Hiking to Heal

Hiking is a form of therapy or meditation for me and I’ve listened to other people talk about how hiking helps them think. I feel that the reason that hiking is like meditation is when you hike you have to pay just enough attention to where you are stepping so you don’t trip and this means you aren’t looking at a phone to check your email or text messages. You are present in … [Read more...] about Hiking Meditation

The healing power of nature I mentioned to a friend about forest bathing. She side-eyed me and whispered, “I didn’t know you were into that?” I stopped mid-step on the trail, “What do you think forest bathing is?” She shrugged, “Being nude in the woods?” “Yah. No. No. No.” Forest Bathing aka Shinrin-yoku Forest bathing is from the Japanese word, … [Read more...] about What is Nature Bathing and Why Should You Bother?

How Hiking Saved My Life I know hiking saved my life because a few years ago, I hurt all over. It felt like I was carrying around a cinder block inside my body, under the right edge of my ribcage. I got sick a lot and overall felt horrible. I went to several doctors and each one told me it was anxiety, etc. Until one nurse practitioner said let’s do an ultrasound. I received … [Read more...] about How Hiking Saved My Life