Improve your mood and connect with your physical self through movement. Because our brains and bodies evolved in nature, much of our health, wellbeing and happiness come from nature as well. Clinical studies have shown that movement and physical activity allows the brain to process trauma in new and adaptive ways (Van der Kolk, 2014). Nature walks significantly help with state anxiety (Kotera et al., 2021), A number of studies document improvement for depression as well as other mood-disorders (Kotera et al., 2021). And memory and attention spans have been shown to improve by 20%, after even just 1 hour in nature (Berman et al., 2008)!

I am an active long-distance runner and hiker, and have training in physical fitness. Join me on a walk, run, or hike outdoors as we practice mindfulness, connection, and therapeutic conversation.