In our latest podcast episode, forest therapy guide Dagna Gmitrowitz explores what promoting nature really means—remembering that we are part of it. Through simple practices and inclusive projects, she shows how small moments of connection can restore balance, awareness, and care for life.
What does promoting nature truly mean? In our latest podcast episode, forest therapy guide Dagna Gmitrowitz invites us to see it not as talking about nature, but as remembering that we are nature. Modern life often pulls us into a fast, object-focused world where we forget our roots. Reconnecting with the living world helps us return to presence, balance, and a deeper sense of self.
Dagna shares how projects like Accessible Forest and Planting Stories open doors for people who rarely experience nature—whether due to disability, digital overload, or life circumstances. Even caring for a single houseplant can awaken curiosity, empathy, and a feeling of belonging.
She offers simple starting points: sit with a plant as a living being, or take an unfamiliar path outdoors to reawaken the senses. Over time, these small practices shift how people feel, behave, and make decisions—cultivating calm, awareness, and care for the world around them.
Her message is simple: the dream of a more nature-connected society begins now, in the small, everyday moments when we choose to notice and engage with life.
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