Welcome, dear readers

Please enjoy a guided Pleasures of Presence invitation created just for you. You can do this anywhere: in a park, in your backyard, sitting near a window or with a potted plant.

After the invitation, take a moment to notice what you are noticing.

I would love to hear how you go!

 

Connect with Heartwood

Take a moment just to breathe. Take the biggest inhale you've taken all day. Fill yourself up with fresh air. Then let it all go. #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #foresttherapy #naturebathing #nature #naturelover #forestlove #b
There are about 3 trillion trees in the world, and every single one is unique. Every. Single. One. 🌴🌳🌲 . It's easy to look at a species of tree and think they are all exactly the same.  . But every tree has grown via a different path. Every t
Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean— the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and fort
Lockdowns suck. Nature has your back. 🌿🌻💚 . It's easy to feel like you have to be able to get out into the wilderness to immerse yourself in nature, and that during lockdown you're completely separated from nature. But nature is actually everywher
I have been resting a lot this week. My body has been singing out for some stillness, some slowness. But that familiar ol' guilty feeling has been creeping in. . In our 'always on' world, many of us have been conditioned to have a productivity b
"The earth laughs in flowers." - Ralph Waldo Emerson #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #foresttherapy #naturebathing #nature #naturelover #flowers #flower  #forestlove #biophilia #getoutside #outdoors #fo
Where can you find tiny drops of stillness in your day? . #naturebathing #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #foresttherapy #nature #naturelover #forestlove #biophilia #getoutside #outdoors #forest #explore #wellness&n
Take a breath and sink into this photo. Imagine you are here. . What sounds can you hear? . What sensations can you feel on your skin? . What can you smell? . Can you taste anything in the air? . What are the smallest details you can see? . Feel bett
All the small things 🌿🐝🍂 . This weekend, gift yourself a little time in nature. I invite you to pay attention to the littlest details you can find. . I wonder what you might notice? 💚 . #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #foresttherapy #
Find a moment today to just sit. Perhaps sit by a tree or in a garden or with a house plant. Just sit. Let the world unfold around you, just for a while. I wonder what you might notice? #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #foresttherapy #natu

 “The earth laughs in flowers.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson