Mel Schneider Claimed

I am Mel Schneider (she/her), your forest therapy guide at Wild Wanders. Through my work as an Environmental Educator I have observed the healing and restorative power of nature. I have also seen proof that people feel disconnected from the natural world around them. I watch how the youngest children have an innate connection to the natural world, and in "growing up" we are taught to sacrifice this connection. I believe we need to do better by our children, ourselves, and nature.

As a Certified Forest Therapy Guide trained through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, I hope to not only connect people with the health benefits of spending intentional, undistracted time in nature but also guide people to forming deeper relationships with themselves, others, and the more-than-human world. Science and experience continue to show that the well-being of humans and the rest of nature are inextricably connected, and it is imperative that we restore these disconnected relationships. I believe deeply in the power of forest therapy as a holistic healer of these relationships.