(Virtual) The practice of mindfulness in nature with Jeanne Malmgren

Note: this program is VIRTUAL! See Zoom link below.

Join nature-based therapist Jeanne Malmgren to explore practices of mindfulness, sensory awareness, and compassion designed to bring us into closer connection with the natural world. A growing body of research shows how being present in nature benefits humans’ physical, mental and emotional health. This experiential presentation will show us how to cultivate a sense of place and create a relationship of reciprocity with nature.

SPEAKER BIO:
Jeanne Malmgren calls herself “a psychotherapist whose office is in the woods.” Based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwest South Carolina, she regularly takes her clients into the natural world for counseling sessions that blend talk therapy with the healing effects of nature. She also writes the online newsletter, “Rx Nature” (jeannemalmgren.substack.com). A member of both the South Carolina and North Carolina Native Plant Societies, Jeanne lives and gardens on 15 acres where her neighbors are red oak and black bear.