For thousands of years, Tribal Nations have leaned on an understanding that everything is connected to keep themselves healthy and their communities successful. But western culture has lost or, worse, purposefully ignored the wisdom of those teachings -- and it hasn’t made us exceptionally healthy and happy. In their new book The Seven Circles, indigenous wellness advocates Thosh Collins and Chelsey Luger lay out seven interconnected principles for pursuing whole-life health. In this episode of Humans Outside Chelsey and Thosh dive into the “land” principle and use indiegnous cultural teachings to show us how spending time outside and connecting with the land can have whole-life benefits. Connect with this episode: Visit Well for Culture Read The Seven Circles Follow Chelsey Luger on Instagram Follow Thosh Collins on Instagram Follow Well for Culture on Instagram Join the Humans Outside Challenge Follow Humans Outside on Instagram Follow Humans Outside on Facebook Some of the good stuff: [2:42] Thosh Collin’s favorite outdoor space [3:01] Chelsey Luger’s favorite outdoor space [3:42] How Chelsey and Thosh learned the value of spending time outside [7:22] A caveat on “indigenous” wellness [10:37] What are the seven circles of wellness? [17:38] Looking at the circles as an interconnected ring [20:17] All about connecting with the land [27:30] Why we have to learn to be connected to the land [31:26] What we spend time with shows what we value [35:51] How the land circle interacts with the other circles [40:53] The stages of understanding the circles [46:29] Thosh and Chelsey’s favorite outdoor moments