🛶 Evening on the Water: A Spring Forest Bathing Journey – Friday, May 16, 2025
$35 Energy Exchange | Guided by Monica Mendoza
🌿 Float into Stillness, Listen with Your Body, Connect with the Season
Join Monica Mendoza, a certified Forest Therapy Guide and presence-centered space-holder, for a slow, sensory journey across the waters of Lake Natoma.
Through guided Forest Bathing invitations, water listening, and springtime reflection, you’ll deepen your connection to the living landscape—through breath, sensation, and stillness.
This is a time to soften, moving slowly with the breeze and opening all your senses.
As the evening unfolds, you’ll listen not only with your ears, but also with your skin, your heart, and your breath.
In doing so, you allow the gentle pull of the lake and the softening twilight to guide you into a deeper way of being.
🌊 A Journey of Water, Presence, and Renewal
Throughout the evening, you’ll be guided through a sequence of nature-centered experiences, each inviting a deeper connection:
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First, sensory invitations to awaken touch, smell, sight, and sound
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Then, deep listening to the language of the water and shoreline
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Next, reflection on the vibrant renewal of spring all around you
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Followed by a spacious paddle and seated Forest Bathing experience on your board or kayak
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Finally, a closing moment of gratitude, sunset stillness, and a gentle return across the water
Rather than focusing on distance or speed, you’ll be encouraged to soften into the moment, allowing yourself to be fully held by the living waters around you.
🌿 What to Expect:
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A beginner-friendly, slow-paced paddle and seated water journey
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Forest Bathing invitations designed to deepen sensory presence
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Extended quiet time to explore your relationship with the elements of land and water
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A peaceful paddle back to shore beneath the shifting evening sky
🌻 About Monica Mendoza
Monica is a certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT), an emotion coach, and an outdoor mindfulness guide.
Her offerings weave together intuitive presence, emotional nourishment, and deep connection to land and water, inviting you to rediscover the art of listening with your whole being.
🧺 What to Bring:
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Your own paddleboard or kayak (limited rentals available)
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Life jacket (required) — loaner options available onsite
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Layers for evening coolness
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Headlamp or flashlight
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Water and a light snack
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A dry bag for small personal items (phone, keys, etc.)
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Optional: water shoes, towel, sunglasses, hat
Paddleboard rental: $15 (message Monica to reserve)
Parking: $10 unless you have a State Parks Pass
📍 Location & Registration
🗓️ Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Lake Natoma, CA (exact launch site shared after registration)
💲 Investment: $35 per person
🔒 Registration closes: Thursday, May 15 at 10:00 PM
🌼 Space is limited to ensure a supported and spacious experience.
Please register early if you feel called to join.
🌼 Why Join This Water Journey?
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Reconnect with your senses and the vibrant energy of spring
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Experience the calming, healing influence of water on body and mind
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Step away from daily noise, allowing nature to guide you into quiet presence
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Soften, renew, and remember your place within the living landscape
⚡ Important Notes:
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Beginners Welcome: No prior paddling experience necessary—this is a slow, beginner-friendly journey.
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Inflatables: Inflatable kayaks must have an internal frame (no inflatable rafts, please).
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Flexible End Time:
We’ll conclude the guided portion around 8:15 PM and return to shore by approximately 8:30 PM.
(All vehicles must exit the lot by 9:00 PM to avoid ticketing.)
✅ Ready to Register?
This evening invites you to move gently, listen deeply, and float into presence.
If you’re longing for a slow, soul-nourishing connection to nature, we warmly welcome you.
Let the water be your guide—and come home to your senses. 🛶🌿