Welcome to
Swamp Lotus
Our mission is to promote health and well-being through reconnecting with nature, and through that connection, developing a healing relationship with nature, ourselves, and others.
Our primary focus is to provide high-quality, relaxing nature-based experiences, that focus on both physical and mental well-being utilizing the core principles of forest-bathing.
Our primary focus is to provide high-quality, relaxing nature-based experiences, that focus on both physical and mental well-being utilizing the core principles of forest-bathing.
Tricia LeBlanc
Owner, Certified Guide
Swamp Lotus, LLC
Swamp Lotus Founder and Owner, Tricia LeBlanc, began this endeavor with the motivation to offer people an opportunity to reconnect with nature as a way to practice self-care. By healing their minds and bodies and accepting the gifts nature has to offer she hopes people will ultimately learn to appreciate, be grateful for, and protect nature.
In her more than 30 years of creating and leading nature-based programs, she found that many nature programs offered to families, tourists, schools, and other groups, focused on learning facts about nature (identifying animals, plants, etc.), but lacked a focus on the deeper connection that was often the reason people flocked to outdoor spaces for recreation in the first place. At the same time, she became more and more concerned about the disconnection from nature she was seeing in people, and the effects she observed it having on the physical and mental health of increasing numbers of people - increased stress and anxiety, increased depression, less physical activity.
After her years of dedication to studying nature and leading nature programs for audiences of all ages and sizes, she is now offering her unique brand of forest bathing and forest guiding.
The Healing Forest
- Enjoy this video about our need for a healing connection to nature and the benefits provided. Video courtesy of healingforest.org
About Swamp Lotus
The benefits of forest Bathing
There are numerous research studies showing the mental, physical, social, and emotional benefits that a relationship with nature can provide. Some of these benefits include: reduced stress, lower blood pressure, boosts to immune systems, reduced feelings of anxiety and depression, and greater mental clarity. Check out our Blog page to learn more.