{"id":9150,"date":"2022-03-12T12:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T12:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robmacps.vic.edu.au\/upschool\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:30:16","slug":"nature-gazing-sound-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robmacps.vic.edu.au\/upschool\/?p=9150","title":{"rendered":"Nature Gazing &#8211; Sound Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nature Gazing &#8211; Sound Bath<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"en-AU\">The sounds nature creates are the sounds of the wild.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-AU\">Not all sounds from the wilder world are soothing, the squawk of a catbird or a murder of crows can be a little scathing, especially too early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-AU\">But beyond a few discomforts here and there, the auditory realm of the natural wild is a cacophony of rhythm, buzz, beats and harmonies that blend and melt together.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-AU\">By\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: 0px;color: #ff9900\" href=\"https:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horatio\u2019s Jar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/central.digitalschools.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thin-Grey-Line-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-AU\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 18pt;color: black\">Birds create melodies and share conversation in song, frogs whistle, chirp and croak around ponds and dams under the cover of night, and the winds move draping leaves of the eucalypt trees in a soft jostle and hush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/central.digitalschools.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thin-Grey-Line-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-ratio-16-9 whatever-embed-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nature Bathing -  Sound Healing\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/689378708?h=8069947f7f&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0The day is filled with the buzz and flutter of bees and honeyeaters, water moves over rocks in dribbles and drips, and the chimes of bird chatter fill the tops of trees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/central.digitalschools.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thin-Grey-Line-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Guest Contributor:\u00a0Emily Rack<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Business Name:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900\" href=\"https:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horatio\u2019s Jar<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Publisher:\u00a0Digital Schools<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Emily Rack is a \u00a0freelance creative writer and researcher, visual content creator and designer. She\u00a0is the head of the content production, publication\u00a0and editing for Upschool+ Guest Contributors and Horatio&#8217;s Jar is her content production agency and wellbeing school.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0Emily \u00a0has dedicated her life to\u00a0researching and understanding matters of the mind, body and the human\u00a0experience. Her discoveries and research are focused on cultivating tools and dialogue that encourage us to live in peace and harmony here on earth.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Her current focus is the environment and human connectivity, conservation, environmentalism, plant\u00a0medicine, botany, biology and the\u00a0practice of &#8216;Nature Bathing&#8217;. \u00a0Emily is a writer, digital content creator, seasoned photographer and visual artist.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n<p>PUBLISHER\u2019S DISCLAIMER: The publisher of this blog post (<a style=\"color: #808080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalschools.com.au\/\">Digital Schools PTY LTD<\/a>) works in partnership with the school as a 3rd party provider to help build and maintain the school website. 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