Forest Journeys

08/13/2024

Thanks for an incredible Summit Sisters weekend, full of connection, community, art, joy, and nature time 💚🌼🌲☀️

11/09/2023

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

“Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver 💛

09/27/2022

These beautiful words have been speaking to me recently - I hope they speak to you too.

“So let us pick up the stones over which we stumble, friends, and build altars. Let us listen to the sound of breath in our bodies. Let us listen to the sounds of our own voices, of our own names, of our own fears. Let’s claw ourselves out from the graves we’ve dug. Let’s lick the earth from our fingers. Let us look up and out and around. The world is big and wide and wild and wonderful and wicked, and our lives are murky, magnificent, malleable, and full of meaning.”
- Pádraig Ó Tuama
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09/23/2022

Workday views aren’t too bad around here! Grateful to be calling this place home.
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10/04/2021

Golden hour to the max 🍁

10/03/2021

Hi friends! This summer I relocated from the East Coast to Colorado. It’s been a big change, but it’s brought me back to teaching environmental education and spending lots of time in nature. Colorado has no shortage of outdoor adventures :)

I’m now based in Jamestown, northwest of Boulder. I look forward to connecting with more folks out here and leading nature mindfulness events in the future!

04/21/2021

Check out this great article for some creative ways to connect with nature, whether you're inside or outside!

If you’ve ever heard the term “forest bathing” or “shinrin yoku,” here’s what it is and why it can benefit our mental health and wellness.

04/13/2021

Next week, I'm so excited to be hosting the first of two workshops about how to make the most of your time in nature! For just $15, join us to talk about Forest Bathing and how we can practice mindfulness outside (and even bring the outdoors inside with us!) Please check it out and share! :)

Instructor: Erin Plum 2 sessions: Thursday, April 22nd & 29th 8-8:40pm EST Sliding scale offering of $30/$40/$50 for the 2-week series *Drop-ins welcome at a sliding scale rate of $15/$25/$30 Forest Bathing comes from the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku , which means “taking i

04/01/2021

Hi friends! Interested in learning about Forest Bathing and Nature Mindfulness?! I’m leading two virtual workshops in April to explore how we can connect with nature in meaningful ways. Link to register in my bio! And check out the other fun classes offered by this spring! 🌲🎨🎶

03/25/2021

When I finally got myself outside today, I found some cool things! Lots of moss, ferns, and even some daffodils on the banks of this little creek. Nature therapy at its simplest. 🌿

03/16/2021

I’ve never noticed trees blooming as much as I have this March. Looking through the woods, there’s a faint haze of color from the buds and blossoms on trees and bushes - like these vibrant red flowers on a silver maple.