Nature Connection Santa Barbara

06/16/2025

Both can exist at the same time 🌼

05/20/2025

I’m grateful for the chance to share forest bathing with health professionals on June 8 as part of this UCLA continuing education course. 🌳 Clinicians will experience and learn about several evidence-based nature interventions that improve patient well-being.

This is a hands-on day — no PowerPoint presentations! 😀 If you or someone you know is a clinician and looking for continuing education credits, please check out the link in bio or below ⬇️

https://medschool.ucla.edu/events/nature-as-medicine

05/15/2025

Had a wonderful time this afternoon taking out a group of colleagues for urban forest bathing. 🌳 The staff at was doing a series of staff trainings today and wanted to give some space for employee well-being as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. 💚 Staff added treasures they found in the park into this circle — a threshold everyone passed through at the beginning and end of the experience.

I love guiding colleagues because I get to infuse some team-building into the experience. People get to contribute in a different way, bond over a shared experience, and get a little silly in a work-appropriate way 🥸

Thank you to everyone at SB Public Library for the chance to give back to you — you offer so much to our community 📚🤝🖥️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🧭🌈🎤🎨🪴♻️ and are appreciated!

05/05/2025

New leaves 🌱
I invite you to look for any signs of new beginnings today

04/05/2025

Couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day with these humans who came to forest bathe as part of a partnership with the .

We came together to connect with nature (which includes each other) using our senses. Here, folks were invited to use a sheet of paper to notice “komorebi” — a Japanese word for light leaking between leaves. 🍃 I like offering this invitation, shared with me by , because it is a reminder that even in times of darkness there is also light.

We ended with a poem by Joy Harjo to remind us of our interconnectedness. I’m sharing it below in case you would enjoy it too —

Remember
by Joy Harjo

Remember the sky that you were born under,
know each of the star’s stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.
Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the
strongest point of time. Remember sundown
and the giving away to night.
Remember your birth, how your mother struggled
to give you form and breath. You are evidence of
her life, and her mother’s, and hers.
Remember your father. He is your life, also.
Remember the earth whose skin you are:
red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth
brown earth, we are earth.
Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their
tribes, their families, their histories, too. Talk to them,
listen to them. They are alive poems.
Remember the wind. Remember her voice. She knows the
origin of this universe.
Remember you are all people and all people
are you.
Remember you are this universe and this
universe is you.
Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.
Remember language comes from this.
Remember the dance language is, that life is.
Remember.

https://poets.org/poem/remember-0

02/10/2025

One spot left! 🌿 I am so excited to be partnering with for this very special experience. We’ll begin with forest bathing as a group — connecting with nature using our senses — and the have the chance to enjoy some nature-inspired reads in the park or to take home 📚💚 More details at link in bio

02/08/2025

I’ve been thinking a lot about aliveness — what makes me feel alive, what reminds me that I’m alive.

Something that never fails to remind me that I am a living, breathing animal on this earth and kick me out of autopilot is seeing another animal that has died. Maybe something else reminds you of this, like seeing an ambulance go by, for example.

So today I invite you to do something that reminds you that you’re alive. Maybe it’s feeling the sun on your skin, doing something that makes your heart beat faster, placing your hand on your chest and feeling your breathing, or sitting in companionship with other beings. See if you can turn off autopilot and remember that you are a living, breathing animal on this earth 💚

01/18/2025

I’ve noticed that the plants are looking a bit thirsty with the lack of rain, so I was delighted to see some dew for them this morning 💧

01/09/2025

The invitation I shared in today’s newsletter 💌 If you’d like to receive things like this in your inbox, sign up at the link in bio 🌿

01/05/2025

You’re invited to recharge 🔋 and replenish 🌱 in 2025. We’ve been lovingly crafting this two-part workshop to be a supportive space where you can explore what is giving and taking your energy and how to replenish yourself. ⚡️ Perfect if you are wanting to:

- Be deliberate about your self-care 🪫👉🔋
- Learn the energetic qualities of foods 🍲 (and do tastings!)
- Incorporate more rest 😌
- Be in community with like-minded folks in an inspiring garden atmosphere 🤗🪴🌻

➡️ Early-bird registration has been extended to Sun, 1/12! Visit https://www.natureconnectionsb.com/2025recharge for details and FAQs. Hope you can join us!

Two-session interactive workshop in Santa Barbara. Learn the energetic qualities of food for sustained energy and recharge practices you can incorporate into your routine. All in a supportive community!

12/28/2024

Get support recharging in our two-part workshop! 🔋

🍲Christina from will focus on foods that fuel your energy throughout the day
🌱Tamara from will focus on practices that replenish your energy when your reserves are low

Our goal was to put together a thoughtful experience that makes you aware of what gives and takes your energy and gives you some tools to protect your energy so you can focus on what’s most important to you.

➡️ Learn more at https://www.natureconnectionsb.com/2025recharge

The early-bird rate of $89 ends Jan. 5 and includes:
- An education session from a registered dietician
- A guided forest bathing experience
- Community conversation
- Food tastings to savor and enjoy
- An inspiring garden to gather in
- A virtual bonus session to stay in touch
- Recommended reads/listens to inspire you
- Space to set intentions

Open to adults of any age, gender, or identity! Hope you can join us 🌿

12/23/2024

You’re invited to recharge 🔋 and replenish 🌱 in 2025. During a walk in nature, my collaborator Christina and I were reflecting on the kinds of things we hear from folks we serve:

🧐I feel good when I spend time in nature. Why don’t I do this more?
🥱I want to eat well, be active, and manage stress, but I’m always exhausted.

That was the inspiration behind this offering! We’ve been lovingly crafting this two-part workshop to be a supportive space. Where you can explore what is giving and taking your energy and how to replenish yourself. ⚡️

The new year is often a time of reflection and intention. If you’d like to focus on replenishing yourself, we hope you’ll consider joining us!

➡️ Visit https://www.natureconnectionsb.com/2025recharge for more details.