“As a sailboat we must take into account the currents – which are our unconscious motivations, our desires and emotions, our patterns of actions… The winds that fill our sails are the force of time and climate and season; the tides of the planets, the moon and the sun. Sometimes all the forces are with us; we simply open our sail and run before the wind. At other times, the wind may run against the current, or both run counter our direction, and we may be forced to tack back and forth, or furl the sail and wait.”
~ Starhawk, ‘The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess’, 1979.
Shinrin-yoku invitation
“This invitation is called: ‘The journey of the wind’. The wind is coming from far-away. Where is it coming from and where is it heading to? Feel, listen, smell, taste and watch the presence of the wind in your surroundings – on its journey spiraling the earth. Perhaps it carries a message for you, or you have a message to give to the wind?”
A shinrin-yoku (forest therapy/bathing) walk guided by a certified ANFT-guide consists of several ‘invitations’. These assist you in slowing down, relaxing, and finding your own way of being in relationship with nature, the land, and all its inhabitants.
Enjoy the ride! Marjolein
stillnessnature.com 