EP 4: KAYLA WEBER - The Teachings + Experiences of a Forest Therapy Guide

Kayla Weber is a Forest Therapy Guide and Grief Recovery Specialist that helps others on their journey to wholeness. In this episode we talk about the work Kayla does, her experiences with grief, and her own journey in the process. I have interviewed Kayla once before in an article covering the topics of “Outdoors Rx” which you can read here: www.hollymandarich.com/words/marmot/outdoorsrx. This by far has been my favorite episode recorded! Kayla gets really vulnerable in sharing an experience that seems unimaginable. I would consider this topic to be slightly alternative, but the mind is a powerful thing, and the forest is even more powerful. To find Kayla, head over to her Facebook page! Nurtured by Nature Forest Therapy: www.facebook.com/pages/category/Company/Nurtured-By-Nature-Forest-Therapy-231014117702310/
 
[3:00] What Forest Bathing Is 
[10:53] Council After an Invitation 
[13:33] What led Kayla to this kind of work? 
[14:08] The Forest is the Therapist and the Guide Just Opens the Door 
[20:00] The feelings of just being here…. / Letting life figure itself out 
[25:00] Kayla’s Experience in Her Training 
[28:07] Kayla’s Experience on Her Medicine Walk 
[32:57] Noticing the Contours of a Face in a Tree 
[39:18] How you can get into the liminal space on your own / The process of working with a guide 
[45:09] Allowing you to forget about the garbage that’s weighing you down in the day to day 
[46:32] How to find a Forest Bathing Guide in Your Area, The Association of Nature and Forest Therapy