Announcements
FOREST BATHING
June 27 - 10:00am - 11:00am, dress for the weather, bring a small folding chair, note pad, hydrating drink, and your curiosity.
Step outside. Slow down. Reconnect.
Working on the next Forest Bathing event.
Forest Bathing isn’t a hike or a workout. It’s a chance to pause, breathe, and step back into the natural world through your senses—sight, sound, touch, and even the quiet spaces in between.
As spring comes fully alive, you’ll notice fresh greens, shifting light, and the subtle energy of a forest waking up. Guided at a gentle pace, this experience helps reduce stress, clear your mind, and restore a sense of calm that’s hard to find in everyday life.
Be part of nature, not just a visitor. Engage your senses. Leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more grounded.
Come as you are—no experience needed. The forest will take care of the rest. 🌿
June 18 is International Panic Day
HeartMath
HeartMath is built around the idea that the heart, brain, emotions, and nervous system influence one another. The organization teaches simple practices intended to help people shift out of stress and into a steadier state it calls coherence. In practical terms, coherence means slowing down, focusing attention around the heart, breathing more evenly, and intentionally bringing forward a renewing emotion such as appreciation, compassion, or care. HeartMath Institute, found at HeartMath.org, is the nonprofit research and educational side of the organization. It studies heart-brain communication, stress management, emotional self-regulation, and broader questions about personal and social connection. Its stated mission is to help people bring their physical, mental, and emotional systems into better alignment with the heart’s intuitive guidance.
HeartMath.com is the practical, training, and product-focused side. It offers articles, courses, coaching and trainer certifications, and biofeedback tools such as Inner Balance and emWave. These tools measure heart-rate variability patterns and provide real-time feedback so a person can practice becoming calmer and more emotionally balanced.
HeartMath is best understood as a bridge between mindfulness and measurable self-regulation. The language can sometimes sound spiritual, but the everyday practice is fairly straightforward: pause, breathe, settle the nervous system, and respond with greater clarity instead of reacting from stress.
Mindful Saturdays
Mindful Saturdays are a simple way to begin your weekend with calm, clarity, and intention. Join us every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Google Meets for a gentle guided meditation and quiet time to reset, breathe, and reconnect. These sessions are contribution-based, making them open and welcoming to anyone who would like to participate. Come as you are, settle in, and give yourself the gift of a peaceful start to the day. Join here: Google Meet