Jun 16, 2026 · 59 min · 12 segments
In this episode of Full Expression, host Dan Imhoff sits down with naturalist, artist, educator, and lifelong journaler John Muir Laws for a conversation about attention, creativity, and the…
John Muir LawsGuestDan ImhoffHostMany decades ago, as someone trying desperately to learn to write, I started a practice of automatic writing in the early mornings.
Over the years, my journaling practice has evolved, incorporating music and drawing as well as writing into the mix.
John Steinbeck's Journal of the Grapes of Wrath, a book called Explorer's Sketchbooks, and of course, the Codexes of Leonardo da Vinci.
There are many health benefits associated with journaling, a strong immune system, self-confidence, an organized mindset.
Today, my guest is John Muir Laws, a.k.a. Jack, a lifelong journaler of the natural world.
He's an inspired artist, naturalist, author, and educator with many books, toolkits, nature journals, and workshops to his credit.
One of the many great takeaways with my conversation with Jack at his home in San Mateo, California, was this.
Drawing in nature attracts you to beauty, and we humans tend to care for and protect those things that we're attracted to.
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Many decades ago, as someone trying desperately to learn to write, I started a practice of automatic writing in the early mornings.
Over the years, my journaling practice has evolved, incorporating music and drawing as well as writing into the mix.
John Steinbeck's Journal of the Grapes of Wrath, a book called Explorer's Sketchbooks, and of course, the Codexes of Leonardo da Vinci.
There are many health benefits associated with journaling, a strong immune system, self-confidence, an organized mindset.
Today, my guest is John Muir Laws, a.k.a. Jack, a lifelong journaler of the natural world.
He's an inspired artist, naturalist, author, and educator with many books, toolkits, nature journals, and workshops to his credit.
One of the many great takeaways with my conversation with Jack at his home in San Mateo, California, was this.
Drawing in nature attracts you to beauty, and we humans tend to care for and protect those things that we're attracted to.