Why BushBasking
"The longest journey you will make is from your head to your heart"
BushBasking is not just a bush walk, this is not a meditation. BushBasking sets as primary goal an understanding of what it means to be present, through the use of our senses.
"Nature is within us"
De-Stress and connect with nature through the practise of BushBasking
Our day-to-day lives have become so busy doing ‘stuff’ that our minds (and bodies) race from one thing to the next, rarely slowing down to focus on the present – the present moment , the present thought, the present feeling, the present task, the present action.
In the bush, in nature, we have one objective – to slow down. This slowing down brings our minds back into our bodies which then makes our bodies slow down. Once familiarised and befriended with nature, you will feel it ground you from under foot and nurture the body as the five senses open up.
BushBasking invites you total some time out, to slow down, to be present and take in the bush.
BushBasking journeys are between two and four hours and led by a trained and qualified guide. Locations are around Sydney and the Greater Sydney Areas.
Walks range from easy access walks through to walks requiring more fitness and agility.
Benefits of BushBasking
The benefits of BushBasking are many and varied. Initial effects are identified as being higher levels of resistance and tolerance to the influences from outside our daily techno and isolated environments. Other benefits include the following (a comprehensive list will be available via one of our free e-books):
- higher levels of optimism
- deeper breathing and enhanced health
- heightened senses
- ability to easier accept personal responsibilities for actions
- better sleep
- ‘seeing’ clearer
- making sense of the world we live in
- better emotional health
- laugh more
- greater focus
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure"
Quote by Rachel Carson (Author of Silent Spring),