My Nature Immersion practices invite people to slow down, to pay attention and to connect people to the ecosystems around them. Through education, creativity and playful activity, people have a chance to renew relationships within themselves and to the communities they live in. Whether for a morning, a weekend or over a series of weeks, participating in these classes and walks can deepen your awareness, attention and reverence for place and the nested communities that inhabit that locale.
Forest Bathing and Nature Immersions connect people with the landscape, allowing their senses a respite from everyday demands and uncertainties. It’s a chance to remember the joyful relationships that await outside. A guided Forest Walk is not a hike or naturalist adventure, but an opportunity to slow down and allow our bodies to engage all our senses.
The STEAM workshops I have developed for high schools and middle schools speak to the need I see to integrate science and art. In my practice, I see the connections between art and science every day. Both art and science, at heart, explore relationships across communities at the macro and micro scale. My classes help students develop a methodology for revealing ecological relationships through direct observation. Participants then find their voice in illustrating those relationships through art making, internalizing a process for understanding and externalizing their expression. Both programs I offer have received awards for excellence in environmental and energy education from the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and the Environment.

Sharing projects and ideas about garden design, medicinal plants, art and ecology with people fulfills me. I love having time together with individuals as passionate as I am whether it is on a Forest Bathing Walk or a workshop format. These interactions inspire me through new questions and feedback, and the way people’s curiosity and artistry manifests in such diverse ways.