So much of the human experience is removed from nature that we tend to forget we're part of the natural world. At birth we're perfectly attuned- our feelings are an authentic response to the stimulus we encounter. We interact with our environment viscerally, desiring only what's necessary for our survival. 

As time passes, however, we discover and embrace the sights, sounds, tastes and scents of our modern, man-made world. Though much of our modern lifestyle becomes the norm, the dim memory of our more ancient roots remain. When we embrace the notion that human beings are actually a part of nature, and bring this idea into our daily experiences, we bring balance to our bodily systems and achieve new levels of wellness, integrated and rooted in nature.

We innately understand that our bodies are not composed of plastics or synthetic chemicals and that there's no legitimate reason to consume or expose our bodies to these substances. This knowledge is reinforced each time we find ourselves energized by sweet, fresh air and warm sunlight or awed by the beauty and interconnectedness of the natural world. 

The human body has been blessed with the same physical intuitiveness that all  living beings employ instinctively. But because our lives are no longer bound up in nature's rhythms, we must actively seek to reconnect with this formerly innate skill. 

The process of rediscovering our place in the natural world can be exciting and inspiring, since nothing more is required of us than to delight in nature's wonders, to derive nourishment from natural foods, and to drink deeply of all the wisdom that plants and animals have to share.

Your own nature will reveal itself when you look beyond your beliefs, lifestyle choices and the attitudes you hold. When these constructs are stripped away, you'll see a body and mind that never gave up its relationship to the essence of the natural world from which consciousness sprang.