Nature & Forest Therapy

Guided Nature Immersion Event, hosted by Elena Rios-Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide.

Experience the physical and psycho-spiritual benefits of slowing down, relaxing, and dropping into a deeper state of connection to the natural world, including lower stress hormone production, elevated mood states, lower blood pressure, and enhanced immune defense.

Ancient human practices of nature connection are rooted in ancestral Indigenous Knowledge all over the world. Elena’s style of guiding is informed by her experience as a Cultural Practitioner and First Responder. Unlike a naturalist walk, it isn’t so much about knowing all of the names of the plants, as it is about noticing which plants that you feel pulled to. It is more about being “here” in the present moment, then it is about being “there”. You may begin to notice things in a way you may not have noticed before. An integrative mindfulness practice that can help us to let all of the miscellaneous fall away. A kind of nervous system “reset”. It has the potential to remind us of the Interconnection of All Things and our relationship to the Earth.