Huge Congratulations to the absolute star that is ✨JANICE BUTLER✨ She’s just completed her 6 month training programme with me to certify as a Forest Bathing🌳 and Nature Connection💚 Guide WHOOP WHOOP. When I think of Janice the words determined, devoted and disciplined come to mind. She’s already had quite the journey of self discovery and some of you might know her from when she stepped in co-guided an event the other day was I was strutting my stuff at the NEC. I’m excited to see where Janice goes next! We’re only 15 mins up the road from each other so I hope we’ll get to collaborate in the future. You can check her out online at Kokoro Grove. #congrats #youdidit #proudofyou #forestbathingguide #foresttherapyguide #naturetherapy🌿 #natureconnection #bethechangeyouwanttosee #transformationtuesday #careerchange #acornstooaks

We’ve had some more poetry written, gang!🌟 These beautiful words ✍️ were sent to me out of the blue so were a wonderful surprise. Here’s the poem in full: 🦔🦋🌙🌿🐚💦🪵🍄🌟🐝🌺🍃🍁 CRAB WOOD, AUTUMN 2023 I lay down in the beech wood below the fretworked branches. Curious, the beech trees peer down at me by their roots. Crowding their heads together, murmuring. Now and again, they flick a golden-copper leaf spinning down to land on me. I lie on the ground still, listening. The trees sigh and shift. Wood pigeons. Cows. From far away, the sound of men and machines. They are present but distant. I lay down in the beech wood in the charcoal-makers’ clearing. Where ancient coppicing has multiplied the trees from one to many, one to many. We lie silently together. One and many. A queen carder bee dodges us, blurred and unsteady in her search for a safe place for the winter. I am present but distant. I lay down in the beech wood, pushing my fingers deep into the cool loam. Pressing myself down into the damp, sweet-smelling ground. Seeking safety, I am overwintering. I breathe out and in. Fear and loss. I breathe out and in. The wood reminds me: autumn is where spring comes from. 🦔🦋🌙🌿🐚💦🪵🍄🌟🐝🌺🍃🍁 LOVE LOVE LOVE the impact that Forest Bathing has on people, people just like you and me. It’s the final session of the year tomorrow which is going to be a wet one but I’m excited. Restarting in Feb if the weather permits🌧️🌲❄️ #naturepoetry #naturepoem #creativity #forestbathing #winchesterwellness #hampshirewi #hampshireyoga #inspiration #naturejournalling #wearenature

Oh no no no no no! I have not delivered a group Forest Bathing session since the 22nd October 😮 It’s not a good feeling. Our great British weather behaving very badly 😁 led to the cancellation of 4 events in November, and I have one last session on Thursday. The weather has a chance to redeem itself and I was so certain it would jump at the chance I didn’t even check it until just now…. With horror, I read the words “heavy rain” yet again ☔️💧🌧️🌂⛈️🌦️ Well, I won’t be defeated 💪 and we will be going ahead, and embracing, celebrating and honouring the element of water 💦 for the entire duration. I finally got the message 🤣 There is one space, and if you’re coming, you’ll need your superpowers with you (or waterproofs, as they’re more commonly known). And your phone, as well be doing some photography. Why not join us? The rainy session in my training week was the best 😍 Comment 💦💦💦 below if you want the booking link and I’ll pop it over, apparently I have the maximum links allowed already 🤣 #wetweathergear #rainyday #raindrops #forestbathing #forestbathingtherapy #forestbath #waterphotography #mindfulphotography