The Open-Air Life

Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day

By: Linda Åkeson Mcgurk

Narrated by: Laura Jennings

A complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature.

In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces listeners to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones’ time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa.

From the pleasures of foraging for wild berries and birding to how to stay warm and cozy outside in the middle of winter, this inspirational guide shows listeners how to harness the power-of-nature to improve their physical and mental health, as well as their relationships with both other people and Mother Nature. Listeners will learn:

• Why and how they should spend more time outside
• How to use friluftsliv to combat stress, anxiety disorders, depression, and burnout
• Practical skills like making fire, cooking outdoors and cleaning water on the go.

For country and city lovers alike, this audiobook will serve as an essential guide to slowing down in this modern, fast paced society and connecting with the natural world.

©2022 Linda Åkeson Mcgurk (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Inspired!

I’ve always felt a strong tie to my Swedish heritage and never knew why, until I read Linda Akeson McGurk’s books. This is how I was raised and will raise my boys. This is a must read for parents looking for beginner or advanced ideas to get their kids, and themselves, into nature.

almost meditational

not as good as the first book, and sometimes dry, but definitely motivational, inspirational, and sometimes I found myself drifting into meditation listening to it. great tips for being outdoors that I will definitely use. can't wait to go camping with my girls!

A good reminder we all need to connect with nature.

Highly recommend. Easy listen with practical tips on how to connect with nature on many levels. I enjoyed this book as much as her last!

Every parent should read this!

Enjoyable information on the benefits of living with Mother Nature and how to implement that with your kids!

Good, inspiring book!

It's a really solid book, I enjoyed it quite a lot. I found some portions repetitive, but I learned plenty and liked that the author had practical suggestions for implementing different aspects of friluftsliv in everyday life.

Good content and audio recording

Loved the content of this book. Full of great ideas for someone who lives in rural South Carolina and despises the winter. I’m inspired! The narrator’s soothing voice matched the tone of this book well, too.

Yes, yes, yes! An amazing perspective:

I use my dad's account for audible, so it's not Michael reviewing this 😁, it's Aislyn.

I listened to this authors first book and loved it! So when I found another you can imagine how excited I was. This book is truly a breath of fresh air, I think everyone should read or listen to it. I've always known that nature is healing, but found it facing how much it can help to heal (even cancer) and I really like how she includes comments from other people that she had met or know as well, it really shows how her perspective on the living world is supported by so many others in Sweden. I want to move there 💚.
Please give this book and her other (No Such Thing as Bad Weather) a listen!

And Open Air Life

This book should be read be anyone stuck in a work inside, live inside, missing nature life. All is not lost! Fantastic read and great listen

The freedom of an open air life

The flow and the tangible skills that the author shares that can be adopted and lived out by the listeners

Great Read

This was an easy and fun read that’s great for anyone looking for some ways to integrate out door living into their day to day lives.