Nature Connection Santa Barbara

Had a wonderful time this afternoon taking out a group of colleagues for urban forest bathing. 🌳 The staff at was doing a series of staff trainings today and wanted to give some space for employee well-being as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. 💚 Staff added treasures they found in the park into this circle — a threshold everyone passed through at the beginning and end of the experience.

I love guiding colleagues because I get to infuse some team-building into the experience. People get to contribute in a different way, bond over a shared experience, and get a little silly in a work-appropriate way 🥸

Thank you to everyone at SB Public Library for the chance to give back to you — you offer so much to our community 📚🤝🖥️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🧭🌈🎤🎨🪴♻️ and are appreciated!

I’ve been thinking a lot about aliveness — what makes me feel alive, what reminds me that I’m alive.

Something that never fails to remind me that I am a living, breathing animal on this earth and kick me out of autopilot is seeing another animal that has died. Maybe something else reminds you of this, like seeing an ambulance go by, for example.

So today I invite you to do something that reminds you that you’re alive. Maybe it’s feeling the sun on your skin, doing something that makes your heart beat faster, placing your hand on your chest and feeling your breathing, or sitting in companionship with other beings. See if you can turn off autopilot and remember that you are a living, breathing animal on this earth 💚