Computers, email, instant messaging, websites, PDAs, pagers, cell phones, faxes, copiers....Over the past two decades, technology has increasingly enabled us to do tasks at previously unheard of speeds and to access information in enormous quantities. But being able to do things this fast has led to a dependency on instant results, a panicky feeling when devices malfunction, a feeling of always being plugged in, the tendency to over-schedule as we assume we have more time, heightened distractability, and less patience with ourselves and others. While we can?t always put a brake on technology, it is possible to practice slowing down and maintaining better balance between our techno-world and the natural world. This class will explore how to recognize when that balance is threatened and how to regain it through good limit-setting, connection with nature, and various centering techniques.