How can I contribute to the EcoWisdom Project?
New Horizons Grant $25,000
EcoWisdom is pleased to announce that it will be partnering with the Individualized Funding Resource Centre once again to implement a project that encourages seniors with disabilities to learn about and engage in mindful nature connection during in-person and virtual forest bathing, outside and indoors. We launched this year-long project with a wonderful program at VanDusen Gardens on May 27, 2024 (see video). This project will include electronic resources made available through an interactive map with natural spaces such as forests, streams, and lookout points. We will also be able to support two disabled seniors in becoming EcoWisdom- certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guides. We acknowledge with gratitude the ongoing involvement and support of Technology for Living.
I grew up playing with crayfish barefoot in creeks and running through grassy fields on my family’s organic farm. I am privileged to be able to live in-tune with nature once again on the EcoWisdom Forest Preserve after decades of urban dwelling.
I bring a robust set of professional trainings along with unique personal experiences to my contemplative forest bathing programming which I have offered in places such as urban greenspaces, forest preserves, retreat centres and online. My programming, offered in collaboration with co-facilitators, weaves together a foundational knowledge in neuroscience, psychology and mindfulness with a commitment to inclusion, compassion, community building and sustainability.
I am fascinated by the research in the field of forest medicine and have had personal experiences of deep healing and symptom management using mindfulness, meditation and forest bathing/ shinrin-yoku. I am deeply appreciative of all the opportunities I have had to connect with others who are interested in exploring nature’s profound gifts and fostering our commitments to caring for the earth and all her beings.