Kindred Nature
holistic health
through forest bathing
& ecological design
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 25 at 10am-12pm: Forest Bathing: A Mindful Walk with Nature at Potomac Overlook Regional Park (Arlington, VA). Sold out!
Wednesday, June 5 at 6:30-8pm: Summer Forest Bathing for Spiritual Sustenance, remotely-guided so you can join from anywhere.
Saturday, June 8 at 9-11am: Forest Bathing: A Mindful Walk with Nature at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens (Vienna, VA).
Sunday, July 14 at 8:30-11:30am: Forest Bathing: A Mindful Walk with Nature at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens (Vienna, VA).
About Kindred Nature
Kindred Nature supports holistic health for people and nature by providing regenerative ecological design services and restorative nature connection experiences.Based in Northern Virginia and also serving Maryland and Washington, DC, Kindred Nature serves a wide range of clients including individuals, parks, nonprofits, and more.Please reach out to Ilana, Kindred Nature's founder, to request a nature connection experience or ecological design consultation!
nature connection experiences
forest bathing (a gentle, mindful, and bodyful practice of immersing ourselves in the natural world through our senses) for private or public groups
in-person experiences in Northern Virginia, Washington, DC, and Maryland
remotely-guided experiences for participants anywhere with a phone or internet connection
gift experiences for a loved one's birthday, anniversary, graduation, retirement, transition, other special occasion, or just because
seasonal or thematic nature experience series
community-building sessions
wellness retreat sessions
nature-based employee wellbeing workshops
ecological design services
providing a site consultation (the starting point for new design clients, with in-person and remote options): discuss your goals, tour and observe site conditions, and brainstorm potential design solutions
analyzing site conditions, such as weather and climate, sun exposure, water and runoff, soil, and ecoregion
crafting an energizing vision for your site with stakeholder input
generating a recommended plants list matched to your site's conditions, challenges, and opportunities
creating garden design ideas and plans tailored to your site and goals such as providing fresh food, supporting native wildlife, attracting butterflies and birds, reducing erosion, creating a nature playscape for kids, or relaxing in a multi-sensory garden
About Ilana
Ilana (she/her/hers) is a certified nature therapy & forest bathing guide, ecological design and permaculture enthusiast, and the founder of Kindred Nature. Based in Northern Virginia on Piscataway land, she believes that nature belongs to everyone and that everyone belongs to nature. She guides and designs to support people in connecting with themselves, each other, and the nature in and around each of us.Ilana is also a naturalist who delights in foraging, outdoor wanders, gardening, dancing, playing music, learning Spanish, and cozy moments. Growing up exploring rivers, ponds, and mountains fostered in Ilana an early love and kinship with nature that continues to deepen. Ilana’s offerings through Kindred Nature are also shaped by her experiences with environmental policy, coalition management and leadership, disability services, job coaching, human resources, education, anthropology, spirituality, and resilience.Ilana holds a Nature & Forest Therapy Guide certification from the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy Guides & Programs, a Permaculture Design Certificate from Regenerative Earth Design, a Master of Public Administration degree in Environmental Science & Policy, a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a Spanish minor.
