🍂 November with IYE: Sunset Shinrin-yoku, Gratitude Harvest & More!

Happy (Almost) November!

The landscape is streaked with color, leaves are falling all around, and animals are on the move! While the return of cold temperatures can make it can be tempting to stay inside, November offers us a beautiful opportunity to align with nature as we welcome the coming winter into our lives. We hope you'll join us for some time in the forest THIS Thursday during our November 2 sunset and starlit Guided Shinrin-yoku experience at Blandford Nature Center. Just 6 spots left! We also have a 2023 Gratitude Harvest challenge to share (with a chance to win a FREE community class), an upcoming December foraging class featuring holiday flavors, updates on 2024 programming & more!

Scroll on to learn more and join us for upcoming events!

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Check Out Our Upcoming Special Events & Register to Join!

Want to join us in our 2023 Gratitude Harvest & get entered to win a FREE IYE community class?!

Click HERE to learn more about how to become involved in this social media community share, active until Nov 6!

Join us in the forest:

November 2, 6-7:30pm at Blandford Nature Center

Guided Shinrin-yoku: Relax & Restore in Nature

Join us for our final monthly guided Shinrin-yoku (AKA: forest bathing) program at Blandford Nature Center in 2023! These 1.5-hr experiences are a wonderful way to slow down, reduce stress, and tap into your connection to nature as you explore the beauty of Blandford Nature Center. Our time together ends with wild foraged tea in the forest. As the seasons shift and days get shorter, this November 2 event will take place at sunset and end with candlelit tea among the trees. We hope to see you there!

$18 for Blandford members / $23 non-members

Just 6 spots left!

Community Classes: Pop-up Style!

Our community classes are typically hosted once a month, EVERY month. These classes have shifted to a pop-up style basis until January, as we welcome our daughter Anna & adjust to life at home together. To learn about pop-up classes, watch for emails from us via this newsletter or follow us on Instagram @iyewellness or via Facebook HERE.

We hope to see you soon!

Community Class Packages:

3 Class Pack: $39 | 5 Class Pack: $60

Seasonal Forest Bathing Classes at Provin Trails

These 1-hr experiences with Katie include breathwork, meditation and guided forest bathing to help you release stress, connect to nature, and explore the gifts of forest bathing among community. Essential oils provided for meditation.

Stay tuned for a possible pop-up class before the end of 2023!

Learn more about these classes HERE

$13 or use your class pack

Foraging & Wild Tending Class at Peace Park

These 1-hr classes are led by our instructors Katie and Luke and are designed to help you learn how to identify edible plants and mushrooms in the forest, what you can use them for, where to find them & ethical foraging practices.

NEXT SCHEDULED CLASS:

Sunday, Dec 10, 10:30am

class will be led with a special focus on some of our favorite holiday flavors!

Learn more about these classes HERE

$15 or use your class pack

News for the Coming Months:

We're having a great time planning our 2024 program schedule & winter programming!

Want to offer us your input on the types of classes you'd like to attend? Take our Winter 2024 Program Survey and help us decide what to share with you in the New Year!

Want to give a unique gift this holiday season?

Support local and send your loved one into nature with an In Your Element Gift Card! You can gift a Rent-A-Forager adventure to the landowners in your life, a single community class, community class packages and more.

Click HERE to learn more & purchase online!

Rent-a-Forager Explorations: 2024 Bookings OPEN!

Learning how to harvest the wild foods growing around your home is a wonderful experience! Our 2023 Rent-A-Forager bookings are full, but we are now scheduling reservations for 2024. Email Katie to learn more & snag your ideal date!