Nurturing Community and Compassion through Nature Connection w/ Ruth Forest Clouds
The Awaken to Nature Podcast
English - June 27, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBSociety & Culture Business mental health personal growth nature connection self-discovery personal empowerment adventure transformation mindfulness self-care spirituality Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Ruth is a qualified Forest Therapy and Natural Mindfulness guide and founder of Forest Clouds Nature Therapy based in Essex, England.
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION and COMPASSION are important values that she brings to the work she does. They are also strong themes in our wide ranging conversation, which starts off with Ruth sharing a story about how she landed up in ICU a few years ago.
She shares her story of recovery which included visits to a woodland she explored as a child. You will hear how that woodland rekindled her connection to nature and helped give her a new found appreciation for its healing power.
You will hear about Ruth's journey to becoming a Forest Therapy Guide, which included her own healing experience such as learning to manage PTSD symptoms through nature connection.
We talk about the various experiences of lockdown and the impact it has had, we talk about POLARISATION a term that we hear a lot more these days. One of the antidotes to this state in society is Reciprocity, a core principle in Shinrin Yoku, Ruth shares her thoughts on what it means and how to go about developing a reciprocal relationship with nature.
She also shares some great tips on how to go about maintaining human and nature connection and why it is important for us to do so.
Ruth believes that through community and the human connection that it creates, we can find more meaning, purpose and lead a more fulfilled life.
If you are anywhere near essex in England make contact and join Ruth on one of her forest bathing sessions, take a photo and tag @awakentonature :)
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