Atelier Fleurbain

Is your camera roll full of leaves, flowers, clouds and slightly blurry birds? Mine too. A recent study gave me another reason to keep stopping for these little things.
In a randomized trial with 219 college students, seven days of photographing nature, with or without written reflections, improved meaning, well-being and life satisfaction compared with a waitlist group.
The benefits weren’t sustained a month later, so there’s still more to understand about lasting effects. But it’s an encouraging reason to
try a little noticing.
Here’s your invitation today:
Let something in nature catch your attention. Take a photo if you like, then linger.
What drew you to it?
What, if anything, does it stir in you?
“I just really like this leaf” is a perfectly lovely response. No grand revelation required. 🌿
This kind of everyday connection is at the heart of Sève: invitations to notice the living world and what it reveals about what’s alive in you.
What’s the last thing in nature you photographed? Tell me below or
share it in your Stories and tag me. I’d love to see. 💚

You don’t need to see the whole road, only the next step. This week’s reflection is about faith when you can’t see the way ahead. I’ve also included a simple practice for coming back to the present when your mind won’t stop spinning: slow down and sense. Read more at https://ecosoulspark.com/when-you-cant-see-the-whole-picture/

Slow down. Step outside. Breathe. 🌿

I’m so happy to be guiding a new monthly Community Forest Therapy Walk
through Emmanuel Centre, in the green space right behind the
church.

It’s an hour, unhurried, open to everyone. No experience needed,
nothing you have to say out loud. Just a slow walk in the trees and a
bit of quiet for yourself.

🗓 Tuesdays at 10 am · August 4, September 8, October 6
📍 Emmanuel United Church, 203 rue Principale, Cowansville
💚 Pay what you can, ($20 suggested)

Registration is free, link in bio. And if someone comes to mind who
could use an hour in the trees, send this their way.

She keeps going.
She notices what everyone needs before they notice it themselves. She holds it together. She is generous, patient, devoted.
And she is tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix.
If you recognized someone in those words, maybe yourself, maybe someone you love, I wrote something for you this week.
Link in bio.

A refreshing springtime walk in the woods.

spring spirals

Registration is open for Snowlight & Self-Love (February Zoom series for nervous system calm).
4 live sessions + weekly one-page guides + weekend replays.
3 time options. $99 CAD (tax included).
Details + booking:

Zoom Series | Fleurbain Snowlight & Self-Love is a 4-week February Zoom series of nature-based practices for calm, confidence & self-love. Includes weekly one-page guides and weekend replays. Enrol by Feb 12.

Hello, today is my birthday 🎉 so I’m running a 24-hour flash sale on my Winter Nature Guide.
If winter has you feeling foggy or overloaded, this is a tiny, doable way to reset.

This pocket guide includes: a printable PDF + weekly prompts + visualizations • Audio guides • Printable Winter Wisdom deck

Code: BIRTHDAY25 (ends tomorrow night). Link in comments.

I’m not doing “New Year, New You” this year. I’m doing “New Year, real winter.”
I wrote a kinder January reset, with light, rhythm, and tiny nature connection because winter affects us more than we admit.

Read it here: https://fleurbain.com/a-kinder-january-reset/

(And if you want, comment with your most realistic winter nature moment right now.)

Let's Not New Year, New You: A Kinder January Reset | Fleurbain % Skip “New Year, New You.” Try season-aware care: daylight, one steady anchor, and micro nature moments that help you feel better in winter.