Use the power of nature to quiet the noise of your parenting brain and embrace your “you time” with these 10 activities from Healing Forest.
Below you’ll find very short descriptions of each activity. To see the full description/instruction for each activity, visit the original article here.
- Opening Senses: Sit quietly and engage each sense one at a time to deepen your awareness of nature.
- Gratitude Walk: Walk with a focus on gratitude to enhance mindfulness and connection to surroundings.
- Make Friends with Trees: Spend time with a tree, exploring its textures and energy to feel grounded.
- Grounding with Body and Breath: Stand barefoot, breathe deeply, and connect with the earth’s energy.
- Animal Kingdom & Empathy: Observe animals to cultivate empathy and attune to nature’s rhythms.
- Nature Art: Create ephemeral art using natural elements.
- Nature Journaling: Keep a journal to document and reflect on your nature experiences.
- Nature Therapist: Seek solace in nature by connecting with a natural element for clarity or peace.
- Dance in Nature: Move freely in nature to release stress and celebrate life.
- Water Healer: Relax by water to find calm and let go of tension.
