Held Outside nature connection experiences

04/05/2026

Join us at Buderim Forest Park on Saturday (9th) 3 - 4pm for a *bonus* Reconnecting with Nature - get a feel for forest bathing and nature therapy in an hour with friends.
Register for details - https://events.humanitix.com/reconnecting-with-nature-buderim-forest-park

04/05/2026

Join us at Buderim Forest Park on Saturday (9th) 3 - 4pm for a *bonus* Reconnecting with Nature - get a feel for forest bathing and nature therapy in an hour with friends.

Register for details - https://events.humanitix.com/reconnecting-with-nature-buderim-forest-park

03/05/2026

"Nature Prescriptions" stamp the health and well-being benefits of nature time with the authority, importance and urgency of individual, professional medical advice.

🤓 A nature prescriptions program for children in Philadelphia, USA is achieving broad benefits that ripple out towards systems change, like a Children's Outdoors Bill of Rights!

All people (grown ups too!) should have the right and opportunity to:
🌿 breathe clean air
🌈play in safe and welcoming parks
🦉learn about nature
💦swim in clean rivers
🍉compost and recycle
⭐gaze into a starry night sky
not radical, but it's been taken away from most of us.

https://www.childrenandnature.org/resources/fnn-prescribe-outside-progress-moves-at-the-speed-of-trust-in-philadelphia

29/04/2026

After a 1-hour Reconnecting with Nature session at Buderim Forest Park in April, I sent out my regular feedback form.

This participant answered:

How was this nature connection session for you? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What was a highlight/s of this session for you?
- Being immersed in nature whilst sitting in quiet solitude beside Buderim Creek, listening to the water cascade over the rocks, the wind rustling the trees and the occasional bird call.

When you think about how you felt after the session, compared to at the beginning of the session, do you notice any differences?
- I felt a lot calmer at at the end of the session as I was able to connect not only with nature, but with others of a similar mindset.

What would you say to your past or future self who was considering joining this session?
- Share the upcoming events with others that I know will get as much out of the sessions as I did.

How likely is it that you will recommend this nature connection session to others? (1 - 5)
- 5 = Highly Likely

29/04/2026

What happens on a Nature Connection Retreat?
🦗 forest bathing
🦜wildlife walks
🌷nature yoga
🧶 weaving
🔔 sound healing
🧘‍♀️ solo day
🌱 land tending

Is this spare chair for you? This retreat is for women who:
🌿 have strong or growing relationships with the nature,
🌿 want to spend whole days outside
🌿 with the safety and comfort of a small retreat group, on private land, with simple nourishing food and cosy accommodation,
🌿 while sharing with and being influenced by other likeminded and likehearted women.

Join us on 19 - 22 June, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Qld Australia
https://www.heldoutside.com.au/nature-connection-retreat

*all pics taken on our retreat in February - fireside gatherings, solo nature journaling, incredible forests, and delicious simple nurturing meals...

26/04/2026

Nature Connection supports our well-being - Here's a new research publication introduced in The Conversation.

🌿 My one hour Reconnecting with Nature sessions are a simple way to actively develop this connection. As well as 1st Sunday of the month in May (3rd) at the Maroochy Botanic Gardens, I'm offering an additional session at Buderim Forest Park on Saturday 9th .

Bring (or send!) the kids (open to 6+), or the grandparents, or maybe that colleague or neighbour who has been looking a bit lost recently.

https://theconversation.com/a-connection-to-nature-fuels-well-being-worldwide-according-to-a-study-of-38-000-people-276572?

All details for my events are on Humanitix. Comment below for the direct links :)

Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.

24/04/2026

What a difference an hour makes!

Join us for Reconnecting with Nature on Sunday 3rd May for an hour of forest bathing and remembering our whole Earth selves.

🌿 8:30 - 9:30am Sunday 3rd May & every 1st Sunday of the month!
🌿 Maroochy Botanic Gardens
🌿 part of the Healthy Sunshine Coast program, ie. $10pp or $5 concession card holders!
🌿 gentle group activities and solo wanderings to reconnect with nature, relax and resettle your systems
🌿 more details & register here: https://events.humanitix.com/reconnecting-with-nature
🌦️yes we do it in the rain! (unless it's high winds or heavy rain, and I'll send you a text so you can sleep in)

Proudly presented as a part of Sunshine Coast Council's Healthy Sunshine Coast Program.
Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden

22/04/2026

After a group forest bathing walk at Kondalilla National Park in February, I sent out my regular feedback form.

This participant answered:

How was this nature connection session for you? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What was a highlight/s of this session for you?
- Taking my time through the forest, rather than rushing through like I usually would on a hike.

When you think about how you felt after the session, compared to at the beginning of the session, do you notice any differences?
- Calm and more relaxed.

What would you say to your past or future self who was considering joining this session?
- Let yourself go with the flow

How likely is it that you will recommend this nature connection session to others? (1 - 5)
- 5 = Highly Likely

Thanks to all my participants who join me on a walk, and especially those who share feedback to help me improve and share nature connection with others!

17/04/2026

there is much good in planting trees. in planting the 'right' ones, having your hands in the soil, contributing to a future you may not be part of, marveling at how fantastic plants are ... 🌿

and on our nature connection retreat we don't just plant. We get to know the land, the plants, what they yearn for and how we might support them.

and I'm super looking forward to seeing how our first retreat plants have grown!

more info: https://www.heldoutside.com.au/nature-connection-retreat or flick through these highlights.

Bellthorpe Stays

16/04/2026

Dreaming of melting into the forest ...

How many forest lovers can you see?

Check my website or send me a message for upcoming walks, sessions & retreat dates!
Bellthorpe Stays

15/04/2026

Huge chunks of land in SEQ that are *up for grabs* - want them to be national & conservation parks? Go here - https://protectqueensland.org.au/

Lamington National Park has been doing that to people for a long time. But places like this don't look after themselves. Without proper funding and good management, these experiences slowly disappear.

Well managed parks mean more people get to have moments like this one. That's what we're fighting for.

Join Protect Beautiful Queensland and help make sure Lamington is still like this for the next person who needs it.