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Without thought: The power of peak experiences

By Matthew Zylstra @eyes4earth · On December 9, 2011

A short surfing-inspired film clip exploring the power of peak experience and flow states. Why do these meaningful experiences have the potential to change consciousness and reconnect us with nature?

“I think there is the potential for everyone who is in a deep state of flow or is having a peak experience to feel so connected to the environment in which they are. And often these experiences happen in nature, that afterwards you feel a moral obligation to the world. You feel a sensitivity; it is not so ‘other’  anymore, it is not just resources to be harvested – it’s almost the body in which our consciousness is emerging… it is as if it is a living thing.”

“So I think in that experience is the seed for the possibility of a different consciousness in terms of how we steward our planet, and that gives me a sense of great hope…”

Excerpt from “Without Thought” – a film by Ollie Banks / Dan  Crockett / John Eldridge
Narrated by Dr. Richard Moss
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Matthew Zylstra

Matthew Zylstra, PhD is an ecologist, lecturer and facilitator focusing on human~nature connectedness. His transdisciplinary research has entwined ecology, environmental psychology, and education in support of deep learning and wellbeing. He is a keen naturalist, especially in coastal and marine ecosystems.  Matthew’s PhD dissertation on meaningful nature experience, nature connectedness and its role in transformative education is freely available for download here »

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