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The Benefits of Feeling Awe in Nature

Full-length video for GGSC members: Craig Anderson (UC Berkeley), Stacy Bare (Sierra Club Outdoors), and Jaclyn Lim (Marin County Parks) discuss the healing powers of nature in a session moderated by Emiliana Simon-Thomas (GGSC).

By | June 2016 | TRT 47:16

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