Therapy Immersion Retreat
Deaf people face unique challenges with getting full access to communication in their native language, and thus, have fewer opportunities...
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![Message from the Lakota Spiritual Elder- Basil Braveheart](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa77_35f4541d5c65458caadeaa3ad8843ba8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8afa77_35f4541d5c65458caadeaa3ad8843ba8~mv2.webp)
thegivingcypress
Jul 20, 20223 min read
Message from the Lakota Spiritual Elder- Basil Braveheart
Sharing a message from Basil Braveheart, Lakota Spiritual leader, that "we all are connected"
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thegivingcypress
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Encounters with Manatees
Ever since I was small, I could remember loving animals and caring for their well-being. My parents had a huge role of teaching folks...
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There is no greater agony than
bearing an untold story inside you.
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-Maya Angelou
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