Keys for Guides to Create Effective Nature-Based Experiences
The Value of Guiding People in the modern world are increasingly seeking out experiences in nature. This may initially be driven by the motivation to…
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Nature Walk with the Breathe Easy Coach
We went on a biking walk combination in nature at the Fort Tilden Gateway Park. I stepped my participant through the being in nature experience.…
Nature Delights: Life and Joy in Unexpected Places
Gina Truscelli-Percival is a mud pie artist, voice-over artist, and Certified Nature Therapy Guide candidate. The following is an excerpt from one of her module…
Nature Therapy: Enjoying the Little Things
Adrianna Nelson is a Certified Nature Therapy Guide (Advanced). She is from East Tennessee and is graduating from Appalachian State University in Spring 2022 with…
Heart of a Redwood: Learning about Resilience and Interconnectivity
Betty Louise Sturm is a Marriage and Family Therapist based in California. She is also a Certified Nature Therapy Guide and previously directed an art…
What Nature Can Teach Us About Non-striving
Shannon Gruno is a social worker with over 20 years of experience and a passion for wellness, mindfulness and holistic living. She is an LBSW…
Nature Therapy Walk: Experiencing Nature Through Expanded Senses
Diane is a Certified Nature Therapy Guide (Advanced) in Western North Carolina. She has been a Registered Nurse for 41 years and a long-term advocate…
“If I am quiet, I see more”: remotely-guided outdoor nature therapy experience
Note from the instructor: Allison is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) based in Arizona. She recently graduated as a Certified Advanced…
Nature Therapy Walks – Searching for Values
Ariana is a Mind Body Wellness Coach and Certified Nature Therapy Guide (Advanced) in the Corvallis, Oregon area. We started out the nature walk at…
Nature Therapy: Walking and Tea WITH Nature
Julie Ann Gandulla is a Natural Wellness Educator and Certified Nature Therapy Guide in the Bozeman, MT area. We began at the trailhead of Drinking…
We began at the trailhead of Drinking Horse with introductions, description of trail, safety points, and nature walk theme (“Walking WITH Nature”). Participants were instructed that the walk theme would be highlighting different ways to interact with Nature, as one would interact with any companion in conversation, or in an activity.
The first part of the walk was dedicated to feeling/touch: where as we walk, talk, stop, observe, we take note of how we can feel Nature communicating with us, and actively contrast that experience with different individuals in our lives and how touch may or may not play out in our interactions.
I very much enjoyed this walk and felt it went over well. I can see how the individual dynamics of the person or group dictates the flow of the walk. I also could see how difficult it would be to keep the walk on target when individuals talk or play. I tried hard to strike a balance of letting everyone enjoy their walk WITH nature, which includes play, but simultaneously not derail the walk. I felt I did a good job managing practical issues (e.g., route, safety, and expectations), with free-play, and theme-work (i.e., exercises with the senses).