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I am a HUGE fan of Michael Easter’s book “The Comfort Crisis.” In a recent Substack post with the same theme, he shares, “We’ve engineered the world for comfort and ease. Most people rarely step outside of their comfort zones these days—we’re living progressively soft, sterile, temperature-controlled, overfed, under-challenged, safety-netted lives.” I have been a […]

Last weekend, my hubby and I paddled back into a creek in a more remote part of South Carolina. Bend after bend, we went deeper in, and farther away from the noisy, busy Highway 9 bridge put in. We paddled and chatted, spotting eagles and herons and kingfishers along the way. At some point, both […]

Sometimes when I offer Forest Therapy invitations during the 3-hour-long experience, I get “dead” stares from people. Like nothing is happening on the outside…or the inside. And boy does my mind start making up stories: They hate this. I suck. This is a ridiculous practice. It’s too woo-woo. I’M too woo-woo. They think I’m unprofessional. […]

Are you searching for wellness alternatives to offer your team? I’d like to suggest Forest Therapy (don’t stress: I am simply the guide, the forest is the therapist). In a world where there is a LOT of focus on doing, producing, and achieving, the practice of Forest Therapy (aka: forest bathing or Shinrin Yoku) is […]

One of the things I noticed for myself and other hard-charging folks is that RECEIVING is WORK. We are used to giving and going and repeating that sequence over and over and over. Stopping is hard. Stopping to RECEIVE is even harder. But only at first. I’ve found for myself, the more I practice relaxing […]

In the practice of forest therapy, the question always is, “What are you noticing?” It’s a powerful question, with so many ways to answer. The first way can simply be to report: what you’re seeing, what you’re hearing, what you’re smelling, what you’re tasting, what sensations you’re feeling in your body, or on your skin. […]