Urban Forest Therapy

05/29/2025

What if slowing down was the first step toward real climate action?

Join me for a mindful morning in nature that supports both your well-being and the planet. 🌎🌿

I’m so excited to be collaborating with for this year’s Green Living Festival!

I’ll guiding a special Forest Bathing session at 9:00 AM, thanks to sponsorship - this one’s super affordable! 🐢💚

We’ll move slowly through the early morning light, engage our senses, and connect with nature in a way that’s been shown to reduce stress, boost focus, and even encourage more sustainable habits.

🗓️ Saturday, June 8
⏰ 9–11 AM: Nature’s Path to green Living Forest Bathing in the Garden
🎟️ $15 - Super Low cost thanks to !

🎤 12:15 PM: My talk “Slowing Down to Take Action — The Role of Nature Connection in Green Living”

Come for the walk, stay for the festival!

There’ll be interactive booths, speakers, and all kinds of ways to learn and connect around green living. 💫

Tag a friend who could use a morning like this — I’d love to see you there!

🎟️ Comment with your favorite green emoji 💚🍀🌲🐢🌿🌱and I’ll send you the link to sign up for this exclusive Forest Bathing Session!

These tickets are sure to move fast - better jump on it! 🐸

05/08/2025

✨ Restore in Nature: A Day Retreat for Educators & School Professionals

🗓️ Saturday, May 31
🕰️ 9 AM–2 PM
📍 Babler State Park, Wildwood MO
🥗 Lunch Included

I’m so excited to be co-creating this restorative experience with Ellen Tanner of — a trauma-aware facilitator and advocate for helping professionals navigating burnout, overwhelm, and deep care fatigue.

Together, we’re offering something just for educators — the ones who hold it all together, give so much to everyone else, and rarely get the space to just be.

This isn’t a training.

It’s a reset.

A gentle, nature-based day retreat designed to help you exhale, regulate your nervous system, and release the emotional weight of the school year — so you can step into summer feeling lighter, clearer, and more like yourself again.

🌿 Includes:�
✔️ 90 min Forest Bathing & Nature Therapy (Jess)

✔️ 90 min Nervous System & Storytelling Reset (Ellen )

✔️ Nourishing lunch + gentle community connection

🎁 Know a teacher who could use this?

Looking for a meaningful gift for end of year or teacher appreciation week?

👉 We offer a printable or email gift certificate — perfect for Teacher Appreciation Week or a heartfelt end-of-year thank-you.

🎟️ Save $20 with Early Bird pricing through 5/15

Limited to just 18 people!

Comment or DM “RESET” for the link to learn more!

05/07/2025

Tag a teacher you love. 💚

Nature has so much to teach us — about cycles, rest, resilience, and letting go.

But it only speaks if we slow down long enough to listen.

This week, I created a carousel of gentle nature notes just for educators — because teachers are some of the most generous, powerful, and under-supported humans I know.

If you’ve been carrying more than anyone realizes, this one’s for you.

And if you love a teacher who could use these reminders — or a deeper reset — consider gifting them a spot in Restore in Nature, a day retreat designed to help educators exhale, reconnect, and step into summer feeling lighter.

✨ It’s the kind of support you can feel.

📍 May 31 at Babler State Park

🎁 Printable gift certificates available.

Comment RESET for the link to learn more. Limited to 18 participants!

05/06/2025

This morning’s walk with my son and our pup gave me everything I needed—sunlight, flowers, connection, and a big boost of endorphins + oxytocin.

It was only 20 minutes, but being outside together shifted my whole energy for the day. Just goes to show: you don’t need hours in the woods to feel the benefits.

Hope you’ve had a chance to step outside today—even for a few breaths. I

05/05/2025

Teachers, you’ve carried more than anyone knows. It’s time to set it down. 🌿

After a long year of showing up through impossible expectations, we’ve created a space just for you — to exhale, be supported, and walk into summer feeling like you again.

🌿 Restore in Nature: A Day Retreat for Educators
🗓 Saturday, May 31, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Babler State Park (Wildwood, MO)
💵 $125 Early Bird (through May 15) / $145 Regular
🎁 Give as a gift — we’ll send a beautiful printable or email certificate.

