Dr. Kari Krogh

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.

Life Highlights:
Receiving the Royal Society of Canada Alice Wilson Award for Academic Excellence (female emergent scholar)
Representing Canada at WHO Disability Policy Development Congress
Forming a biracial family and adopting our wonderful daughter
Taking my first steps with my physiotherapist after three years in a wheelchair
Experiencing nature’s healing properties with measured neurological improvements
Going on silent retreat in nature for five years & then creating EcoWisdom with my partner Dave
Living off-grid on the EcoWisdom Forest Preserve (since March 2020)
Professional Training/Positions
Senior Research Fellow with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
University Professor in Critical Disability Studies
Post-Doctoral Fellowship with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Doctoral Internship, Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children
Community Development & Qualitative Research Consultant
PhD Human Development and Applied Psychology
MA Instruction and Special Education
BSc Environmental Studies
Supplementary Certifications
Nature and Forest Therapy Guide (6 months)
Interfaith Spiritual Accompaniment, Ontario Jubilee (2 years)
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, MMTCP Brach/Kornfield (2 years – in process)

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.

Life Highlights:

  • Receiving the Royal Society of Canada Alice Wilson Award for Academic Excellence (female emergent scholar)
  • Representing Canada at WHO Disability Policy Development Congress
  • Forming a biracial family and adopting our wonderful daughter
  • Taking my first steps with my physiotherapist after three years in a wheelchair
  • Experiencing nature’s healing properties with measured neurological improvements
  • Going on a silent retreat in nature for five years & then created EcoWisdom with my partner Dave
  • Living off-grid on the EcoWisdom Forest Preserve (since March 2020)

Professional Training/Positions

  • Senior Research Fellow with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • University Professor in Critical Disability Studies
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  • Doctoral Internship, Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children
  • Community Development & Qualitative Research Consultant
  • PhD Human Development and Applied Psychology
  • MA Instruction and Special Education
  • BSc Environmental Studies

Supplementary Certifications

  • Nature and Forest Therapy Guide (6 months)
  • Interfaith Spiritual Accompaniment, Ontario Jubilee (2 years)
  • Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, MMTCP Brach/Kornfield (2 years – in process)