• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Me
    • Photo Gallery
    • Media — Plays well with others
    • Privacy Policy
  • Spiritual Coaching
  • Forest Bathing
    • Forest Bathing Seattle
    • Forest Bathing for Beginners
    • Forest bathing near me
    • Olympic Peninsula 3-day Nature meditation retreat
    • Nature meditation retreat
    • Is nature meditation coaching right for you?
  • Pacific Northwest Travel Planning
    • Nature Travel Destinations
      • Washington State
        • Soulful travel in Seattle
        • Salish Sea
        • Cascade Mountains
        • Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast
      • Soulful travel in Oregon
        • Portland, Oregon
        • Willamette Valley
        • Oregon Coast Towns
        • Oregon Coast
        • Central Oregon
        • Eastern Oregon
  • YouTube

Kessi World

Reunite with the land.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • YouTube

Nature meditation

Six questions to deepen your nature connection

March 6, 2025 by Matthew

A red mushroom with black dots underneath shows how delicate a nature connection can be. In this case, the tiny mushroom is surrounded by brown decaying fir needles, moss and a fading leaf.

These questions about Nature Connection are best for:Try a virtual experience with guided Nature Connection -- excellent for beginners. "How to find grounding in a forested city park" is a Forest Bathing experience that represents a Natural World conversation about opening up your inner self to nature to find grounding. Using footage in a mossy old-growth grove in Schmitz … [Read more...] about Six questions to deepen your nature connection

Great destinations for nature connection — Global top 15

July 3, 2024 by Matthew

A tree drapes over a leaf covered lawn in a park in Seattle.

This article will help you plan transformational nature travel and provide 15 inspiring destinations across the globe to practice a deepening nature connection.Have you ever returned from traveling, only to feel like you need a vacation from your vacation? Did you go somewhere that was hyped on social media but only felt meh? Or, you connected with Nature on a fantastic … [Read more...] about Great destinations for nature connection — Global top 15

Six fears distracting you from a deeper nature connection

March 2, 2024 by Matthew

A rushing waterfall dives into a narrow cavern between jagged rock. A few trees have fallen into the path of the water and are just hanging on. Keeping present in a nature connection is key and this image helps the viewer focus on the dramatic scene.

We hold a treasure chest of internal programming that propels us to connect with the Natural World. Reminders pop up daily with things we know we love: waves on a sandy beach, waterfalls, the colors of autumn leaves, and baby animals. Everyone nods in conversations about my mission to help humans reunite with the land. Grounding in nature in ways that empower a renaissance … [Read more...] about Six fears distracting you from a deeper nature connection

How grounding in nature reset my Derry, Ireland visit.

November 19, 2023 by Matthew

A brilliant fall day in Derry, Northern Ireland. This scene is a park with changing autumn leaves fallen on the bright green grass while. In the foreground is an oval shaped pond while the steeple of a church can be seen in the distance.

Happy Thanksgiving week! I'm thankful that you're reading this newsletter. And as always, I am grateful to the natural world for all the guidance, support, and enlightenment in 2023. With a recent trip to Europe on my mind, I'll share an experience that taught me gratitude — at the beginning of my Irish tour:After a two-hour delay, the woman at the Belfast City … [Read more...] about How grounding in nature reset my Derry, Ireland visit.

Footer

Search the site

I would like to acknowledge that much of my inspiration comes from living on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.

Follow Me

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • YouTube

Top Posts & Pages

  • Seattle to Portland drive -- road trip planner to make the day unique
    Seattle to Portland drive -- road trip planner to make the day unique
  • Oregon Coast Towns
    Oregon Coast Towns
  • Seattle to Vancouver drive -- 20 road trip things to do
    Seattle to Vancouver drive -- 20 road trip things to do

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in