What’s included:
✅ A 90-minute Forest Bathing & Nature Therapy session
Let nature be your co-regulator. Led by Certified Forest Therapy Guide Jess Thenhaus, this is a slow, sensory-based experience designed to calm your nervous system and help your body soften out of stress mode. No hiking or gear required — just gentle presence.

✅ A 90-minute Nervous System & Storytelling Reset session
Facilitated by Ellen Tanner, of Hearing the Helper, a trauma-aware guide who supports helping professionals navigating overwhelm and renewal. Through reflection and storytelling prompts, you’ll begin to release what you’ve been carrying and reconnect to your own voice, energy, and possibility.

✅ A nourishing boxed lunch + time to connect (or rest quietly — your choice)
No pressure to perform. No need to “be on.” Just space to land, breathe, and remember who you are beneath all you do.

🌳 The Setting:
Held in the peaceful woodlands of Babler State Park, this retreat is intentionally slow-paced and restorative. We’ll walk less than a mile on grassy or dirt trails with time built in for rest and reflection.

💚 Accessibility:
We welcome all bodies and will do our best to meet your needs. Reach out with any access questions — we’d love to support you.

🎟️ Only 18 spots available

This event will sell out — register early to reserve your place or gift a spot to someone you love.

🔗 urbanforesttherapy.com/restore

You’ve been holding it all together.

Now it’s your turn to feel held.

✨ Let this be your first YES of summer.

📅 Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025🕙 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM📍 Location: Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park (Wildwood, MO)🎟️ Cost: $125 Early Bird Price with code (by 5/15) (includes a nourishing boxed lunch )

01/23/2025

Big News for 2025: Monthly Forest Bathing at Missouri Botanical Garden! 🌿

Winter is such an underrated time to connect with nature, and I’m beyond thrilled to share that I’ll be leading monthly (sometimes twice a month!) Forest Bathing sessions at the stunning Missouri Botanical Garden throughout 2025!

These events feel extra special in winter. There’s something about the quiet beauty of the season—the crisp air, bare branches, and gentle stillness—that invites us to slow down and notice things we might otherwise miss. 🌲❄️

Two events are coming up soon:

✨ Winter in the Garden: A peaceful walk through the quiet, reflective landscapes of the garden. Perfect for discovering the beauty of winter’s rest and renewal.

📅 Wednesday, January 29th

✨ Shared Stillness: Winter Valentine’s Forest Bathing: Whether you’re celebrating with a partner, friends, or gifting yourself some self-care, this session offers a unique way to connect—with nature and each other.

📅 Saturday, February 15th

What I love about working with is their shared commitment to exploring nature year-round.

Winter often gets overlooked, but I promise there’s so much magic to uncover, even in the cold. ✨ And I couldn’t be more honored to partner with an organization that embraces this work and sees the value of connecting with nature through every season.

If you’ve been curious about Forest Bathing, this is the perfect chance to experience it in one of the most beautiful places in St. Louis. 🌿

Let’s make 2025 a year of slowing down, connecting with nature, and finding moments of peace—together.

✨ Comment or DM for the link to learn more or sign up or visit the events page!

Spaces are limited, and these events often sell out quickly. I’d love to see you there!

🌸 And if you love the idea of seeing the garden’s beauty through all four seasons, these sessions are the perfect way to do just that. Regulars are always welcome—it’s a lovely way to build a deeper connection to nature over time.

01/20/2025

Today, I had the honor of guiding “Quiet Resilience,” a winter forest bathing session in collaboration with Kim of the . 🌿❄️

As we walked slowly through Forest Park, the world seemed to quiet around us.

Participants paused to notice the crunch of the snow, the movement of wind through bare branches, and the subtle life still present, even in winter’s stillness.

One attendee reflected on how grounding it felt to step away from the noise and simply be in the company of trees and their ‘stories’. Many of us shared how being outdoors in the cold reminded us of our childhood.

Winter can feel heavy, and for many, this week carries extra emotional weight. But together, we found solace in the gentle, grounding presence of the natural world.

This session reminded me of how powerful it is to gather in community and connect with nature—not just for ourselves, but for the hope and clarity it brings to the bigger picture.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and to The Kabine for collaborating on this meaningful event.

If you missed this session, there are more opportunities ahead to slow down and reconnect—stay tuned. 🌟

How do you find quiet resilience in your life? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.