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Mattie is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. She is also a Zen practitioner, an Episcopal oblate, and a retired education professor, and she is certified in wilderness first aid. This event is one of our monthly forest bathing walks. Forest bathing is a practice from Japan that has been gaining attention in the

Join us for a community road side litter sweep and hike on one of our favorite trails! When: February 8th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Optional: Hike up Bearwallow Mountain, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Meet: Fruitland Baptist Bible College We will clean up litter along our Adopt-a-Highway section on South Mills Gap Road from

Saturday, February 10 2-5pm Give yourself the gift of self-love and self-care. You deserve it! Spend an afternoon deepening your connection to nature and the wisdom of your heart. Quiet your mind and tap into the innate inner knowing that is always available to you. Don’t have the time or money to escape for a

“People fish because they are searching for something. Often it is not for a fish.” Fennel Hudson, Fly Fishing – Fennel’s Journal – No. 5 Join us as we approach fly fishing as a contemplative practice and a way to experience renewal beyond just “getting on the water.” Western North Carolina has some of the

Hear WNC Native and Rocky Mountain Biological Lab Research Scientist Ian Breckheimer discuss how a team of environmental scientists are revolutionizing our understanding of water in the West and helping us adapt to climate change. The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American Southwest, and the river’s 40 million human users are struggling to

Join us for a session of forest bathing with opportunities for reflections and expressions in art. This event will offer avenues for creative expression which participants in past Forest Bathing walks have requested. We will close with the traditional tea ceremony and, depending on weather, may return to the house or porch for closing sharing together. We