Nature Walk Review – Amma’s Birthday

On October 1st, 2023, a Nature Walk around the Orchard and farm was one of the activities. The Nature Walk is an activity GreenFriends offers, check the newsletter for upcoming events.
Below is a review from one of the participants from the October 1st walk.
Review “
Amma’s birthday nature walk was amma…zing.
Our guide engaged all of our senses.
The art of walking with our eyes closed while holding on to another person gave us the opportunity to experience Mother Earth without visual cues. Feeling the ground beneath my shoes was a tactile experience. I grounded each step intentionally. Not creating motion through the faculty of my eyes connected me to Mother Earth with more awareness. My auditory awareness was heightened, as well as my sense of smell.
Once we opened our eyes and continued walking in silence, each moment provided an opportunity to appreciate the beautiful surroundings we were in. The activity of picking up stones and releasing them into the pond reminded us how fleeting our thoughts can be. The final project of finding a word to summarize the experience of the nature walk was a fun yet inspiring exercise, as each participant had to write a word on a cardboard page, and each person had an opportunity to write a phrase or word that was associated with each letter. The end product was a collage of inspiring words.“




