Forest Therapy - Reconnect with nature - Mind, body and soul wellness

🌲 Forest Therapy in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 🌲

🌲 Maria Lisa Polegatto - Guided Forest Therapy Practitioner Certification 🌲

Step into the forest. Pause. Reconnect.
Experience calm, clarity, and renewal in nature through guided forest therapy sessions.

In today's fast paced world of technology, social media, and busy lives, it's essential to take time to reconnect with nature and restore balance to our mind, body and soul. Spending time outside helps reduce stress, improve mental clarity, and boost overall wellbeing 🌲,

It's easy to get swept up in the pressures of daily life - caring for family, juggling work, and worrying about the economy. It's at these times we need to remember nature is our greatest healer 🌲.

Whether it's a walk into the forest, listening to the ocean waves, or breathing fresh air in our garden, connecting with the natural world refreshes our energy and inspires us to greater strength.

When we return to our roots, we rediscover peace, vitality, and purpose and experience resilience. Let nature's beauty and benefits remind us how to live with greater awareness, harmony, gratitude and wellness everyday 🌲.

As a student of the Masters program of Sustainability, Innovation and Creativity, I am always looking for ways to inspire people to enjoy nature. I am offering forest therapy sessions, below, to help people reconnect with nature and enjoy better wellness as a result.

The forest is not a place to escape life - it is a place to learn how to live it.
Maria Lisa Polegatto

What is Forest Therapy? 🌲

Into the forest I go to save my mind, heal my body, and replenish my soul 🌲.

Forest Therapy🌲is a holistic, non-medicinal approach to inner healing through connection with trees - the great masters of the forest 🌲- and the natural world.

It’s the art of slowing down, breathing deeply, connecting and allowing the forest to restore us - mind, body and soul.

Sylvotherapy 🌲is derived from the Latin "sylva" meaning "forest" 🌲 and is often referred to as shinrin yoku or "forest bathing" 🌲in Japan. This practice has grown in global popularity as people seek natural ways to reduce stress and improve wellbeing.

Forest therapy goes beyond forest bathing as a walk in the forest - it's about building a deeper relationship with nature and understanding the forest is a living, healing ecosystem🌲. Nature is alive.

Blending scientific research and energetic awareness, forest therapy encourages mindfulness, emotional release, and holistic wellness.

By immersing ourselves in the serenity of the trees🌲, we tap into nature's wisdom and receive powerful health and spiritual benefits that nurture our whole being.

Ways to enjoy Forest Therapy 🌲

Forest Therapy can be experienced in many beautiful ways set out below🌲.

The most powerful benefits come from spending time outdoors in the forests🌲, where you can breath fresh air, connect with trees🌲, and immerse yourself fully in nature's free healing.

Immersing oneself in the forest ecosystem (best way) ᨒ↟ ⋆｡°
Spending time at waterfalls 🌊
Relaxing by the ocean🌊
Enjoying the serenity of the garden 🌿
Tending to plants in your home 🏠
Using essential oils from trees to bring the forest's benefits inside 💧

Some examples of essential oils to choose from include my personal picks for you 💧

Shinrin Yoko, Black Spruce, Cedarwood, Douglas Fir, Frankincense, Myrrh Sandlewood, Siberian Fir

Even small moments of nature connection can refresh your mind, lift your mood, and support overall health and wellbeing until you can return to the forest again🌲.

Guided forest therapy sessions offer the most benefits.

Reconnect with nature in forest therapy sessions

Reconnect with nature and yourself through guided Forest Therapy sessions. Experience the calm, clarity, and healing energy that only the forest can offer.

What to expect?

Gentle, mindful invitations to slow down, breathe deeply, and engage all your senses in the forest setting.

Each session is unique - guided by the rhythm of nature.

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Benefits of Forest Therapy 🌲

Forest Therapy offers a wide range of proven benefits for both physical and emotional wellbeing. Spending mindful time in nature helps restore balance.

Regular forest therapy 🌲 practice can help:

Boost overall health and wellbeing 🍎
Support mental health and emotional wellbeing 💚
Strengthen the immune system naturally with the forest's phytoncides 🌲
Assist with weight management and metabolism ✅
Reconnect with your five senses - sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing 👀👂👃👅✋
Improve cardiovascular and cognitive function ❤️
Reduce blood pressure ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ♡ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ
Enhance sleep quality and energy levels ᶻz
Increase feelings of happiness and vitality 😊
Deepen intuition, resilience and mindfulness ☮︎
Reduce stress, anxiety and tension by reducing cortisol levels ↓
Connect with wildlife - birds, butterflies 🐦
Connect with nature - wild flowers, plants, mushrooms 🌸
Nurture spiritual growth and connection to nature ⊹
Increase creativity and resilience 🎨
Escape the digital trap of endless scrolling🌐
Nature's negative ions ➖
Nature provides benefits for free 🍀
and more....

Guided Forest Therapy Sessions 🌲

Contact Maria Lisa Polegatto directly to book a Guided Forest Therapy session using the form below to reserve your spot.

Session Information 🌲

Small groups

Corporate
Individual one on one
Virtual garden/home sessions
Collaboration with other related groups
Locations may vary

Cost

Limited Time Offer:

$30.00 per person per session (regular rate $45.00 per session)
children under 10 free (supervised by parent/s/guardian/s

Includes 🌲

Guided session
Small groups
1.5 to 2 hr in person session
Prompted mindfulness
Make creative art using nature's free tools (location and time of year dependent 🌲

$100 Individual family session

Guided session
1-1.5 virtual session
Instructions on how to make creative art during session with nature's free tools
Email of Forest Therapy Journal pages for use at home

Settings

Forest near Marion Bridge area🌲
Ocean (with wild foraging depending on location and time of year) 🌊
Hiking Trails 🌲
Virtual - your home 🏠 or garden 🌿

Sessions held on weekends.

Forest Therapy

Benefits:

Reduce Stress &
Anxiety

Boost Mood & Energy

Enhance Creativity & Resilience

Open your mind & heart

Refresh mind, body & soul

Use your senses to see, hear, taste, touch and feel nature

Deepen your connection to the natural world

Learn more about the natural world.

"Nature heals gently - not with force, but with presence." Maria Lisa Polegatto

Reserve your spot!

Guided sessions

Small groups

Slow down

Breath Deeply

Engage
with nature & wildlife

Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Dragonflies, and more

Wild plants & Flowers

Variety of tree species

Make friends with nature

Reconnect

Be curious

Be in harmony with nature