Lessons from the Monteverde Cloud Forest 💔➡️💚 From Eco-Grief to Earth Hope In my last video post, I shared how I was feeling the pain of seeing the fires and climate changes—that eco-grief. The more we connect with nature, the more empathetic we become… and sometimes that means we feel the loss more deeply. I was sharing that while I was at the airport, on my way to visit the place where I first discovered my love of forests... Costa Rica. I’ve been exploring this precious cloud forest of...

Feeling that gentle tap on the shoulder from the Forest. Through a simple Google search for “forest therapy,” the publisher of The Nature Embedded Mind found our website and reached out, asking if I would read and review the book. At the time, I was moving through a season of loneliness. Struggling to find community in a country that feels more and more divided. I watched communities I belong to build walls, set hard boundaries, turn the other cheek. People are distracted, distraught,...

We’re gathering for honest conversations about healing—how colonialism has shaped what we call “wellness,” and how we can do better together. Who we are. Hi, I’m Shana . I’m Luisray . I’m Summer . and I'm Lourdes. We come from different identities and experiences—many touched directly or indirectly by colonialism. We’ve been reading, discussing, unpacking, and practicing together. This series translates those conversations into a more accessible language for nature and wellness practitioners...