Healing Earth Ways

04/01/2026

🌿 A little update from me 🌿

First off, happy new year to you all ✨️ and sorry for the long social media silence from me. 2025 was nuts, right? I'm sure it's not just me that felt it! And it doesn't look like the nuts-ness is easing off any time soon either 😵‍💫 I know I've got some big stuff unfolding this coming year, although every time I make public proclamations like that the universe tends to come along and piddle all over my chips so who ruddy knows?!

All I do know is that right now, I need to take a break from running my Forest Bathing sessions. I’m not sure yet when I’ll be opening them back up, hopefully it won't be too long but there's a lot of unpredictability in what I'm juggling so I'm just seeing what transpires.

There's a possibility I’ll be stepping away from social media permanently though as well, aside from posting ads in Facebook groups. I might change my mind as things progress but lately I've been feeling a lot of resistance to engaging with it - I really don't like how it eats up my time and plays with my dopamine levels. I feel much happier off it, which may or may not be business su***de, I guess we'll find out 😂

✨ So! If you’d like to stay in touch, the most reliable way is through my mailing list. That’s where I’ll share any future updates, announcements, and new session details if and when they happen.
To join if you haven't already, either DM me on here or send an email to
📧 hello@healingearthways.co.uk with “subscribe” in the subject line.

Thank you so much for your support, kindness, and understanding. I hope to see you all in the woods again for more deep connection and soul nourishment soon 💚

14/09/2025

I'm really excited about this new women's circle starting this coming Friday in Leamington - led by one of my regular Forest Bathers who is definitely a kindred spirit, so if you've enjoyed the sharing circles at my Forest Bathing sessions I'm willing to bet you'll enjoy this! Hopefully see some of you there, I can't wait ###

NEW THIS SEPTEMBER

Join Kim, a integrative counsellor & therapist, for a new women’s circle. A warm, gentle, relaxed and supportive space where you can leave roles and responsibilities at the door and come together with like-minded women.

You’ll help create a circle and community where every voice matters, and where listening reminds us we are never truly alone.

If you’re looking for a sanctuary to tap into deeper parts of yourself, The Canopy offers a calm, intimate space to rest, share, and be held without judgement or advice.

Places are limited.

Date: 19 September 19:30-21:00

Book via email: kimrbriggs7@gmail.com

11/09/2025

🍂 Feeling frazzled after the frantic pace of summer? Let me help you relax & unwind with Forest Bathing sessions at Clowes Wood this gorgeous autumn! 🍂

There are just two sessions left before I take a bit of a break so don't miss out! Join me on either Saturday 27th September or Saturday 29th November, 10am-1pm, at the stunning Clowes Wood near Earlswood Lakes 🌳✨

Forest Bathing is a peaceful and transformative practice that involves slowing right down into an altered state of being and fully absorbing the healing energy of nature into the depths of your soul. Studies show that it’s amazing for regulating your nervous system, reducing stress, boosting your mood, and even improving your immune system 🌱💚

But there’s so much more to Forest Bathing than just the health benefits that everyone talks about. It’s about rediscovering what it truly means to be a being of this Earth among all our relatives in the natural world - and the sheer joy, wonder and vibrant aliveness that flows from that 🦋🌞

This is for anyone looking to find more peace, quiet, and balance in their life. Whether you’re new to Forest Bathing or you’re already a nature lover, I know you’ll leave feeling more relaxed and connected than ever before 🌍💫

Dates: Saturday 27th September, Saturday 29th November
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Clowes Wood, near Earlswood Lakes, Warwickshire

Spaces are limited, so if you’d like to join, feel free to sign up soon! I can’t wait to share the deep peace of this experience with you 🌿💚

https://healingearthways.eventbrite.com

24/08/2025

🌿🌳 Relax & Unwind with Forest Bathing Sessions at Clowes Wood! 🌳🌿

I’m excited to invite you to my next monthly Forest Bathing session on Saturday 30th August, 10am-1pm, at the stunning Clowes Wood near Earlswood Lakes 🌳✨

Forest Bathing is a peaceful and transformative practice that involves slowing right down into an altered state of being and fully absorbing the healing energy of nature into the depths of your soul. Studies show that it’s amazing for regulating your nervous system, reducing stress, boosting your mood, and even improving your immune system 🌱💚

