This sensory practice is also part of my practice with Medicine walks (Forest Therapy). It’s a very profound way to get out of your head and be present with nature. There is a mind walk I normally do that allows me to enter a sort of vision quest before I enter the park. I say a graceful prayer of just being thankful for nature always being…

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This is a great tool to keep you in the present moment, I do feel a bit edgy about the word “triggers” as a reminder. I guess I associate the word triggers w/ something that doesn’t feel right or is just bad.

This is modality also part of my practice as a Forest Therapy guide, honestly I like to call myself a Nature Medicine Guide. We call this…

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As I sat in total nature awareness, at first it was difficult because the monkey mind was getting distracted. But as I breathed in the air and relaxed my whole body I gave into the awareness. The sounds were being amplified, the birds, the overhead plane, the people walking behind me on the park path. The sounds were a symphony of sounds mixed…

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Thank you Michael for sharing your lineage! I’ve heard of Scouts or the Coyotes schools before, and have some guide friends that were students of the course. I really appreciate you sharing this info, because I’ve noticed in today’s society we don’t pay enough tribute/homage to our ancestors/teachers.

As a Forest therapy guide, this is the foundation of our work. It’s the journey in taking people out of the monkey mind to the present moment with nature. Each time I do this exercise, I feel like I’m being held by nature, caressed, feed and just unconditional love. The experience is really a great way to fully embody nature and allow your…

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So this was fun for me, also felt kind of easy for me. I ride motorcycles so my attention is constantly wide and scanning. The exercise is similar in nature, but what I love about this one is your kind of letting your guard down, being vulnerable to allow everything to enter into your perception. And I can also see how this can be edgy for some…

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I’ve done this invitation many times and it’s so effective. For that moment it removes all the stories in your head and bring your whole attention to the present moment. As a forest therapy guide, we call it “POP” : “Pleasures of Presence”. It allows one to go through each senses, but the sounds is the most powerful one since you really have to…

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