Interconnections and wellbeing. Embodiment of older lifelong outdoor enthusiasts and the more than human

Humberstone, Barbara, Cooper, Geoff and Collins, Di (2024) Interconnections and wellbeing. Embodiment of older lifelong outdoor enthusiasts and the more than human. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1754-0402

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Abstract

This paper considers the sensuous feelings of 32 lifelong older outdoor enthusiasts. In a previous paper, the adaptations that these older folk had made in their lives in order to continue with their engagement with the outdoors were explored (Humberstone et al. 2022). This paper examines the ways in which these embodied feelings provide for the older persons’ wellbeing through their connect to the more than human and provide for awareness of and/or action in environmental issues, enabling mutual benefits. How being in the outdoors is experienced for these participants through their emotions and senses is examined, highlighting the ways in which they perceive their connections with the more than human and the ways in which these connections permeate into their everyday life and their personal wellbeing.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router ** History: received 28-08-2023; accepted 27-03-2024; epub 17-04-2024; issued 17-04-2024; published 17-04-2024.
Keywords:	Embodiment, senses, joy, ageing, narrative
SWORD Depositor:	JISCRouter
Depositing User:	JISCRouter
Date Deposited:	01 May 2024 09:10
Last Modified:	01 May 2024 09:10
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17832

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