ReRooting in Rhythm- Fall Season

🍂 ReRooting in Rhythm — Fall at The Wild Cypress 🌿

After a long and meaningful pause, we’re writing with full hearts and renewed clarity.

This past season, we took time to listen deeply—to our land, our bodies, and to the wisdom we received from Indigenous elders and communities across the country. We unplugged. We traveled. We grieved. We dreamed. We returned. And in the stillness of our Wildflowers Homestead, we remembered why we do this work.

Now, we’re back—with roots deeper than ever.

🌊 What’s Blooming This Fall:

[video description: Summer is standing in front of a sunlit garden. There are tropical plants in the background. They are wearing a burnt orange top, glasses, and is signing "gathering" in ASL.]

🐢 The Sea Turtle Cohort — Nature & Forest Therapy Training

✨ Deadline Extended: October 1st! ✨

🐢 The Sea Turtle Cohort — Nature & Forest Therapy Training is starting soon!

We’re calling in the final few participants for our ASL-accessible guide training program for Deaf and signing nature guides. We believe in slow and steady, just like the turtle. This certification supports you in your own healing journey AND in building a sustainable practice rooted in:

🌱 Nature connection & mental health

🤝 Community care

♿ Accessibility for all

A few spots are still open. If this training is calling you, reach out. We’re ready to walk with you.

Learn more about the Sea Turtle Cohort- https://www.thewildcypress.com/sea-turtle

To register to become a guide, https://anft.thinkific.com/courses/sea-turtle

[image description: Summer is leaning on a branch, looking at the camera with an inviting smile. They are pointing at their tattoo as to suggesting you to look at your "inner turtle".]

🌲 Silent Retreats Are Coming...Meanwhile, Let's Connect with the Land

The more AI grows, the more we need Nature.

In response to increasing digital overwhelm, we are co-creating Silent Nature Retreats—immersive experiences blending forest bathing, expressive arts, and somatic stillness. These retreats are for those craving a pause, a reset, and an opportunity to play with silence & sign language.

We're still listening to the land, building our community, and finalizing details. But know this: they’re coming in 2026.

“Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in community, with the trees bearing witness.”

If you’ve been yearning to go inward, to heal in a quiet, supportive, and inclusive space— get on our mailing list. Meanwhile, we're doing some local events in the Gainesville area, check out our Events page.

🌿 The Giving Cypress Foundation is Official!

We’re thrilled to announce that we have received our 501(c)(3) status!

The Giving Cypress Foundation will now offer:

• 🌱 Scholarships and stipends for Deaf, Disabled, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ nature guides and retreat-goers

• 🌎 Partnerships with eco-justice and accessibility organizations

• 💞 Accessible wellness experiences and training rooted in collective healing

We’ll share more soon—but if you’re interested in donating, becoming a partner, or applying for a scholarship, we invite you into this circle.

🌻 From Hustling to Calling In--- Becoming Hyperlocal

This season, we’re stepping into harvesting and cultivating a community.

We’re not here to hustle—we’re here to call in. If this message lands in your heart, if you feel a quiet yes stirring in your body... that’s your invitation.

We don’t chase. We invite. We don’t beg. We bloom. We don’t burn out. We root down.

🫶 How You Can Support:

• 💌 Forward this email (or blog link) to someone who needs to reconnect with Nature

• 🐢 Apply or refer someone to the Sea Turtle Cohort

• 🌱 Donate or share about The Giving Cypress Foundation

• 🌲 Join our Interest List for Silent Retreats

• 💬 Hit “reply” to this email and say hello—we love hearing from you

With love and in rhythm,

Summer & The Wild Cypress

[image description: Two hands dipping in a creek. A simple tattoo of a Sea turtle following stars on the pulse.]