Nature Connection & Forest Bathing

We all innately know that spending time in nature is good for us. We feel the benefits, physically, emotionally and spiritually.  The science is also accumulating to back up what we feel, showing that spending time outdoors reduces the stress hormone cortisol, improves immunity, reduces inflammation, improves mood and more.

However, simply spending time outdoors is just the tip of a wealth of wellbeing outcomes possible by reconnecting with the natural world.  The University of Derby and National Trust published research in 2020 showing that nature connectedness has a far greater impact on our wellbeing than simply spending time outdoors… but what is nature connectedness – and how do we go about it?

A nature connection or forest bathing guide, will guide you into experiences in the natural world that help you to quieten your mind, awaken your senses and become fully present with the nature around you.  Helping you to feel more connected to the nature around you and more deeply connected to your true nature.

Nature connection & forest bathing can help you to:

  • Build resilience through changing times
  • Bring peace, quiet and calm to a busy mind
  • Soothe the nervous system
  • Experience more joy in life, even when times are tough
  • Create a life of meaning, connection and belonging

How does it work?

You can attend regular forest bathing sessions, guided nature connection experiences and walk and talk sessions that are offered by our practitioner in the surrounding countryside, however you can also receive one to one consultations in the therapy room here at Bury Natural Health Centre.  The consultations are offered through a series of courses that take you through all the steps to creating your own personal forest bathing and nature connection experience.

Course 1: Cultivating Connection – 6 sessions to explore your relationship to nature and create your own nature connection practice. Includes a guided nature connection meditation each week, an audio file containing the meditations for your personal use, notes to take away and invitations for you to practice in nature between sessions.

Course 2: Deepening Connection – 6 sessions to explore the elements of nature how they are represented in both our outer and inner landscapes and how we can work with nature to alchemise our elemental existence. Includes a guided nature connection meditation each week, an audio file containing the meditations for your personal use, notes to take away and invitations for you to practice in nature between sessions.

 

Each session lasts 1 hour

Prices

Cultivating Connection – one to one or family/couples – £240

Deepening Connection – one to one or family/couples – £240

Cultivating Connection Online as part of a group £70

Deepening Connection Online as part of a group £70

Cultivating Connection in person as part of a group – Enquire for price

Deepening Connection in person as part of a group – Enquire for price

Walk and talk, forest bathing sessions, nature connection experiences, individually priced – enquire about availability.

Telephone: 07891 939921

Website: www.tinagibbons.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/natureconnectionwithtina