Have you heard of forest bathing and wondered why it’s good for you? Forest bathing, or the practice of immersing your senses in nature, is a quiet, meditative experience that helps reconnect you with the natural world. Known as Shinrin-yoku in Japan, this practice involves engaging all five senses—sight, sound, Read more…
There is a timeless flow to the natural environment; nature lives in the present. There are seasons and cycles of life; plants and animals are born and die according to the natural order of things. Rivers flow, clouds form and disperse, and foliage blooms when it is ready. What I Read more…
My list of things I am thankful for in nature is way too long to share in one blog post, but I will share a few things. This week of my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, has me thinking about the gifts nature has provided and how I am truly grateful for Read more…
Nature influences creativity and inspires art. Everywhere outside are colorful, beautiful, and wonderful things that spark imagination and calm the mind.
This morning, I went for a hike to seek patterns in nature. My mind was uneasy. I needed nature to bring order and a sense of calm. A bit of backstory: I had been feeling anxious for a few days. While life wasn’t bad in my world, things weren’t exactly Read more…
Can nature calm you down? As an eco-therapy guide, I’ve spent many hours leading others on therapeutic walks in the woods. The feedback I’ve gotten is that nature had a calming effect and the people with me felt a deeper sense of peace. As a nature enthusiast, I’ve spent countless Read more…
Nature offers many gifts, too many to name. Some of my favorites have to do with lights and colors of early morning hours, including the blue hour, sunrise, and the golden hour. A couple days ago, I took a pre-dawn hike to enjoy those gifts. I was not disappointed. The Read more…
In my last post I introduced a book—Rooted in Nature: Observations from the Wild—and a writing method I call live writing. The book is a result of nature exploration and using this method. Today, I’m going to show some examples of live writing I conducted this week while out enjoying Read more…
Today I’d like to share my passion for nature through the pages of a book and the effective method I used to write it. Rooted in Nature: Observations from the Wild is an example of what I love to do in nature—explore—and some of the lessons nature has taught me. Read more…
Nature is a great teacher of many things, including a sense of wonder—amazement, curiosity, awe. Look to the sky, the stars at night, or to the earth and the diversity of plant life. Wonder-inspiring! The natural environment is awesome and vast, and it calls us to connect (or reconnect) with Read more…