This is for anyone looking to find more peace, quiet, and balance in their life. Whether you’re new to Forest Bathing or you’re already a nature lover, you’ll leave feeling deeply relaxed, connected and vibrantly alive 🦋🐝☀️

Date: Saturday 30th August 2025
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Clowes Wood, near Earlswood Lakes, Warwickshire

Spaces are limited, so if you’d like to join, feel free to sign up soon! I can’t wait to share the deep peace of this experience with you 🌿💚

https://healingearthways.eventbrite.com

17/06/2025

🌳Fancy some deeply de-stressing & soul-soothing time in the woods? 🌳

Join me for a calming Forest Bathing session at Clowes Wood on Saturday 28th June, where I’ll guide you back to your natural state of balance, peace, and vibrant aliveness 🌿🦋🦉

Also known as Shinrin-Yoku, Forest Bathing is a deeply restorative practice from Japan, designed to soothe your nervous system, calm your mind, and reconnect you with the natural world.

✨ Proven to reduce stress hormones
✨ Lowers blood pressure and eases anxiety
✨ Boosts mood, mental clarity and overall wellbeing

In the heart of summer, when life can feel especially fast-paced and overwhelming, this is your invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and immerse yourself in the healing power of nature.

📍 Clowes Wood - near Earlswood Lakes, Solihull
📅 Saturday 28th June
🕙 10am-1pm

More details and booking at https://healingearthways.eventbrite.com

Step away from the noise — and come home to yourself ✨️

09/06/2025

Cor blimey look who I just bumped into! My first ever glow worm sighting! Now, ten years ago I would've been too scared to camp alone in this isolated campsite in deepest darkest Hampshire, and I definitely wouldn't have gone to check out the weird light in the grass. Even now my first thought was psycho commando stalking me & waiting for me to go to bed before pouncing (honestly though, I'm the only person on the campsite - why would he wait?!!). I'm so glad I can have those thoughts now and not lose my s**t. Not only did I not lose my s**t, I opted to follow my curiosity and headed straight towards the "danger" to check it out. Imagine if I'd hid in my tent and missed this. I never in a million years thought I'd get THIS unscared. There's so much wonder & beauty & magic & amazingness out there waiting for us to break down our barriers and find the courage to go looking 😍

09/06/2025

Beautiful day at our Breathe & Bloom retreat on Saturday ❤️ We had to change venue last minute due to the predicted "wall of rain" and thunderstorm warnings but we managed to get out for some wonderful "nature bathing" in a nearby nature reserve. My first time doing "Forest Bathing" without the forest, and it was so magical to see how deeply it touched people nonetheless. We got a bit wet but the general consensus was that the rain added to the experience more than it took 🌦✨️

I absolutely love these kinds of days, humans getting together to reconnect with our natural selves away from all the tech & pretence of modern society. As well as nature bathing we had a cacao ceremony, meditation, breathwork and a special guest appearance by a didgeridoo 🤩 But as always with these things, the biggest power was in the connections formed among the people and the unique perspectives each person brought to the table. So many rich observations and reflections as each of the practices landed with the participants. As a facilitator I always end the day having learned at least as much if not more than the paying guests. Thank you everyone who made it what it was, and special thanks to for putting it together and keeping the show on the road despite the weather challenges, you're awesome ❤️⚡️🌈

01/06/2025

Visiting the venue for our fabulous Breathe & Bloom retreat day next Saturday with the ever-intrepid & inspirational 🤩 It was my first time seeing the space and I left even more excited than I arrived, it feels very wild and magical, and full of dragonflies which is always a great sign ✨️

If you're looking to take some time out, need to release some stress and anxiety, or just want to try something different, then this is the day out for you 😍

We have a mixture of wellness practices happening throughout the day that will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed - mindfulness, cacao ceremony, nature bathing (aka forest bathing without the forest!), and manifesting, all surrounded by nature.

