Urban Forest Therapy

Urban Forest Therapy 🌲 Forest & Nature Therapy Guide |
🍏 Nationally Board Certified Health Coach |
📍 St. Louis, MO

Earth Day is almost over… but this still counts.If you stepped outside today, even for a minute, that’s enough.If you di...
04/23/2026

Earth Day is almost over… but this still counts.

If you stepped outside today, even for a minute, that’s enough.

If you didn’t, you’re not late.

This isn’t a once-a-year kind of thing.

It’s something we return to, over and over again.

Maybe tonight that looks like standing outside for a few quiet breaths while you look up at the stars.

Maybe it’s noticing the sky on your way to the car.

Maybe it’s just remembering that you’re part of something larger than the day you just had.

No pressure to make it meaningful.
Just a small moment of contact.

If you did get outside today, what did you notice? 🌎

The easiest way to support something that actually matters locally.I was really honored to be asked to contribute someth...
04/22/2026

The easiest way to support something that actually matters locally.

I was really honored to be asked to contribute something to this year’s Earth Day Festival silent auction. It’s one of those yeses that felt easy.

The people behind this work: , , and are doing so much, often behind the scenes, to keep sustainability alive and accessible in our St. Louis community.

In a time when most of us feel stretched just trying to keep up with daily life, they’re still showing up for the bigger picture. 💚🌱

If you’ve ever wondered how to support work like this locally, this is one simple way to do it.

So I donated something I love offering:

a Private Forest Bathing session for you and your people.

👯 Up to 10 of you
📍St. Louis Location of your choosing
🌱No experience needed - just space to slow down, reconnect, and be outside together in a different way.

There are 60+ items and experiences in the auction from local businesses and organizations, it’s honestly a really beautiful collection. If something has been on your list, or you’ve been wanting to try something new, this is a good place to look.

You can bid here:
tinyurl.com/earthdayfestauction26

Auction runs through April 27 at 5pm.

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04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! I hope you get outside today! 💚

Free Forest Bathing + Community Stress Relief at the St Louis Earth Day Festival! 📅 Saturday, April 25th ⏰3–4pm 📍 Earth ...
04/18/2026

Free Forest Bathing + Community Stress Relief at the St Louis Earth Day Festival!

📅 Saturday, April 25th
⏰3–4pm
📍 Earth Day Festival at Forest Park, St. Louis
🎟️ FREE but limited spots - comment EARTHDAY for the link to reserve your spot!

Excited to be part of the Peace Garden programming at again this year!

The alignment of purpose is just so spot on, and I love being part of it every time.

This one is a slow, sensory return to what matters.

We’ll move gently through the Peace Garden, reconnecting with land and nature around us, stepping out of the pace of everyday life and back into relationship with the living world.

Expect a gentle guided walk, nature connection invitations and space for shared reflections, hope, and an opportunity to slow down

The trees will meet you where you are. 🌳

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If you’ve ever been to a forest bathing session with me, you know that community connection and sharing are at the heart...
04/17/2026

If you’ve ever been to a forest bathing session with me, you know that community connection and sharing are at the heart of what I love to bring into the world.

Next Saturday I’m offering something brand new, a guided Storytelling Circle at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival in Forest Park.

In a time when so many of us feel completely helpless in the face of what’s happening to our planet, I believe we have to first be able to envision an alternative reality before we can become active participants in creating one.

Through shared stories and simple prompts, we’ll explore what a world with less plastic could actually look and feel like, creating space for much need hope, connection, and inspiration.

📅 Saturday, April 25th
⏰ 12–1pm
📍 Earth Day Festival at Forest Park, St. Louis - Muny Grounds
🎟️ FREE


And the setting is truly something special.

We’ll be gathering inside a 19-foot geodesic dome handcrafted by local artist , built from collected plastics transformed into something resembling stained glass.

A conversation about imagining a world with less plastic, held inside a dome made of plastic reimagined. I mean. 🙌

Sure to be a touching, inspiring, and unforgettable hour.

Comment STORY for the details + a reminder email 💚

Hope to see you outside soon! 
🌱Jess

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Beautiful opening to Go Play Outside Women’s circle tonight. Feeling blessed to share this space with these women 😊
04/12/2026

Beautiful opening to Go Play Outside Women’s circle tonight. Feeling blessed to share this space with these women 😊

04/08/2026

⚜️St. Louis Women!

This month I’m letting go of rushing through my days and committing to mindful moments under the open sky. 🌿

And I want to invite you to do the same.

If you’re in St. Louis and you’ve been feeling the weight of too much.

Too much news, too much scrolling, too much noise…

If you’re craving something real, something in person, something that actually gives back instead of takes, this might be for you friend!🫶

Go Play Outside: A Spring Digital Detox for Women is a five week in-person nature therapy experience for women in St. Louis who are ready to lower the noise and show up for themselves.

We start Saturday and spend five weeks together at local St. Louis green spaces, slowing down, unplugging, and remembering what it feels like to just be somewhere.

A small circle of women.

Real green spaces.

No phones required.

Just nature, presence, and the kind of connection that only happens when you actually show up somewhere in your body.

Comment GROUNDED below and I’ll send you the details. 🌿

👇Is it  you?These are reflections from real women I’ve guided in forest bathing and nature therapy over the years, and t...
04/06/2026

👇Is it you?

These are reflections from real women I’ve guided in forest bathing and nature therapy over the years, and the themes are strikingly consistent

There’s a certain kind of woman I had in mind when I created Go Play Outside 🤸 Spring Digital Detox for Women.

