We are nature. You are nature. This is something we easily forget in our busy lives in the city. But what happens if we take the time to immerse ourselves in nature and re-connect with the other-than-human world? If we open our senses and hear, see, smell, taste and feel the natural world around us? An immersion like this will widen your world and get you out of your head. You will feel more connected – with nature, with yourself and with others. The Nature Connection Walks will do this for you. Give yourself the gift of real connection and join a Nature Connection Walk.
Nature Connection Walks
A Nature Connection Walk is not about the distance we cover, but about the attention we pay to the world around us and to ourselves. The locations for the Nature Connection Walks are carefully chosen – we will be in quiet places, away from the crowds and the busy city. Group sizes will be small; not more than 10 people on a walk. A Nature Connection Walk will typically last around 2-2.5 hours, but the impact will last a lot longer.
Cards for Life
To facilitate our connection with nature and with ourselves, we will use Cards for Life during the Nature Connection Walk: a set of cards with images and language that helps us to look at the world and ourselves in a different and more integrated way. As a trained Cards for Life practitioner, I will guide you through the exercises. You will be surprised at what this might bring up and the new insights you will take home with you.
Opening up
A Nature Connection Walk is all about opening up. The more intentional time you spend in nature, the more sensitive you will become to what is around you. You will start to see, hear and smell things that you didn’t notice before. During the walk, you will be invited to open up your senses and to look, listen, touch and even taste the more-than-human world in which we live.
Tea ceremony
The Nature Connection Walk will be concluded with a simple tea ceremony. We will have a cup of tea made from natural herbs and plants, if possible collected during the walk. This will help to literally digest our experiences and to transition back into our busy world.
Upcoming Nature Connection Walks
Sunday, March 22 – Spring on the estates of Wassenaar
What a beautiful time of the year is spring! The days become longer and the sun is increasingly strong. Under the still leafless trees flowers spring up and open their leaves to the sun. Birds sing everywhere and are easy to spot. On this walk we will open up our senses to enjoy all this beauty. We will get to know some flowers and birds. It is also a time to reflect on what is new and what we will leave behind. What are you opening up to this spring?
Meeting time and place: we will meet at 11 am at the end of the Houtlaan in Wassenaar. You will find a parking lot there. If you come by public transport, take bus 385 from Den Haag Centraal to bus stop Houtlaan. The hike ends at 1pm near bus stop Lange Kerkdam, where you can take the same bus back to The Hague, or to the parking lot.
The cost of this walk is €15 (10% off for members)
10/10 spots booked. This walk is fully booked. Register for a place on the waitlist.
Sunday, April 19 – Bluebells in Ockenburg & Solleveld
The bluebells in Ockenburg are a wonderful attraction every year. They only flower for a few weeks in April. It is a magical experience to walk trough the forest, the earth covered with the purple and pink flowers. It does attract lots of people, but we will go away from the crowds, to the protected nature reserve of Solleveld, where we will enjoy the quiet only nature can provide.
Meeting time and place: we will meet at 11am at the parking lot of Park Ockenburg. We will be back there by 1.30am. It is possible to stay for lunch at lunchroom De Kas in Ockenburg. The nearest bus stop is ‘Ockenburgh’.
The cost of this walk is €15 (10% off for members). This does not include the €2 entrance fee for Solleveld.
3/10 spots booked
How it works
After you sign up for a Nature Connection Walk, you will receive a payment link. Once I have received the payment, your booking is confirmed. About a week before the walk, you will receive an email with all the information about the walk.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel your participation in the walk, you may do so up to 5 days before the walk to get a full refund. Cancellations later than that will not be refunded.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Just send an email to martine@rewildyourself.nu.
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