Spring brings a raw vulnerability and I heed caution in my transition from the quiet slow pace of winter. I am reluctant to immediately opening my windows and I am cozy in my warm layers of protective winter clothing. The sun is bright and it takes me a while to fully open my eyes. Eventually as the buds begin to burst and new life shoots out of the ground, I slowly let my shoulders down, feeling the new warmth and anticipating new possibilities that come with long days.
I truly hope you'll join me this spring for some nature therapy.
Let's greet the sun, the sea, the forest, the flowers, the showers and the babies of spring together.
Become a Forest Therapy Guide!
Train with me via The Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. This six month Forest Therapy Guide Training is a truly incredible journey and whether you go on to guide walks for the public or for friends and family or even just deepen into your own personal and collective nature connection, there are so many gifts that come from this course. Join me this year!
Sweet Fern Cohort begins July 15th, 2022 on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm Eastern Standard Time with Tam Willey and Nadine Mazzola
Snowshoe Hare begins November 3rd, 2022 on Thursday mornings from 9am-12pm Eastern Standard Time with Tam Willey and Caitlin Williams
When we created Acorn Programs, we envisioned making a home for future programming where guides could come together to continue growing and learning. We didn't exactly know what other programs would seed, but it has become clear that in addition to continuing to offer our flagship Business and Practice Development Program, we feel called to create other kinds of incorporation space to stay connected around the journey of being and becoming a guide.
We are excited to introduce our next Acorn Program, The Guide Circle. Because the guide journey is about so much more than guiding others. The stories that arise when we reconnect with ourselves and the planet can be bigger than us. Sharing and witnessing them can help us process what it means to each of us to be a guide. Your stories are important. The Guide Circle is a space to explore and metabolize our discoveries.
ANFT Guide Training Immersions with me!
For ANFT trained forest therapy guides who are looking to complete their certification this year, I will be hosting the following 4-day in-person training immersions and I hope you might join me!
