Are you feeling the call of nature as you navigate the journey of menopause? Are you discovering more information about the importance of our earth connection as we age?

Join us for a gentle and experiential nature session in one of our iconic national parks, and discover the connection between menopause and nature. This unique nature festival activity will be led by Alex Gaut, accredited Forest Bathing Guide and Masters in Environmental Psychology, and Jessica Wilson, Nature Education Coordinator at the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Throughout the session, Jessica and Alex will guide you through various approaches that celebrate nature's role in enriching this chapter of your life, including sensory engagement, nature journaling, art, and the sharing of ideas and resources to help us explore a deeper relationship to the land, self and the rest of nature.

BYO lunch if you’d like to stay for a picnic following the event

Please note:
We are not therapists nor can we provide any medical advice. However, we bring our own experiences, knowledge, senses and wisdom (from a range of wisdom traditions). This event is aimed at participants who are perimenopausal, postmenopausal or in the midst of it.

Location and access details
Belair National Park - Pines Picnic Area #1

Pines Oval 1 has 11 carparks (one disabled park), accessible toilets, picnic table on a smooth cement surface, bbq and bore water. The toilets are about 5 metres from the disabled car park and picnic shelter via flat gravel paths. You will have the opportunity to go into the bush over rough ground (but this is not essential).

Please bring

Clothing appropriate for the weather and walking in the bush (good shoes, hat etc)
Water bottle
A small chair or mat to sit on (we will bring some as well)
Any useful resources on menopause and/or nature you’d love to share
Personal items (eg medicine, sunscreen)
Lunch - if you’d like to stay after the session for a shared picnic

This activity is free but booking is essential. Vehicle entry is free for participants at this nature festival event, but you need to provide your vehicle registration plate number when completing checkout. Please let the NPWS at the ticket booth that you are attending the event when entering the park.