Finding Healing in the Forest: My Guided Forest Therapy Session

On Saturday morning, I had the privilege of guiding a Forest Therapy group session. From 10am until noon, we gathered beneath the trees, walking slowly, connecting deeply with our senses, and allowing nature to hold us. By 11.25am we returned to the yurt, grounding with tea, quiet reflection, and conversation.

This wasn’t simply a walk in the woods. It was an immersion an invitation to slow down, soften, and experience the forest in a way many of us rarely do.

What is Forest Therapy?

Forest Therapy, sometimes called Shinrin Yoku or “forest bathing,” is a mindful practice that originated in Japan. It is not about hiking, exercise, or even meditation in the conventional sense. Instead, it’s a gentle, guided process of connection, with the natural world, our senses, and ourselves.

By slowing down, noticing, and being present, we can access a deep sense of calm, clarity, and belonging.

The beauty of Forest Therapy is tha...

As the darker months approach and the days feel shorter many of us can struggle with this change in lights and also routine. Some people may have to leave for work in darkness and return home in darkness. Through this blog my intention is to share some ideas so that we can learn to love this time of year. Release the overwhelm and low moods and nestle into what has the potential to be a beautiful and introspective period. 

The winter months can feel jam packed with expectation, commitments and things to do before the year ends. This can add to what already feels like a shortening of time. 

Within the UK and countries with little light SAD seasonal affective disorder or winter depression as it is sometimes called can begin to appear. With symptoms such as;

Continuous Low mood

Low sex drive

Craving sweet and carbohydrate based foods

A desire to sleep longer

Feeling irritable 

Struggling to concentrate

Feeling despair

As I write these symptoms I am reminded however from...