Whispering Leaf Forest Bathing

27/10/2025

What a thoughtful and reflective group… so lucky to get to be their guide for the afternoon.

27/09/2025

A note to the women of Sacred Threads who joined me at College Pond in Weston this morning…

The forest thanks you for your presence.
The trees remember your stillness.
And I thank you—for joining us, for listening, and for simply being.
Until we meet again in the meadow, in the forest or maybe along the shores of the beautiful pond… may you continue to connect with this magnificent more than human world.

20/09/2025

What a beautiful morning guiding the inspiring women of Jane Does Well. Some of the day's gifts: an osprey diving with grace, a gentle breeze whispering through the trees, and the quiet strength of the forest holding us all.

03/09/2025

After several months of healing from a broken ankle, I’m absolutely delighted to be back in the forest — listening to birdsong, gently touching the moss, breathing in the rich, earthy scents, and reconnecting with the natural world in all its beauty.
This fall, I’m offering three Forest Bathing walks in collaboration with other wonderful organizations. I’m also excited to share that a special spring event has already been added to the calendar!

You’ll find all the details, including how to register, in the flyers located in the comments. I hope to see you in the forest soon.

September 20 - Jane Does Well - This walk is for women experiencing or having once gone through divorce. www.janedoeswell.org

September 27 - Sacred Threads - https://www.sacredthreadscenter.org/small-groups

October 26 - Chapel in the Pines: A Wild Church - All are welcome. See attached flyer

April 5 (may be changed to April 12) - Weston Forest and Trail Association - College Pond - more information to come.

27/08/2025

Join me… all are welcome!

Join us for a peaceful experience that invites layers of healing both within ourselves and with the natural world around us.

Michele Ryan, ANFT Forest Therapy Guide and former Sacred Threads board member, will lead this experience and share how her love of nature and commitment to wellness guides her work.

Saturday, September 27: 9:30 am-12:00 pm
College Pond in Weston, MA
Register Now at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/7ch6bx9?source_id=ea5e9941-86b3-4942-9376-431a6f8fe37d&source_type=em&c=GkxEwLSH-4vXVjOi6Q5MlkYzA8GP5P5B4V4dGOp3yPqA7b0siafSyA==

25/05/2025

Today’s wander… in stillness, we see the magnificent web of interbeing.

04/05/2025

Deeply grateful for today’s Northeast Guide Gathering at Walden Pond. There was a palpable energy in the air—the new life emerging from the earth and the authenticity shared among us stirred something profound in my heart. It was a blossomong of inspiration beyond words.

17/06/2024

What a thin and sacred place!

Humbled to be invited to lead a Forest Therapy workshop for Wild Church leaders at “Sacred Conversations”, a 3 day retreat at the confluence of the Grand River and Whiteman’s Creek on the traditional land of the Six Nations Canada.

The time was filled with new awakenings, great conversation and beautiful connections. My heart is full.🌲

Compassionately connecting people with Nature... one Forest Bathing walk at a time.

05/05/2024

Mornings spent in the forest with the more-than-human world and others who care are some of the best mornings there are.
Chapel in the Pines: A Wild Church

Compassionately connecting people with Nature... one Forest Bathing walk at a time.

17/04/2024

Soak in the beauty around us, reset your stress button, and reconnect with the power and wisdom of the land with this simple yet profound practice highly inspired by Japanese Shinrin-yoku.

Saturday morning, May 4, 2024

9:30 - Noon in Wellesley, MA

This is a gentle practice. We will walk about 1.5 miles and ascend 1 small incline.

The event is complimentary, but registration is required.
Please email chapelinthepines02482@gmail.com

All are welcome! This event is hosted by Chapel in the Pines. Prior attendance at Chapel in the Pines gatherings is not necessary.

Compassionately connecting people with Nature... one Forest Bathing walk at a time.

17/04/2024

“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” - John Muir

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” - Henry David Thoreau