Deeply connecting to Nature – that has been a recurring theme in season one of this podcast. Matt takes it to a whole new level, both with his determination to conserve the planet and to immerse himself into nature whenever he can.

In this conversation, we talk about traveling as a spiritual act, reconnecting to our wild self and how to remember a sense of wilderness when we return home.

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Matt is a lifelong conservationist, global citizen, and consciousness crusader. He has worked professionally as a tropical field biologist and conservationist in Latin America, and in the international forest products certification industry. His recent experiences also include forays into the nature tech and innovation spaces related to conservation and sustainable development. With over 20 years of experience teaching yoga, Matt has led retreats with his wife, Sara Hess, in Thailand, Mexico, and Bali.

A classically trained religious studies scholar, Matt deeply values Hindu and Buddhist wisdom literature. Nature is one of his primary gurus, providing endless inspiration and lessons. However, his two-year-old daughter and the experience of fatherhood offer him daily glimpses of awakening and transcendent joy beyond what he could have ever imagined.

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Connect to Matt:

  • Matt’s favorite Nature/Wisdom writer on Instagram at the moment: https://www.instagram.com/drsteveboyes/
  • His favorite environmental news source: https://news.mongabay.com/



    Recent book series Matt has been reading:
  • Dune – currently through book 4 ; and before that he finished the entire 14 book Saxon Tales saga by Bernard Cornewell 

    A few of his favorite wisdom literature from over the years: 
  • Mirror of Yoga by Richard Freeman
  • Enlightened Courage by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
  • Realizing Emptiness: Madhyamaka Insight Meditation by Gen La Rimpa,
  • I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta by Nisargadatta Maharaj
  • How to Practice by H.H. the Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Jeffery Tompkins,