{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 198 Enchanting Practices That Connect Us To Nature with Amanda Gisby","description":"Episode 198 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell 0:00:03 Episode Preview 0:00:57 Episode Opening: The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. Submissions:  Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling.  Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com.  If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file. Subscribe Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon.  As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements.  All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast. AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care. Free Discovery Call By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call. 0:6:21 Chat with Amanda Gisby Amanda is a Druid, science teacher and writer, drawn to the mysteries where science, spirituality, mythology and the natural world meet. With academic backgrounds in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics, and over a decade of experience teaching science and mathematics, she spent much of her life exploring how we understand the world around us. Teaching has shaped her perspective profoundly, reminding her that knowledge is not simply about finding answers, but nurturing curiosity, asking better questions and inspiring a sense of wonder in others.   Amanda is fascinated by the meeting point between scientific discovery and ancient wisdom, where the language of physics can sit alongside myth, and rational enquiry can coexist with spiritual contemplation. Walking the path of the Ovate with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD), she finds inspiration among ancient trees, sacred landscapes and the stories woven into the living Earth. Through her Substack page, The Enchanted Atlas, Amanda explores the hidden threads connecting physics, philosophy, folklore and spiritual understanding. She\u2019s also co-writing Tree Odyssey, a lyrical journey through sacred places, the enduring presence of trees and the ways our encounters with the natural world can transform how we see ourselves. At the heart of Amanda\u2019s work is a belief that curiosity can be a form of reverence. Whether in the classroom, among the trees or exploring the mysteries of existence through writing, she seeks to bring different ways of knowing into conversation. For her, science and spirituality are not necessarily opposing paths, but different invitations to look more deeply, remain open to wonder and discover our place within the unfolding story of the living world.  Won\u2019t you please welcome Amanda Gisby as we chat about Enchanting Practices That Connect Us to Nature  0:49:57 Closing Thoughts Connections: Amanda Gisby: Substack: https:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-221036399 Contact: https:\/\/substack.com\/chat\/1c16edba-d35a-41e7-81cf-3970405c6061 Toward A Better Life: Website: https:\/\/towardabetterlife.com\/ Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/KevinPennell Kevin Pennell: https:\/\/towardabetterlife.com\/contact\/ ","author_name":"Toward A Better Life Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.towardabetterlife.com","html":"