How to Lower Stress with FOREST BATHING

I decided to celebrate Earth Day by reminding you that Mother Earth has your back.

Every single day you are supported, nurtured and encouraged to grow.

When I feel the buzzing of anxiety begin to bubble up I step outside to spend quality time with the Earth.
It brings me back every time.
That's what getting grounded is all about.

I recorded this live video to offer a simple way to amp up your walks outside.
You can watch it HERE.

Learn how to elevate your walk in the woods:

1. Where to walk.

2. How to walk in the forest.

3. The optimal time to spend in the forest.

Have fun...Forest Bathing is a stress reducing, immune boosting, mind clearing experience.
When we know why something works for us we're more likely to change our habits and follow through with it.

In as little as 20 minutes in the forest you can benefit from:

• breathing fresher, oxygenated, air,

• moving your body,

• calming your mind,

• and powering up your 5 senses.

Forest Bathing is not just a walk outside.
You can actually witness your happiness meter go up. [Don't forget that happiness is your birthright.]

So, in honour of Earth Day, let's see ourselves as part of nature.
One with the planet.

Let me know how it goes!

Where Is Your Home?

"As the Mother of life, Mother Earth gives birth, and gives us everything we need to live – the food, the water, the medicines, the clothing, the shelter, and most of all, the love, kindness and teachings that a mother gives to her child." 

Manitoba Elders, Turtle Lodge,
The Great Binding Law• December 25, 2015

As I sat down to figure out how to honour our collective mothers this Mother's Day, I stumbled upon the turtle, as a symbol of the great mother earth.

Turtles symbolize long life (they can live to be 150 years), fertility and good health. Creation stories see her as rescuing mankind from the floods while others say she dove down and retrieved mud so the creator could make the earth.

Some indigenous cultures view the turtle as a mother, who carries man on her back, and moves slowly and deliberately while grounded to mother earth.
Even the 13 sections (on some species) of her shell have symbolic importance as they are said to represent the 13 moon cycles of motherhood.

She not only carries her home, SHE IS HER HOME. Her shell is her home; a place of safety, protection and support. 

We all need a home where we can feel those qualities and by going within, finding a quiet place of presence, both men and women can find their MOTHER WITHIN their ALIVENESS and the grounded safety of Mother Earth. 

In our quietest moments we find our inner, safe, place of support where we can 'mother' ourselves.

We all came from the home inside our Mothers. 
So, this Mother's Day take a moment of quiet so you can go inside yourself to recognize that you too carry your home.
Home is where you are.

Thank you to all of our mothers who...
Love, Protect, Laugh, Hug, Listen, Nurture, Make Peace, Guide, Challenge, Love, Inspire, Boost, Cry, Worry, Push, Comfort, Teach, Hold, Question, Release, and Love.

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References:
https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-symbols/turtle-symbol.htm                      https://taniamarieartist.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/gaia-earth-mother-and-turtle-ancient-wisdom-for-conscious-living/                http://www.shamanicjourney.com/turtle-power-animal-symbol-of-mother-earth-fertility-protection-support-security