Sit Spot and Nature Connection Practice
For fast acting relief, try slowing down
- Lily Tomlin
Suggested Invitation for Day 2
Breathing and Slowing Down
Today, whilst you are at your Sit Spot, start by taking a few moments to relax and briefly focus on your breathing. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and feel yourself relax. Notice how what you are sitting on feels. Is it hard or soft? Take a long, deep breath in through your nose, and then breathe out through your mouth. Notice the quiet moment between the in-breath and the out-breath, the pause. Repeat this cycle of breathing 6 to 8 times, focusing on the pause between each inhalation and exhalation. ‘Finding the Pause’ can help to clear your mind, calm your autonomic nervous system and help you connect with how you’re feeling now, in the present moment.
Next, try practicing your Sit Spot Sensory Inventory for 5 to 10 minutes and then simply sit and ‘just be’ for as long as you wish. Slowing down in this way can be difficult at first as we are often more used to being busy all the time, but we really see things from a different perspective when we truly slow down. Give yourself the gift of time and allow yourself permission to be fully present*, in your Sit Spot.
*In mindfulness practices, to be ‘fully present’ is to be aware of where you are and what you’re doing, but not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you, just enjoying the moment.
If sitting quietly in nature sounds a little boring to you, just give it a try and you’ll probably find that things you never noticed before beginning to catch your attention. When you sit quietly, you might be surprised at what you notice around you, but also about the wildlife that reveals itself to you when pose no threat.
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• What Forest Bathing, Silvotherapy, and Nature Connection actually are
• The key benefits of spending mindful time in natural environments
• The practice of the “Sit Spot” and how to develop your own relationship with a chosen place
• Simple, practical Forest Bathing invitations you can try alone or with others
• Ways to bring nature connection into everyday life, even in small moments
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These are not academic texts or rigid instruction manuals. They are invitations — encouraging you to step outside, slow your pace, and rediscover the quiet intelligence of trees, weather, and landscape.
Whether you are completely new to nature connection or looking to deepen an existing practice, this collection offers a simple, supportive starting point for building a more intentional and restorative relationship with the living world around you.
A small set of booklets that can change the way you experience even the most familiar patch of nature.
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