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Bev Gorman
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Honoring the Dark, Welcoming the Light: A Winter Solstice Tale
Deep calls to Deep. There is something very sacred about holding the space for someone who is experiencing deep suffering. In our...
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Phillip McKnight
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Compassion saves the day
I had just gotten my most recent immunizations and my body was feeling it. Soreness and tiredness were predominant and the mind following...
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CMHC
Feb 12, 20237 min read
Rise of the Machine – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Increasing Technology in Mental Health Care
The rise of technology in mental health care has been a rapidly growing trend in recent years, with a growing number of mental health...
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Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan
Dec 6, 20223 min read
This Holiday Season: Give the Gift of Life
Sitting around the fireplace on a cold fall evening, my family decided to play a game called “food for thought” where each person has to...
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CMHC
Jun 29, 20221 min read
From Silence, Comes Poems
- Two Poems from Healing the Healer Silent Nature Retreat Participants - Photo by Payton Pan Spaciousness - By Bev Gorman The open...
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Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Why We Hike?
It is estimated that over 50 million Americans will be going hiking in 2022. Hiking as an activity is growing fast and furiously. Do you...
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Payton Pan
Jun 16, 20213 min read
Solace: A Photography and Mental Health Series (Part 1)
In the first installment of this series, join photographer Payton Pan's oceanside discussion of nature's important lessons.
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Anamous Guest
May 11, 20213 min read
Grief In the Wild
The day of the Grief in the Wild Retreat turned out to be one of the most beautiful days of the year. In the wake of winter and a long...
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Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan
May 4, 20216 min read
Rewilding
1942 Imagine living every day in fear. Imagine spending every hour in a tiny attic. Imagine cramping in with several others, because it...
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Phillip McKnight
Apr 20, 20212 min read
A Space For Men
The CMHC men's hiking sessions met weekly over the course of 5 weeks in the months of March and April to provide men a space for mental...
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Julia Stephenson
Mar 15, 20214 min read
My Re-instruction into Nature, through 6-Week Women's Mental Health Hike
I have always been a physical person. As a young child, I spent most of my time outdoors running around with friends, playing field...
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CMHC
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Silent No More...
On the Cusp poised balanced. here we are. not quite there; not quite gone whisper on crisp breeze sends us scurrying we listen for the...
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Lavina Velasco
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Looking at the Never Seen
A Poem from A Mindfulness Hike Today I looked at a fallen leaf as if I’d never seen one before, and I saw The Tree for the true artist it...
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Phillip McKnight
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Take Your Problems To The Woods
A piece of wisdom I learned recently is "take your problems to the woods!" I considered that this was something that I had done without...
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CMHC
Sep 8, 20206 min read
Nature & Spiritual Growth
Every year millions of people flock to national parks, seeking wonder and awe, rest and tranquility. The possibility exists that people’s de
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Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan
Apr 8, 20194 min read
Nature & Spirituality & Mental Health – Are they joined at the hip? Part 2
Beauty & Awe Albert Einstein once said, “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art...
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Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan
Mar 11, 20195 min read
Nature & Spirituality & Mental Health – Are they joined at the hip? Part 1
“Uncertain as I was as I pushed forward, I felt right in my pushing, as if the effort itself meant something. That perhaps being amidst...
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