Nature Immersion & Mental Health Workshop at Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve

Join us for a unique Nature Immersion & Mental Health Workshop at Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve, guided by Chi-Wei Chang, founder of Wind Water Wild. This two-hour experience is designed to help you reconnect with nature, reduce stress, and learn practical techniques to support your mental well-being.

Throughout the workshop, we’ll explore nature’s impact on the nervous system, reflect on our personal connections with the natural world, and look at why grounding and mindfulness exercises are particularly effective in the great outdoors. The session will conclude at the serene waterfront with a meaningful practice of letting go.

What you’ll learn through this experience

• Grounding through the senses
• Patterns in nature and brainwaves
• 3 sounds most effective for calming the nervous system
• Calming through visualization and breathing exercises
• Walking meditation and bilateral brain function

About Chi-Wei:

Chi-Wei Chang’s journey spans international relations, language teaching, and building localization programs at SaaS companies, with global experience in the US, Japan, The Netherlands, and Ireland. Now back in Austin, she’s focusing on fostering human to nature connection and sharing the things that helped her maintain balance through the many moves and constant context switching between countries, cultures, and languages. Chi-Wei is founder of Wind Water Wild and holds certifications in ecotherapy, nature-informed therapy, and wilderness first aid. She enjoys hiking, is a hobbyist landscape photographer, and is always eager to plan a next trip to a cold weather location.

Due to limited event capacity, advance tickets are required. No walk-up admission is permitted.