Free: SenseScape: Guided Nature Therapy Stroll

Enjoy a guided, sensory-focused experience to help you slow down and connect with the natural world in the RGV's Mcallen Nature Center. Enjoy a guided, sensory-focused experience to help you slow down, quiet your mind, and connect with the natural world in our Rio Grande Valley. Guided through mindful exercises, your senses will be awakened so that you feel more grounded and present. We will listen for the subtle sounds of nature, feel the different textures around us, look for the shades of color and unique shapes before us, and detect the scents of the natural world at the McAllen Nature Center. This is not a hike or a bioblitz—it's a slow stroll so you have the opportunity to pause, to be curious, and to allow your body and mind to reset. Then in the afternoon, join us in the store at 2 p.m. for a free talk: "Health Benefits of Plants & Nature" https://www.facebook.com/events/3343506335851692/ ABOUT OUR EXPERT: Roberto Gaitan was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. He served as President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists for three years. He is a board member of the Friends of Estero Llano Grande State Park, is certified as a Forest Bathing Guide, is Native Landscape Certified, serves as President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, and is the Director of the upcoming RGV Native Plant Center on SPI. What drives Roberto above anything else, is the desire to educate the public on the natural treasures of our home and promote public support for conservation projects and activities. Rio Grande Valley Chapter - Native Plant Society of Texas Group https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19q3JEaPnC/?mibextid=wwXIfr