Hello Valkyries! I’m excited to share this tutorial I wrote how to do go on a forest bathing walk. As a certified nature and forest therapy guide, I help people reduce stress, sooth anxiety, and connect with nature in a special way. For those I can’t reach, or who can’t attend one of my guided…

Hello, My Valkyries. It is March! I’m slowly thawing out in mind and body and looking forward to the coming Spring. While Fall is usually my favorite season, Spring is becoming a contender. There is something so magical in Spring, it can be the ultimate new beginning. The birth of Hope and Possibility appears and…

Over the last year or so, I’ve had quite a few people reach out to me inquiring what it’s like to be a certified forest therapy guide and what’s involved in becoming certified. Since this is a long post, I’ve broken it up into a handy table of contents you can come back and skip…

Most of us these days know that today is the Winter Solstice, or the first day of Winter. It is the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year. For over hundreds of years many traditions, whether pagan or Christian, have grown, marking this date as a celebration of rebirth and…

My husband asked me what I was doing in my office, and I grumbled, “Trying to think of a blog topic.” Smiling he said, “I’ll do one for ya!” I thought he was joking and went about my work. Sure enough, a few hours later he emailed me a document which is provided below. I…