Just a few places left now - book yours via the link below 🌿🌻🦋

https://samanthafaulkner.com/breathe-and-bloom

21/05/2025

🌿🌳 Relax & Unwind with Forest Bathing Sessions at Clowes Wood! 🌳🌿

I’m so excited to invite you to my next monthly Forest Bathing session on Saturday 31st May, 10am-1pm, at the stunning Clowes Wood near Solihull 🌳✨

Forest Bathing is a peaceful and transformative practice that involves slowing right down into an altered state of being and fully absorbing the healing energy of nature into the depths of your soul. Studies show that it’s amazing for regulating your nervous system, reducing stress, boosting your mood, and even improving your immune system 🌱💚

But there’s so much more to Forest Bathing than just the health benefits that everyone talks about. It’s about rediscovering what it truly means to be a being of this Earth among all our relatives in the natural world - and the sheer joy, wonder and vibrant aliveness that flows from that 🦋🌞

This is for anyone looking to find more peace, quiet, and balance in their life. Whether you’re new to Forest Bathing or you’re already a nature lover, I know you’ll leave feeling more relaxed and connected than ever before 🌍💫

Date: Saturday 31st May
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Clowes Wood, near Earlswood Lakes, Solihull

Spaces are limited, so if you’d like to join, feel free to sign up soon! I can’t wait to share the deep peace of this experience with you 🌿💚

https://healingearthways.eventbrite.com

12/05/2025

Hello! I'm still here, sorry for going all quiet on you lately. I got unexpectedly landed with a garden design contract that ate up every spare minute for the past month 😵‍💫

Luckily it seems Trump spooked everyone out of Forest Bathing in April because I'm not sure I would've managed to run my sessions with the exponentially steep learning curve I was on with the garden design. And now the bulk of that work is over, bookings have started to pick up again, as if by magic. Which it is! This is one of the many benefits of getting more connected to nature and learning to surrender to the natural flow of life, instead of trying to micro-manage & control it 🦋 Things just have a way of working out harmoniously if you don't run a mile at the challenges that the natural flow often brings up ⚡️Which I very nearly did in this instance, I don't mind telling you.

And as a Brucie bonus I've even managed to catch Dandelion stems harvest time! So far. That's what those things are lying at my feet. I'm going to need more than this so nothing's certain yet but I'm hoping/planning to run some plant fibre art workshops this year, at last 😄 I've been going on about it the last 2 years so fingers crossed this is the year the stars will align ✨️ We'll see where the natural flow takes me over the next couple of months...

In the meantime, if you're feeling stressed, overwhelmed and constantly racing to keep up, let me guide you into the rich depths of stillness & calm with one of my forthcoming Forest Bathing sessions 🌳🦋🐝 This practice has kept me sane through so much challenge and difficulty the last few years, and I know it can do the same for you too. We belong in nature 🌿

There's 3 ways you can join me over the next month:

- this Saturday (17th May) Forest Bathing at Wolford Wood (private woods near Moreton-in-Marsh)
- Saturday 31st May Forest Bathing at Clowes Wood (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust woods near Solihull)
See https://healingearthways.eventbrite.com for both of these, and...

- Saturday 7th June Nature Bathing and tons more at the Breathe & Bloom full-day retreat near Henley-in-Arden - for details & booking see https://samanthafaulkner.com/breathe-and-bloom

Hope to connect with you in person soon ❤️

17/04/2025

Coming up - not one but TWO opportunities to join me for a spring reset in nature soon!

My next Forest Bathing sessions are:
- Clowes Wood near Solihull on Saturday 26th April, and
- Wolford Wood near Moreton-in-Marsh on Saturday 10th May

Forest Bathing (or Shinrin-Yoku, as it’s known in Japan) is all about slowing down, immersing yourself in your senses, and becoming deeply attuned to the energy of the forest. It’s not a hike or a workout – it’s a gentle, magical way to reconnect with nature and yourself. (It’s also got nothing to do with immersing yourself in water - different type of bathing! Common misconception 🤣)

Studies have shown that Forest Bathing:
🌿Lowers stress and anxiety
🌿Boosts mood and energy
🌿Improves sleep and focus
🌿Supports immune health

But there’s so much more to Forest Bathing than just the health benefits that everyone talks about. It’s about rediscovering what it truly means to be a being of this Earth among all our relatives in the natural world - and the sheer joy, wonder and vibrant aliveness that flows from that 🦋🌞

We’ll walk slowly, breathe deeply, and take in the beauty of the woods with guided invitations to help you relax, become present, and discover the subtle mysteries that nature reveals when you enter this special state of being. No experience needed – just come as you are.

If you’re curious or feel like your soul could use a bit of woodland magic, click on the link below for details. Would love to see you there!

https://healingearthways.eventbrite.com

And there's camping & glamping available on-site at Wolford Wood so you can make it part of your perfect weekend getaway!