FBF blog…
The Zen of Welcoming Winter Walks
Living in Finland during many seasons since 2015, I learned to welcome Winter and to welcome winter WALKS in nature...
Could It Be That We’re Invisible?
For the longest time, I’ve grappled with what I call my ‘cloak of invisibility’. What I mean by that is that I seem to be able to go unnoticed in a crowd. Not intentionally....
The Deep Rest of Winter
Those of us who love the outdoors, seemingly enjoy everything it has to offer. In Spring and Summer, we can hardly wait to go outside and feel rebirth and renewal in every breath; see bulbs break...
The Invitation
Forest Therapy guides refer to their offerings as invitations. An invitation is defined as “a spoken or written request to do something”. So, we may offer a verbal invitation or share an...
Slow down this holiday season
We’re always rushing around, packing too much into our already busy lives. Add in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and you have a recipe for burnout. When we finally have a moment to...
What is Your Medicine?
What is Your Medicine? To know what our unique gift in the world is or to understand how to use that gift in the world is a universal Human longing. It matters little if that world is just one...
Storytelling and Triggers
Once upon a time in a land far far away … or so the story goes. They are words that have started so many stories over the years. That have taken us to lands where everything and anything is possible...
Forest Therapy: What is it & How Do You Find a Guide?
In our industrialized, technological society, many people fear that while we intuitively have a connection with nature, that connection is becoming weak as we spend less and less time in the outdoor...
Can Forest Bathing Make You Healthier?
Are you stressed? In this modern era, we all are. But right outside our windows is a solution: Forest Bathing. Have you heard this term yet? What does it really mean to “bathe” in the forest? Forest...
First Responders & The Forest: Ancient Meets Modern
Forests have existed for millennia. Like first responders, they offer reassurance, and by the power of their existence, help us to breathe and live. Just as first responders hold the power of life...
Replace Your Technology with Shinrin-Yoku
Have we all been overpowered by our increasing (nonstop) use of technology? There are so many types of technology surrounding us that we can barely keep up with all of our gadgets. From our wearable...
A Message in the Trees
Last summer was a time of great transitions in my personal life and the conversations that led to the creation of this business, Wild Communion. The woodpecker had left my side, after 3+ years of...
