Into The Woods Forest Therapy Walks, LLC.

09/07/2025

Hello Everyone! 🌿

As we move into the crisp and colorful days of fall, our senses awaken and we experience the shift into another season. 🍂 I will be offering a guided Shinrin Yoku walk, otherwise known as Forest Therapy or Forest Bathing, in partnership with the Caledonia Resource Center on Saturday October 4 from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 a.m. This restorative practice will gently guide us into reconnection with the more than human world as we immerse ourselves in the gifts fall has to offer. Come walk with me, I look forward to seeing you out on the trail!🙂Please see the Caledonia Resource Center's post below for details as well as a link to register.

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Forest Therapy - Shinrin Yoku

Enjoy a relaxing and restorative wander out in nature with the Japanese practice "Shinrin Yoku", otherwise known as "Forest Therapy" or "Forest Bathing". A certified guide will accompany you as we practice invitations, or nature-oriented meditations out in the more than human world. Tea and snacks will be provided at the conclusion as we share our experiences together.

Class facilitated by Into The Woods Forest Therapy Walks LLC.

Register online: www.calschools.org/resourcecenter or call the office 616-891-8117

Saturday 10/4
Location: The Science Trail behind Kraft Meadows
10:00-12:30 $30

*Please bring an easy to carry camp stool or yoga mat and whatever you need to feel comfortable out in nature (water, bug spray, hat, etc.) Wearing long pants and closed toe shoes is suggested.

08/28/2025

Listen to.
To hear with thoughtful attention.
To hold something close, to attend to it, to be astonished by it, to devote your life to its mysteries, to name it precisely, to wonder how it comes to be.
To stay awake to it.
To move closer to the wild and twittering night.
To let it cover you and keep you safe.
To me, listening is starting to sound a lot like love.

~ Kathleen Dean Moore, Earth's Wild Music: Celebrating and Defending the Songs of the Natural World

Art: Maggie Vandewalle, “The Night Watch”
Maggie Vandewalle Watercolors

07/26/2025

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Happy Friday 💌

07/25/2025

Stay wild and full of wonder.✨
Let the wild places whisper to your soul. Follow the old paths, where moss grows thick and stories linger in the leaves.

Image by The Wheatfield.

05/17/2025

Teach your children to appreciate and respect nature from the earliest moments of their lives. Let them walk barefoot on the earth, listen to the whispers of the trees, and gaze at the stars with wonder. Encourage them to see the magic in a blooming flower, the wisdom in the changing seasons, and the harmony in a bird’s flight. Help them understand that nature is not a resource to be used, but a living, breathing system that we are a part of, one that nurtures, heals, and sustains all life. When children grow to love and protect the natural world, they begin to understand their place within it, not as conquerors, but as caretakers. And in return, nature will provide for them, clean air to breathe, fresh water to drink, food to nourish them, and beauty to inspire their spirits. In teaching children to live in balance with the earth, we give them not just knowledge, but a future rooted in respect, gratitude and hope.

~ Spirit of a Hippie

~ Art by Claudia Tremblay

05/09/2025

In the stillness of nature, we remember what it means to simply be—free from the weight of the world, grounded in the present, and held by the earth. Liberated from the stresses of tomorrow, we are reminded of our oneness with the universe. Each flower, a blooming soul. Each constellation, a tapestry of destiny.

Let go of what was, and what will be. Your soul already knows what to do - be still and silent. Welcome your spirit home, and embrace the wonder and endurance of the natural world. We are all interconnected, in a world full of contrasts and layers. Our loved ones fly with us through love's reflection, nature's sister realm.

Nature is full of miracles, wisdom and strength. It is the source of all things. Adopt nature's pace. Live quietly in search of nature's next wondrous miracle. Surrender, trust, and let nature's simplicity guide you home to your soul.

Writer: Grieving Healing

Artist: Art by Verena Wild

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04/22/2025

Happy Earth Day!🌍🌿💖

Let‘s keep our earth beautiful.🌎

03/24/2025

03/18/2025

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09/23/2024

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To find out more about our work and trainings to become a certified forest therapy guide, please visit www.anft.earth

09/13/2024

09/13/2024

It was another beautiful day enjoying the lovely Holmdene Gardens at Aquinas College. Participants learned about Shinrin Yoku, otherwise known as Forest Therapy, and wandered among the changing seasons on campus. Thank you to Ollie at Aquinas for hosting me again for such a rewarding event.