Nature & Forest Therapy: November 27, 2026 (9:00AM-12:00PM)

Enter the woods as if entering a sanctuary.  Let the wind become your teacher, the trees your quiet companions, and the Earth a living presence that welcomes you home.

Nature and Forest Therapy is a gentle, reverent practice rooted in ecospirituality — the understanding that God moves through all creation, and that our own wholeness is woven into the wholeness of the Earth.  Guided by Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Kelly O’Mahony, SCN, you are invited into an afternoon of slowing down, listening deeply, and allowing the sacredness of the natural world to speak to you.

A Walk of Presence and Reverence

This is not a hike or a fitness activity.  It is a pilgrimage of attention — a way of remembering that the Earth is alive, that we are part of her body, and that God is encountered not only in silence and prayer, but in birdsong, in the scent of pine, and in the rhythm of your own breath.

Through slow, invitational practices, you will be guided to awaken your senses, soften your pace, and open yourself to the subtle wisdom that rises from the land.

Ecospiritual Gifts of the Practice

• Healing through sacred rest:  In a world that pulls us in a thousand directions, forest therapy offers a spacious pause — a chance to let the Earth hold what feels heavy and to rediscover the quiet center within.
• Reconnection with the living Earth:  Ecospirituality reminds us that we are not separate from creation.  As Jacques Cousteau said, “People protect what they love.”  When we fall in love with the more‑than‑human world, care becomes a natural expression of belonging.
• Compassion born of interbeing:  When we feel the pulse of life in the land and in ourselves, compassion expands.  We remember that all beings are connected, and that tending the Earth and tending the soul are part of the same sacred work.