Nature Connection Walks
sometimes referred to as
Forest Therapy Walks or Forest Bathing
A Nature Connection Walk is a slow, guided journey through nature that invites you to come home to your senses, your breath, and the living world around you. Rooted in the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing), these walks follow the approach developed by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT), with whom I trained as a certified guide. They are not about hiking or getting anywhere fast—they are about slowing down, arriving fully in the moment, and letting nature meet you exactly where you are.
Nature knows how to spark wonder and and aliveness within us.
Through mindful invitations, a Nature Connection walk can reconnect you with wonder, playfulness, creativity, and a sense of aliveness that may feel buried under sorrow or stress. As you tune into the rhythms of the natural world, you may find yourself laughing with a leaf, dancing with the breeze, or remembering the quiet pulse of your own life force.
When we’re grieving, feeling low, disconnected, or lost, the natural world offers a gentle kind of holding.
There is no pressure to be anything other than who you are. The trees stand still and listen. The wind speaks without words. In this space, you are free to feel, to rest, and to simply be.
These walks support emotional healing, reduce stress and anxiety, and gently reawaken your connection to self, others, and the more-than-human world.