We All Belong to the Earth: A Conversation with Camille Seaman

He would stop at each tree and introduce me to the tree as if he were introducing me to a person. He would really have me look at the form of the tree and the way the branches were and the texture of the bark. He would have me hold it, and he would say, "Slow your breathing. Quiet your mind and listen. Listen to the tree." And literally you could hear it moving. You know? This huge, massive thing. You started to understand that this was a living thing.

http://www.conversations.org/story.php?sid=358