<p>“We are rainforest people living on a rainforest island… and the greatest challenge is truly remembering that.”</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Merlin Hanbury-Tenison, a rainforest guardian, author, conservationist and founder of the <a target="_blank" href="https://thousandyeartrust.org"><em>Thousand Year Trust </em></a><em>-</em> exploring the healing potential of restoring Britain’s ancient temperate rainforests.</p><p>From his home at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cabillacornwall.com">Cabilla</a>, a sanctuary on Bodmin Moor where native thousand year old Celtic oaks still grow, Merlin is leading a soulful mission: to reweave ecological resilience with cultural memory, and to bring people back into relationship with our Atlantic rainforests.  </p><p>We also explore Merlin’s powerful debut book, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/462415/our-oaken-bones-by-hanbury-tenison-merlin/9781529144222"><em>Our Oaken Bones</em></a> - an emotive reflection on place, belonging, healing and the intergenerational task of tending what remains.</p><p>This episode includes a book giveaway for our <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/rootedhealing">Patreon community</a> - one listener will receive a hardback copy of <em>Our Oaken Bones</em>. Visit patreon.com/rootedhealing to enter and support the podcast.</p><p>Learn more about our offerings and join our free Embodied Deep Ecology workshop at <a target="_blank" href="http://rootedhealing.org/">rootedhealing.org</a>.</p><p>The music stitched into this episode is from <a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/childrensforest">The Children’s Forest</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://bonniemedicine.bandcamp.com/track/br-ghdes-song-ft-mae-bird">Bonnie Medicine</a>.</p><p>Please leave a comment, rate 5*, subscribe and review, to help others find these stories of healing and regeneration. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/rootedhealing">Support the show</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Rooted Healing at <a href="https://rootedhealing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rootedhealing.substack.com/subscribe</a>