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Protected: Why I’m going on a 13-day vision quest and fasting alone in the desert for 4 days in July

Protected: Why I’m going on a 13-day vision quest and fasting alone in the desert for 4 days in July

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Tam

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The Winter Solstice offers us a chance to pause between the waxing and waning of the light. Join us on the darkest day of the year for a time of rest, nurture, connection and envisioning. The day will begin with a guided Forest Therapy walk in the woods of Groton Place. We will then drive 1.5 miles to a beautiful old farmhouse with a yoga studio for a day of creativity, drumming, chanting, meditation, ritual and yoga. Our Solstice Circle will offer support and guidance as you explore what you are ready to nurture throughout the winter. Your authentic expression is needed in this world, and we will create ways to help you identify and express your soul's gifts and purpose. There will be time for silence, self-reflection, sharing, and movement, and the day includes a nourishing vegetarian lunch, tea and snacks. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-solstice-retreat-tickets-81254208525 #wintersolstice #winterceremony #sosticeceremony #wintersosticeretreat #foresttherapy #morethanhuman #solsticecircle

Week 8 from a 10 week case study examining whether Forest Therapy helps to support folx in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Participants have consented to being documented and are being compensated for their time. This case study is being done by a grad student at University Of New Hampshire in affiliation with SOS Recovery Community Organization. I am the lucky Forest Therapy Guide who has had the great privilege of guiding this 10 week series. I’m not wanting it to end! Pictured here are some very different interpretations of an open invitation to either create something or find a place to just be. There is no right or wrong way and it’s all optional. At the end of each session they answer a series of questions in a journal that is then collected and recorded and then will ultimately be published under their alias case study name. So far they have expressed an overall noticing that when they are out here engaging their senses, they’re not thinking abut drugs or stressing about all the stuff they have to do. They’re just leaning into the sensation of being alive and showing up in the circle, sharing and listening from the heart, and thus supporting collective healing for themselves, eachother, and the more than human world. I’m not a researcher but my personal conclusion so far is that Forest Therapy effectively supports us in dealing with all our disorders, our chaos, our traumas, our oppressions, mirroring back to us the villains, victims, and victors that we all are. Personal and collective healing happens naturally when we step into circle trusting each of our personal relationships with the more-than-human world. Cocheco Land #foresttherapyguide #natureandrecovery #foresttherapy #naturetherapy #recoveryinnature

Last community Forest Bathing Walk of the season. Such a lovely big group of folks out on this brisk November morning. The sun warmed us up in no time and we lounged under the pines and wandered guided by our hearts, showing up as ourselves in the circle. Chocolate mint tea and nasturtiums from @muddyriverherbals made our forest tea so magical (as did the dried mangoes and the animal crackers 🦒🐘🦙🦓 ) As we gathered in circle with the conifers in one of my favorite spots, I reflected back to a time a little over 3 years ago when I sat on this very hill dreaming of how I might share this spot with others, how I might invite my fellow human beings back to the trees in a connecting way. I do that now. #foresttherapyguide #foresttherapy #naturetherapy #conifertherapy py #sacredcircle #wearenature #liminality #earthdreaming #anftglobal #foresttea #heartsense

The forest welcomes us as we are. In our grief, our joy, our anger and all our isms and phobias. The forest welcomes our trauma, our recovery, and intensity and our dullness. In our dominant modern culture, it's rare to find those places where we can truly just be ourselves. Many of us claim to not even know who we are. In the "tamed" world, we are inundated with advertisements constantly telling us who to be and what we should and should not be doing. It's literally impossible to avoid internalizing this constant streamline of messaging telling us what is wrong and right. Forest Therapy offers time and space to get back in touch with what matters most. Its not just about boosting our immune systems and checking out from life. This is a movement. This is about opening our hearts and unplugging long enough to consider how we feel rather than be told how to feel. This is about building community, one tree at a time. Forest Therapy is how we take care of ourselves and each other so we can collectively step into our lives more fully, aware of our interconnectedness. Join me on my last 2 walks of the season this weekend. #foresttherapy #forestbathing #naturetherapy #naturebathing #mirroring #liminality #techdetox #morethanhumanworld #toadstoolwalks

Forest Tea on a raw and rainy morning with special guest @jennybruso and a single participant. The other registered participants did not show and there was a moment where I was seriously regretting not cancelling but then the 3 of us dropped into liminality together under the canopy of the conifers of @arnold_arboretum letting our hearts guide us and I was yet again reminded of why I do this. Had I not been expected to guide a walk this morning I would not have put on my rain suit on such a chilly morning and headed outside. I would have been under a blanket on my couch missing out on the restorative and connecting impacts of this practice. Being in relationship with my human and more-than-human kin is always worth getting up and going outside for. It’s part of how I remember who I am. #foresttherapyguide #foresttherapy #naturebathing #forestbathing #naturetherapy #morethanhumanworld #reciprocity #liminality #rainmedicine #forestmedicine #techdetox #unplugged #sprucecones #teaceremony #mirroring

After a lovely hike with @unlikelyhikers come by @40southvintage for a sale and a reading with me. I’m in a serious liminal state so catch me while the veil is thin! This year has been a filled with such a deep study of archetypes, high magic history, and I’m really looking forward to some intimate one on one dives into the tarot with whoever wants to sit in the back room with me. It will be highly ceremonial and I’ll be bringing in forest therapy elements and invitations and ideas about how to incorporate this information into everyday day. $20 cash only. 15 minutes. First come first serve. ❤️🌲🎆