Healing Through Nature with Toyin Ajayi of Outdoorsy Black Women
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🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Nature is not a nice to have, it really is a must-have for physical health and longevity. Studies show that being in nature reduces feelings of isolation and promotes calm. For this episode, we are joined by Toyin Ajayi, the founder of Outdoorsy Black Women, which is a community for Black women to connect, celebrate, and open our minds to an outdoorsy lifestyle. Toyin is an entrepreneur, community builder, and creative who is helping Black women connect with nature and one another through her safe space that embodies positivity, celebration, and resources.
Toyin explains how it is possible to heal through our relationship with nature, and your idea of healing can shift over time. And nature doesn’t have to mean going in the woods. It can mean having plants. It can be opening a window, it can be putting your feet in the sand. Whatever makes sense for you.
We Also Talk About…
- How connecting with nature can be imperative to self-care practices
- Why we must be open to spending time outdoors and being in nature
- How to explore nature and feel safe and connected doing so
- What are important wellness practices of being outdoors
- Why having access is a privilege and should not be taken for granted
Resources:
- Join the Summer Solstice Journaling Challenge
- Sign up for monthly meetups and hikes with Outdoorsy Black Women
- Check out the Twerk n’ Trails event on July 30 in Atlanta
- Join the Outdoorsy Black Women Book Club
- Join an Outdoorsy Black Women Chapter near you
- Nature Gap: Why Outdoor Spaces Lack Diversity and Inclusion
- How Does Nature Impact Our Well-Being?
- How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health
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| 1:06.0 | Hello! |
| 1:07.0 | Thank you for joining me for Balanced Welfarel today. |
| 1:10.0 | I can hardly believe we are in our second to last episode of the Madalities of Healing |
| 1:16.0 | series. |
| 1:17.8 | This might be one of my favorite series that I've done. |
| 1:20.2 | I've just really loved having these conversations and even getting to talk to you all about these |
| 1:25.8 | episodes after they come out has just been such a gift. |
| 1:30.3 | We have discussed a lot over the past 5 weeks and my perspective on what it means to heal |
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