I use my journal as scratchpaper for my conversations with nature, allowing things to fall on the page perfectly imperfectly! This past Sunday, fourteen of us made a conscious choice: to create space inside our very full lives and answer the craving for time for ourselves, creativity, nature, and community . So we gathered for The Slow Page Retreat. Arriving Into Beauty Our drive into the St. Francis Retreat Center felt like passing through the threshold into a quieter world. We traveled...

One of the practices I return to again and again—both in my teaching and in my own life—is the simple act of welcoming curiosity. When I’m guiding a nature journaling class, I often invite participants to write down any questions that arise as we explore:  Why does this plant grow here? Who made these tracks? What is this bird doing? The purpose isn’t to find the answer right away . In fact, the goal is the opposite. Letting curiosity expand When we give ourselves permission to simply wonder...

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