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My passion is to bring humans and nature together for personal and planetary well-being.

15/01/2026

Winter wonders forest bathing. It's amazing how much can change in a day. One day the trail is packed with snow and the next, only patches here and there, dissolving into the ground along with the rain that washed it away, wrapping roots and running past ancient stones below.

Among the remnants of snow, we gathered under a deep gray sky, grounding us to the Earth, and holding a stillness that only the winter can know. On a slow meditative walk we noticed the wonders of glacial rocks holding steady in the landscape, the architecture of trees twisting towards the light, the resilience of moss and the many shades of green—ferns, lichen, slivers of sedge, and a lone pine tree that dropped its cones along the trail inviting us to pause and look up.

The moss draped over the stone wall like an old cloak, escorting us to the beaver pond below. Still ice-laden, the opacity trying for translucency as the footprints of small creatures were melting into the surface. A red tailed hawk flew over and unlike yesterday, today the waterfall was speaking and we were listening. 💚

📍Beebe Preserve in Lyme, CT | Lyme Land Trust

13/01/2026

Good morning! Wishing you all a beautiful day. 💚

05/01/2026

The wintry weather weighted to the ground is a recordkeeper of footprints and sound – a fox, a deer, a human, and coyote.

The black water brook slips beneath the ice, telling me all about it, as three black ducks startle and take to the sky.

All the walk home the hemlocks bowed their branches. This season of rest is not wanting for anything more than the quiet passing by.

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Join me on Saturday, January 10 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM for Winter Wonders Forest Bathing – a Forest Retreat Experience in Lyme, Connecticut. Please see website to register.

14/12/2025

Good blessed morning. What a gift to wake to the snow, an invitation for this to be a day of rest, of quiet, of insulation from the noise.

As I step outside, I wonder what the squirrels think of the snow… do they delight in it the way that we do?

Or the birds, puffing their feathers to twice their size, or so it seems.

And what about the deer that just crossed the road in front of me? Its hooves meeting the hard surface of snow on pavement back into the soft surface of brush.

What does the deer make of the snow? Does it feel refreshing? Does it feel vulnerable against the white landscape?

Somehow, the animals of the land find a way to forage and take refuge.

And as for the snow—for now, the magic of its embrace. For later, the magic of its melting. Like time on a branch, drip for drop, finding its way to sky again. Or so the cycle goes.

Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow.

07/12/2025

Good morning. When you wake up to the glittering grass and feel the sun rising over your shoulder as you look up at the moon setting – realizing it is the sun reflecting back on itself.

29/11/2025

Lovely forest bathing session at the Florence Griswold Museum this morning. Chilly and breezy, the beech leaves shushed with the wind, the crows called from the bend in the river inviting us to see where we could not see, the sun shined through the fallen leaves aglow—the many shades of brown revealing many shades of green and the slight scent of a magnolia leaf. 🍂

Roses holding tight to their buds, a few fully flushed and blushed against the otherwise dormant splendor of the garden. What's holding on and what's letting go, what is already in waiting below. 🌸

We enjoyed a forest tea by the river where the water flows and the ducks follow over in formation. A serendipitous send off. 💚

Stay tuned for more walks at Flo Gris in 2026!

26/11/2025

May we pause in gratitude for all that we have been given—earth, sky, sea, friends, and family—this day, and everyday. 🍂

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate. 🍁

23/11/2025

When you reach down to pick up a leaf, hold it to the sky, and discover there’s a heart just waiting for you. 💚

Sending forest love your way. Happy Sunday. ☀️

16/11/2025

Good morning. The geese are quiet here as the fog hangs low in the valley-the breath of the pond made visible as the sun presses through the blanket of clouds, this waking up, this waking up.

Happy Sunday! ☀️

02/11/2025

In all her glory! Happy Sunday everyone. 🍁☀️

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Awaken the Forest Within is a nature-connection practice that reconnects humans to nature. Founded in 2019 by Regan Stacey, an environmentalist and artist, the practice offers transformational nature-connected experiences designed to help individuals discover their inner nature as a pathway to healing.

Forest Bathing: As a Forest Therapy Guide certified through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, Regan facilitates public forest bathing walks as well as private sessions for individuals and groups. Designed to tap into the restorative health benefits of being in nature, forest bathing offers a respite from the demands of modern life, while deepening our connection with the natural world.

Nature-based Life Coaching: Regan’s foundation in forest therapy carries over to her work as a nature-based life coach. She deeply believes in the power of nature and the power we have within ourselves to heal– mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually– and the power to awaken to our purpose in this life.

Retreats: Awaken the Forest Within periodically hosts retreats from Soul Day get-a-ways to Art and Nature immersions and more. Please check the website for upcoming offerings.