Nature As Therapy
DEEP CONNECTION
Connection with ourselves, with others, and with the natural world is part of a healthy human existence.
The modern world, however, works against us with its high-tech social scene, work that never stops, and our isolated living conditions.
It’s time to take stock, reflect, and choose something different for ourselves, it’s time to reconnect.
THE OUTDOORS
Simply put, we don’t get outside enough.
We know contact with nature is an important part of being well, physically and mentally. And it makes us feel good!
This is your official invitation to sample an essential part of being human (and maybe put it on your regular menu!).
STILLNESS
As we ground ourselves in nature our nervous system naturally quiets and we can enjoy the stillness within us and around us.
Nature provides an uncomplicated passage to calm and ease that is accessible to all.
MEET THE TEAM
Kendra Prescott
LPC, M.S.Ed.
Facilitator
Founder of GROUND LLC and a licensed therapist, Kendra supports self-discovery and healing through nature-based experiences. She specializes in in equine-assisted psychotherapy, Walk and Talk therapy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and now offers unique outdoor experiences and stays in beautiful canvas tents with
her company, GROUND.
ChristiAna Joy
M.S.W.
Facilitator
ChristiAna Joy leads sacred storytelling circles, song-sharing, and personal immersions (anajoy.org). After several years in corporate and clinical social work, she went off-grid and took her practice with her bringing people outdoors for personal growth work and play. Living in a renovated school bus, building a yurt, popping up tents, teepees, and bell tents where ever she went is her preferred method to encourage body-mind synchronization within and without.
Melanie Maxwell
RN, BSN
Facilitator
Melanie has practiced healing arts in the mother-baby realms for more than 20 years with a passion for holistic healing at all stages of life. She offers an intuitive and mindful presence attuned to the needs of those she supports and guides. Most GROUNDed while in nature, she can be found foraging for edibles, herbs, and mushrooms to feed her soul, bringing her knowledge of food-as-medicine along the way.
Ken Alan
Concierge
Hospitality Services
As a founding member of the Philadelphia Area Concierge Association, Ken’s name is synonymous among his industry peers as the “ultimate hospitality ombudsman”. After three decades as one of the region’s preeminent corporate & lifestyle concierge professionals, he looks forward to assisting individuals and small groups who make the pilgrimage to GROUND by crafting bespoke private tours at unique locations and leveraging his access to sought-after destinations.