Save the dates for a four-day weekend focusing on the get-outdoors nature cure. Wellness in Nature at “Ding” centers at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island Jan. 23 through 26.
The event kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 23, with keynote lecturer Aimee Copeland from Atlanta, Ga., who will talk about her personal story and her foundation focused on the importance of accessible recreation spaces and opportunities. Jim and Linda Winn sponsor the presentation.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, the event reaches it peaks with a Wellness in Nature Fest including open-air live music, eco-creation stations, yoga, refreshments, and other mind-body activities. Sunday’s highlight is Walk for Wellness: Learn the Basics of Energy Medicine.
“The refuge has hosted Wellness in Nature events for three years, starting in 2021 with the unveiling of our self-guided Mindfulness Trail at the Bailey Tract, the first of its kind in the nearly 570 national wildlife refuges across the U.S.,” said Supervisory Refuge Ranger Toni Westland. “Each year, we fine-tune the activities with the purpose of getting people outdoors to better their health and well-being.”
Visit dingwellness.com to learn about the schedule of activities for Wellness in Nature as it develops. To sponsor Wellness in Nature, contact April Boehnen at [email protected] or 440- 452-9083.
ABOUT DDWS
As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, DDWS works to support J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s mission of conservation, wildlife and habitat protection, research, and public education through charitable donations and Refuge Nature Shop profits. To support DDWS and the refuge with a tax-deductible gift, visit dingdarlingsociety.org or Ann-Marie Wildman at 239-789-8991 or [email protected].
