Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

Give yourself the gift of renewal at the start of the holiday season with a soothing nature therapy experience at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. Join certified nature and forest therapy guide Ilana Rubin of Kindred Nature for a calming morning mini retreat designed to pull you away from daily routines. This weekday practice offers a special opportunity to pause, reset, and refresh during the gardens’ most peaceful hours.

About Nature Therapy
Also known as forest therapy or shinrin-yoku, this practice offers a restorative way to reduce stress, boost creativity, and rediscover your connection with the natural world. This experience is designed for all abilities and welcomes anyone seeking deep connection, inner peace, and a fresh start.

Your Experience

Guided by Ilana Rubin (Kindred Nature), you will be led through gentle mindfulness and sensory nature practices in the spring woodland to help you recharge and reconnect with your senses. The experience includes warm-hearted reflection and sharing within a welcoming, community-of-the-moment. We may take a peaceful walk of about a mile or less on a mix of paved and unpaved paths at a relaxed pace. We’ll close with tea, light snacks, and gratitude in the garden. Each gathering is a unique journey shaped by the season, the surroundings, and the group.

Meet Your Guide
Ilana Rubin is a certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, Facilitator, and Founder of Kindred Nature. Trained and certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, Ilana founded Kindred Nature in 2021 to replenish inner radiance, resilience, and belonging with nature and community through empowering and restorative experiences.

Registration

• For ages 18 and up. All attendees are considered participants. Advance online registration required.
• $35 per participant.

Know Before You Go

• Arrive 15 minutes early at the Visitor Center.
• Bring a water bottle, comfortable shoes and clothing for the outdoors.
• Refund Policy: Refunds available only if your space is filled from the waitlist. No refunds within 72 hours of the event.
• Weather: This program runs rain or shine unless conditions are hazardous.

Contact kindrednatureguide@gmail.com for dietary or accessibility needs.