An immersion of your senses in the wild. Mindfulness walks under the old growth trees, horticultural therapy, local hikes, guided group yoga, steam sauna sessions, and more.
Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy states that the natural world promotes mental and physical well-being. A growing body of research suggests that nature is not only scientifically good for us, but it can heal us.
Forest therapy is a healing practice where people immerse themselves in nature, while mindfully paying attention to their senses. Engaging all five senses brings us to feeling, and being, fully alive. Being in nature activates our soothing system, endorsing compassion, safety and connection, and protecting our mental health. Studies have proven that depression, anxiety, and anger all decrease after being in nature. It also promotes physical health, it lowers blood pressure and salivary cortisol levels. This is especially important for clients that are holding trauma in their bodies and have been experiencing a flood of stress hormones for a consistent and compounded amount of time.
Forest Therapy
I was trained as a Forest Therapy Guide Practitioner at the WildCraft Forest School in British Columbia, Canada. During my training I was taught different methods of connecting with the wilderness and accessing healing modalities nature offers us, together we can explore natural healing methods in the old growth forest on our land.