Borealis Holistics

09/19/2025

07/02/2025

Woodland therapy. Forest bathing. Walking the old paths to feel something settle back into place.

These aren’t new ideas, just old truths remembered. Long before it was named shinrin-yoku in Japan, people across these isles were already seeking peace beneath the trees, finding stillness among leaf and bark, letting the woods speak to what’s unwell within.

Science now affirms what our ancestors knew in their bones, the woods are medicine.

Trees release terpenes, natural compounds you breathe in as you walk. Some are the very same found in herbs like rosemary or even cannabis. They ease stress, calm the heart, and bring the nervous system back into balance. And the earth itself helps, woodland soil contains friendly microbes that may gently boost serotonin and lighten the mind.

You don’t have to understand it all to feel it.
The canopy holds you. The ground remembers you.

Breathe in the quiet. Let the green settle you. Stay long enough to hear your thoughts soften.

Side effects of woodland exposure may include, peace, clarity, and slightly muddy boots.
-Woodlarking

04/17/2025

Happy Herbalist Day! April 17th🌱 Today we celebrate the wisdom and dedication of those who harness the healing power of nature to bring wellness into our lives. Thank you for keeping the world healthier, greener, and more balanced!

04/10/2025

“I’m happiest
among trees
near water
or woods
by a meadow
or a thicket

by a bog
or a bush
of maple trees
tapped for spring sap

I belong in the
wild woods

I’d gladly
become
a paper birch

with a nest
of baby robins
in my leafy hair

my unfurling buds
stretching sunward
for sweet kisses

my roots
exploring rich depths
of loamy soil

filaments and tendrils
communing
with poplars and sumac

I’d swing and sway
through the seasons
my heartwood
rooted to the sky”

~ Chris Cavan, “Rooted to the Sky” from “We’Moon 2025 Gaia Rhythms for Womyn: Growing Edge”
🎨 Amanda Clark of earthangelsarts, “Insight”
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