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Los Altos California 94022 USA
It brings me great joy to share forest bathing, this practice of slowing down and connecting with the rhythms of nature, with others. I have always felt calm and centered - yet with my spirits soaring high - while out among the trees. Come join me for a forest therapy walk, awaken all your senses to the natural world around you, and relax into being completely in the moment. I lead walks in the Santa Cruz mountains, the parks of Silicon Valley and along the SF bay shoreline.
Growing up in a mountain cabin overlooking Lake Tahoe, my shoe-less siblings and I had the run of the forest and slept outside under the stars. Our mom would point out low-to-the-ground violets, have us inhale the warm butterscotch scent of a Jeffrey Pine, and locate where we were based on the sounds around us when exploring out in the woods. I had no idea that the slow observation and immersion in the woods Mom taught us had a name until 2019 when I was gifted the book “The Joy of Forest Bathing, Reconnect with Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life. “ It’s called Forest Bathing! This book inspired me to become a Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) in 2020.
Prior to certifying as a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide I worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer in Silicon Valley. I know first hand how spending the entire day in an office or lab, face in front of a computer screen, deadlines looming, takes a toll on mental and physical health. Go ahead, give yourself permission to get out and enjoy what even just a little time in nature will do for you.