Maybe it’s you…

The one who is holding a lot.

The one who is tired in a way that sleep doesn’t quite fix.

The one who keeps saying she needs to slow down, get outside more, get off her phone, do something for herself… and then life keeps filling in all the space.

I know that woman well. I work with her all the time. And truthfully, I am her too.

For years now, I’ve been guiding Forest Bathing and Nature Therapy experiences and holding space for women in nature.

I’ve watched what happens when women step out of their usual roles and into a more intentional, supported container outdoors.

They soften, they breathe differently, they laugh more.

They hear themselves again.

They remember what matters and stop performing for a minute and start actually being in their lives.

And when that happens consistently, not just once, but over time, something deeper begins to shift.

That’s what Go Play Outside 🤸Spring Digital Detox for Women is about.

This is not a drop-in class.

It’s a committed 5-week container for women who are ready to do something differently this spring.

To step out of the noise. To put the phone down.

To be in nature, in community, and in a rhythm that gives something back.

If you’ve been craving support, real connection, and a place where your nervous system can finally exhale a little, this may be for you.

We start this Saturday and enrollment closes on April 10.

Comment GROUNDED and I’ll send you the details.

Have questions? DM me. I’m happy to talk with you.

👯‍♀️And if you already know the friend you’d want beside you in something like this, tag her below.

If you come together, I’ll send you the bring-a-friend discount. 💚

Story time! 👇Spring is really showing off right now. 🌷I led a Forest Bathing session at  this week, and one part of it h...
04/04/2026

Story time! 👇

Spring is really showing off right now. 🌷

I led a Forest Bathing session at this week, and one part of it has stayed with me ever since.

I guided the group through an invitation I call Treasure Hunter.

One person wanders off to find a few little treasures from nature. The other waits with eyes closed, receiving each one first through touch, texture, shape, temperature… noticing what they notice before ever seeing it.

And almost every time, the same thing happens.

People start laughing. Giggling, even. 🤭

There is something so sweet about watching grown adults explore a leaf, a stone, or a piece of bark like it is the most fascinating thing in the world while their partner stands there grinning, waiting for the reaction.

And while one person is out hunting, the other gets to do something that feels surprisingly rare too.

Just be.

Lie in the grass. Look up at the sky. Let the body soften a little. No task. No role. Nothing to manage for a few minutes.

It reminded me how much playfulness matters. Not as something extra. Not as something we earn once all the work is done. But as something deeply human. Something that helps us come back to ourselves.

When was the last time you let yourself be playful outside?

I guide Forest Bathing sessions with throughout the season, and if you want to join me for a one-time class, comment MOBOT and I’ll let you know when summer registration opens.

If you’re wanting more than a single session, Go Play Outside 🤸‍♀️ is open now.

It’s a 5-week women’s forest bathing and nature therapy series and spring digital detox for women in the St. Louis area.

We’ll gather outside each week to unplug, slow down, and create real space for rest, play, and nervous system repair.

Comment GROUNDED and I’ll send you the details. 💚

🫖 Tea featured in the last image is from my friends at - which I highly recommend!

Go Play Outside is a 5-week Spring Digital Detox and Women’s Wellness Circle here in St. Louis. Five in-person Forest Ba...
03/29/2026

Go Play Outside is a 5-week Spring Digital Detox and Women’s Wellness Circle here in St. Louis.

Five in-person Forest Bathing and Nature Therapy sessions in real green spaces around the metro.

A small, closed circle of 16 women. A sunset opening circle on April 11th.

Four Sunday mornings among the trees. A golden hour closing circle on May 9th - the night before Mother’s Day.

No Zoom. No app. No portal.

Just outside, together, with women who get it.

Your digital detox commitment can be as rigid or as flexible as you need it to be. I’ll support you in figuring that out.

Complete strangers at the beginning. Hugging by the end. Every single time. It’s a beautiful thing when women come together in nature.

Early bird enrollment closes April 1st. Spots are capped at 16.

Comment GROUNDED for the link to learn more.

Come outside with us. 🤸

So excited to be partnering with earthday365 to share a Forest Bathing Experience in the Peace Garden at the Earth Day F...
03/25/2026

So excited to be partnering with earthday365 to share a Forest Bathing Experience in the Peace Garden at the Earth Day Festival! Will I see you there?

Come experience the softer side of the St. Louis Earth Day Festival in the Peace Garden. 🌿

This year’s theme—Planet vs. Plastic—invites us to slow down, reconnect, and reimagine our relationship with the Earth. In this tranquil space, local wellness practitioners offer grounding experiences like guided meditation, song circles, sound baths, forest bathing, and more—all designed to help us release, restore, and renew our commitment to a healthier, less plastic-filled world.

SCHEDULE

Saturday

12:00 PM - Create Play Grow Therapy Services: Community Leaf Decorating

2:00 PM - Sovereign Somatics: Guided Somatic Meditation & Movement for Collective Care

3:00 PM - Urban Forest Therapy : Forest Bathing: Returning to the Living World

Sunday

11:30 AM - Paneurhythmy: Dancing with Living Nature

12:00 PM - Jabula

2:00 PM - Self-Care with Eileen: Finger Labyrinth for Peace

3:00 PM - Erin Renee: Somatic Self Maintenance

Thank you to Empowered Spaces for kindly donating a tent for this space!

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St. Louis, MO
63109

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