Slow down, be curious, invite connection, and allow nature to sooth, heal, and invigorate your body and your mind.

Susan West Montgomery leaning against a tree
 

My Story

Growing up, I lived in a small house with a big family and an enormous weeping willow tree. I climbed that tree when I was happy, I climbed it when I was sad, I climbed it to reflect on the present, I climbed it to plot my future. Alone, dazzlingly alive, and perched above the roof tops, I felt connected, rooted, secure. I also felt powerful, liberated, able to soar.

That wondrous weeping willow tree was my first encounter with the power of nature to sooth, to heal, and to invigorate. It has not been my last. Today, I spend many days in the woods, alone or guiding groups. Today, it is my honor and my joy to invite others to find their own deep connection to nature through guided forest bathing and outdoor mindfulness excursions.

I am a Kripalu Certified Outdoor Mindfulness Guide.

Offerings

Join me for a scheduled mindfulness walk or collaborate with me to co-create an excursion made just for you and your group.

Outdoor mindfulness students gazing at a river

Partnership Events

I have the great fortune to partner with amazing organizations and institutions to bring forest bathing and outdoor mindfulness to their communities.

Join my upcoming events!

Collaborations

I have worked with employers, breast cancer survivor networks, substance abuse support groups, and others to add outdoor mindfulness to their health and wellness programs.

Let’s create a customized program for your group!

Mindfulness at Historic Sites

Mindfulness tours connect visitors to history in immersive and deeply meaningful ways. Historic sites, including buildings and open spaces, invite visitors to “feel” history.

Let’s design a mindfulness program for your site!

Upcoming

Susan West Montgomery listening in nature

 

  • I do not disclose or share any of your information to outside parties without your specific consent. I only collect the information you provide to me directly through registration forms, including your name and email address. The information you provide is only used to contact you based on your inquiry to https://susanwestmontgomery.com or to subscribe to Nature Balm. Unsubscribing from this communication is always your right.

 
Colorful sunrise in forest with sunlight reflecting on a lake

Heart-shaped center of tree log in forest
 

Let’s walk together

Email: Susan West Montgomery
(pronouns: she/her)

Located in Takoma Park, Maryland

I live and work on the traditional homeland of the Nacotchtank and Piscataway peoples and their descendants.

  • I do not disclose or share any of your information to outside parties without your specific consent. I only collect the information you provide to me directly through registration forms, including your name and email address. The information you provide is only used to contact you based on your inquiry to susanwestmontgomery.com or to subscribe to Nature Balm. Unsubscribing from this communication is always your right.