We Are More Disconnected From Nature Than We Realize. And It’s Costing Us Our Bodies, Our Souls, and Our Future

There’s a quiet truth most of us carry, even if we don’t say it out loud:

We are not living in nature anymore.

We live in buildings that block the wind.

We live in screens that replace the horizon.

We live in a world where the rhythm of the seasons is optional, and the only “weather” we track is the forecast on our phones.

We have become experts at knowing things, and we have forgotten how to feel the world.

And that disconnection is not small.

It is not just about missing the beauty of a sunset, or the joy of walking barefoot in grass.

It goes deeper than that.

It’s about losing the part of ourselves that is alive.

We Think We’re Separate - But We’re Not

Nature is not just a place we go to for a holiday.

Nature is the environment our bodies were designed for.

Our nervous system, our breath, our circulation, our sleep patterns, our ability to rest - all of it is wired to the natural world.

When we ignore that, we don’t just feel “stressed.”

We become dysregulated.

We start living in a constant state of urgency, because the modern world rewards speed, productivity, and performance.

We are praised for being busy, even when busy is the symptom of something else.

We become disconnected from our bodies, because the body is slow.

The body asks for presence.The body asks for stillness.The body asks for time.

But we don’t give it that.We don’t even know how.

The Modern World is Designed to

Disconnect Us

It’s not an accident.

Everything around us is designed for distraction:

• constant notifications

• bright lights at night

• screens that simulate sunlight

• indoor air that never changes

• food that is engineered to keep us craving more

• work that keeps us sitting, locked in our heads, away from our senses

• an economy that values output over wellbeing

  
  

We are living in a world that has created an illusion of control, and in doing so, it has stripped us of our ability to surrender to the natural rhythm of life.

We have forgotten how to be.

And the more we forget, the more we seek temporary relief in things that never actually soothe us.

We try to fill the emptiness with:

• endless scrolling

• alcohol

• food

• perfectionism

• achievements

• relationships that distract instead of nourish

  
  

But these things only scratch the surface.They don’t meet the deeper hunger inside us.

Because what we are truly hungry for is connection.

Connection to the Earth is Connection to Ourselves

Nature is not “out there.”

Nature is in here.

Every breath you take is the earth’s breath.

Every heartbeat is the earth’s rhythm.

Every cell in your body is made from the same elements that create oceans, mountains, and forests.

We are not separate from nature.

We are nature.

And yet we treat the earth as a resource instead of a relationship.

When we disconnect from nature, we disconnect from ourselves.

We disconnect from our instincts, our intuition, and our emotional truth.

We become numb to the things that matter.

Why We Need Events Like She Who Runs

So what does this have to do with a women’s circle, a gathering, a breathwork journey, a run in the bush?

Everything.

Because events like She Who Runs are a return to the ancient way of being.

They are a reclamation of what has been lost.

They are a reminder that we are not meant to do life alone, in isolation, inside our heads, disconnected from our bodies and the earth.

She Who Runs is not just an event. It is a ritual.

A ritual is a way to mark a transition.A ritual is a way to say:

“I am here.I am alive.I remember who I am.”

And when we gather in nature - when we breathe together, move together, witness each other - something shifts.

We remember:

• we are not broken

• we are not alone

• our bodies are not the enemy

• our feelings are not a burden

• our grief is not something to be fixed

• our anger is not something to hide

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We remember that our bodies hold wisdom.

We remember that the earth holds wisdom.

We remember that there is a way of living that is not frantic.

Nature Doesn’t Judge - It Holds Us

Nature is the most compassionate teacher.

It doesn’t demand perfection.It doesn’t require you to be “productive.”It doesn’t care about your status or your accomplishments.

It only asks you to show up.

When you stand barefoot on the earth, you don’t have to explain yourself.You don’t have to perform.You don’t have to justify your existence.

You can simply be.

And that is one of the most radical things we can offer ourselves in a world that constantly asks us to prove our worth.

The Body Remembers What the Mind Forgets

We are living in a culture that tells us to think our way through pain.

But the truth is:The mind can’t solve what the body has been holding.

Trauma, grief, shame, loneliness — these things live in the body first.They show up as tension, illness, fatigue, disconnection, and emotional numbness.

When we gather in nature, and we move our bodies, and we breathe together — we give the body permission to release what it has been holding.

We don’t need to “fix” ourselves.We just need to come back home.

And that is what She Who Runs offers:

A space to return to the body.A space to return to the earth.A space to return to the truth of who you are.

Why It Matters Now More Than Ever

We are living through a time of deep collective grief.

There is so much loss:

• loss of loved ones

• loss of innocence

• loss of trust

• loss of safety

• loss of the world we thought we knew

  
  

And our bodies are feeling it.

We are carrying the weight of history in our nervous systems.

We are living in a time where we need connection more than ever.Not connection through screens.Not connection through superficial small talk.Real connection.

A connection that makes us feel seen.A connection that reminds us we are not alone.

A connection that anchors us in the earth.

That’s what She Who Runs is.

It’s not just a gathering.It’s a healing container.

The Invitation

If you’ve ever felt:

• disconnected from your body

• lonely in a room full of people

• like you are living on autopilot

• like you’ve forgotten how to feel

• like your heart is heavy but you don’t know why

• like you’re constantly doing but never being

  
  

Then this is for you.

Because nature is calling you back.

Your body is calling you back.

And your soul is calling you back.

She Who Runs is a place to answer that call.

To remember who you are.

To reconnect to the earth.

To reclaim your body.

To reclaim your life.