When you climb up a tree, don’t we see life from a different perspective? We realise we part of something bigger than ourselves, we see an overview of everything and it helps us understand our place in the world more. It is also true, that generally many people and businesses seem to have a distorted relationship with nature, but as Environmental Psychologist and Design professional Anicee Bauer of “Humans in Trees” puts it: “we are nature”. Can Biophilic Design really encourage a more sustainable lifestyle, and why should the Workplace include Biophilic Design in order to help reach that NetZero target? Anicee is going to be speaking about “How to Design Sustainable Habitats for Sustainable Habits” in the NetZero Workplace taking place on 7th July 2022 in London (for more information and book a space, look here: https://workplacetrends.co/events/the-net-zero-workplace/ ). What is inspiring, is that Anicee’s whole business model is to encourage a more Biophilic way of life not only in the external design of a space but also in the inner landscape within each one of us. In this podcast, she shares with us the three fascinating levels in this process. We touch on Wabi-Sabi design strategies, Aristotelian intellectual moral virtues, spirituality, reconnecting with the fun we feel in nature and Einstein.  Biophilia is indeed our innate connection with nature and living things. We touch on studies that show how Biophilic Design stimulates pro-social behaviour, trust and empathy in employees. Also how Biophilic Design encourages us to be more predisposed to want to be in contact and to care for nature, which in turn encourages sustainable living habits. We also talk about those “awe”-inspiring moments in nature, how they make us feel humble, and how they encourage us to think less about the ego, the “I/me” and open our focus towards the collective good, our social surroundings and therefore our environment. Imagine a workplace where everyone is fulfilling their purpose. We need more people to be visionary. Question is, are you one of those free-thinking business owners who already do or want to do things better, not just for the greater good of people but of the planet too? Contact us and share your story or better still join us at The Net Zero Workplace: https://workplacetrends.co/events/the-net-zero-workplace/ For more information on Anicee Bauer and Humans in Trees, contact her on: https://humansintrees.com/english/ To read the chapter in the book Anicee mentions, “The Eudaimonic Workplace, A Plea for Change”, you can view it here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-33519-9_3 If you would like to learn more about how to reach Net Zero in your workplace, have a listen to our recent interview with Jeremy Campbell and Ian Baker of Emcor, who are also speaking at the NetZero Workplace event here: https://journalofbiophilicdesign.com/podcast-journal-of-biophilic-design/biophilic-design-and-net-zero-targets-in-the-workplaceCredits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts. Did you know our podcast is also on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, vurbl, podbay, podtail, and most if not all the RSS feeds?Facebook https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/Twitter https://twitter.com/JofBiophilicDsnLinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesign