Nature journaling as a tool for nature connection and wellbeing
Description
Join Cerae Mitchell and Robyn Fox for an interactive session exploring nature journaling as a powerful tool for deepening your connection to nature and fostering wellbeing.
Drawing on their collaboration in outdoor and environmental education and having witnessed first-hand the mental health benefits of nature journaling, Cerae and Robyn will share insights into using nature journaling to cultivate observation skills, curiosity, and an emotional connection to the natural world.
Participants will also engage in a guided journaling session, experiencing firsthand how this practice can support personal well-being and foster healthy relationships between humans and nature.
This workshop will provide you with practical tools that you can easily implement with yourself or others. No prior journaling experience is needed—bring your curiosity and an open mindset. Nature journals and writing and drawing implements will be provided.
Cerae Mitchell & Robyn Fox
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Cerae Mitchell is a mother to two amazing young girls, an environmental educator, a Forest Therapy guide, and a secondary art teacher with a passion for fostering meaningful connections with nature. She founded Drop Into Nature to offer guided experiences that encourage people to slow down, deepen their connection with the natural world, and cultivate mindfulness through nature journaling and forest therapy.
Cerae sees nature journaling as a practice that enriches experiences in nature, fosters mindfulness, and encourages curiosity. She values it as a way to develop observation and inquiry skills, cultivate attention to detail, and support a growth mindset through creative exploration. Whether through sketches, words, numbers, or reflections, she believes nature journaling is a personal, unique practice that deepens our relationship with the natural world.
Robyn Fox is a lecturer in Outdoor Environmental Education at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia and a grandma to four beautiful grandkids. Her research examines the impacts and opportunities of climate change on outdoor environmental education, as well as the role of field naturalist journals in fostering ecological literacy in outdoor environmental studies. She has a passion for the river, mountain and coastal environments of south-eastern Australia and enjoys teaching and spending time in these places.