Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
New Year's Eve Nature Therapy: Reflect & Renew
Next Date
Welcome a healthy New Year with reflection and renewal through nature therapy at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. Join certified nature and forest therapy guide Ilana Rubin of Kindred Nature for a peaceful morning mini-retreat away from the usual routines. This weekday practice offers a special opportunity to reset and refresh when the gardens are at their most serene.
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 simple mindfulness and sensory nature practices in the spring woodland to help you connect with yourself. We may take a gentle walk of about a mile on a mix of paved and unpaved paths at a relaxed pace. The experience includes moments of reflection and warm-hearted sharing within a supportive group. Each gathering is shaped by the season, the surroundings, and those present. We’ll close with tea, light snacks, and gratitude in the garden.
Meet Your Guides
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.
