![]() It brought balance and well being in a time of uncertainty and stress. Gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the walk today. I am noticing new colors, new ways of getting connected, I am feeling blessed. □□ Thank you again Maria Carmo Geeta Stilwell. Now I know how every of my plants at home smells □ See you next time!! ![]() I love discovering my indoor forest, it was so touching to hear everyone, will have stories to share with the nature outdoors once I get there next time. Thank you Geeta for another beautiful walk yesterday. Thank you so much Geeta□and everyone of you who shared the walk this morning, I am inspired□□ Thank you all □ Dagheid Solholm, Oslo, Norway And how the crystal cold air passing trough my fingers felt connected to the air the others were describing from other parts of the world in real time. Thank you for your generous offer, for being our guide, opening the door to the heart of the forest.I loved the way the birds in Portugal, where you were guiding from sang through my headphones and joined the birds around me in Oslo, Norway. Thank you Maria Carmo Geeta Stilwell!!!! That was so so lovely!!! Thank you to all the other participants so great to feel the loving bond between us - like one of you said: We were connected like trees in a forest. This was such a precious gift. Also, the suggestion of turning off our camera while doing the invitations was a very good idea and gave me my own space. It was such a connecting experience - I never imagined that I would get so "lost" and "deep" just by receiving the guiding through the mobile phone. Thank you for the beauty you brought into my life today. She holds a Masters in Business Management and is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. She is trained in Council and Active Meditation Techniques and is currently training to be a Life Coach. She is trained in Forest Therapy, Embodied Mindfulness and Conscious Resting and in the field of Healthcare as a Pharmacist. Over the past 20 years she has dedicated a great part of her time and resources to her own development and self-care journey and this life experience is the foundation for her work. Based on her own recovery journey, she creates a safe space for the nature connection and self-care journey to unfold. Her passion is to bring human beings back to nature and support the reconnection to the restorative potency of the natural world, especially through the healing potency of nature sounds and silence. She works all over the world with various populations that range from the general public, corporate teams, schools, families, mental health populations and individuals recovering from situations of excess stress and burn out. She is the founder of the company Renature where she creates and facilitates restorative programs that promote wellbeing and health through Forest Bathing, Nature Connection Practices, Clean eating and Self-care. Geeta Stilwell is an ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Mentor and Trainer based in Portugal. Participants are free to share with words, with silence or in any way that feels good to them. Just like with invitations, everything is welcome. Drawing upon the wisdom of sharing circles that have been in our culture for centuries, each participant can offer their story. Following those, there is a series of invitations that offer the possibility for a connection with the different beings that are in the forest, trees, plants, birds, animals either physically if you can get into nature or using also our sense of imagination.Īfter each invitation, we will have the opportunity to share our experiences in a sharing circle. We start with two invitations that offer the possibility for us to slow down and drop into the present moment offering a threshold of connection. They are essentially sensory invitations where we will explore what if feels like to engage with the world though our sensing qualities as humans. We use the word invitations very consciously as there is no right or wrong way of doing them. Thought out the Virtual Forest Bathing Experience, as a guide I will offer a series of invitations. During the walk I will have my video and sound on so you can also connect to the sounds of where I am that typically include bird song and the rustling of the leaves in the wind. ![]() We will be connected through my Zoom account. You will be at your home forest, garden, back yard, living room with your favourite potted plant or simply gazing out of your window. In this Virtual Forest Bathing Experience, I will be in my home forest: 400 year old cedar Forest in the Sintra Cascais Natural Park, Portugal. ![]()
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