Message from the Founder
Welcome to Restorative Nature Immersions!
I created RNI as an invitation to slow down and remember what the natural world has always known — that rest is sacred, presence is powerful, and creativity flows when we allow ourselves space for wonder and play.
In a culture that glorifies busyness and constant new levels of success, deceived by perceptions of enoughness, these immersions offer something different: permission to be still, to notice, to create with presence, and to reconnect with the living world that holds us. Through the practice of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), we drop out of our thinking minds and into our sensing bodies, allowing nature's rhythms to guide us back to ourselves.
Whether you're drawn to meditative walks, creative expression, or moving your body amongst the trees, each gathering is designed to hold space for your own unfolding. There's no pressure to produce, perform, or be anywhere other than exactly where you are.
These containers are held with intention: to cultivate rest as resistance, to honor the wisdom of the more-than-human world, to regulate the nervous system, and to weave community connection among those seeking deeper presence and co-regulation.
I'm grateful you're here. May these experiences serve your journey of wholeness, clarity, and creative freedom.
With love and gratitude,
Angie Schirtzinger
About
Angie Schirtzinger is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT), creating immersive experiences at the intersection of mindfulness, creativity, and reciprocal connection with the natural world.
Angie's path to this work is rooted in her own healing. After navigating two hip surgeries, she found renewal through forest bathing, yoga, and the healing arts, and followed a deep call to bring this practice to others. That journey led to nearly a decade of facilitating community wellness programming, outdoor recreation, and environmental education. She previously served as Program Coordinator at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, where she led mindful nature programming, and has since coordinated regenerative agriculture programs for food equity, guided nature education for rural and underserved communities, and organized creative wellness gatherings.
Her forest bathing experiences weave together guided meditation, sensory invitations, ceremony, and creative expression, including ephemeral land art, poetry, yoga, and mindful movement. Her approach honors rest as resistance, creating space for participants to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and remember their belonging to the living world.
Currently supporting community health equity work in public health, Angie remains committed to nature-based wellness as a pathway to individual and collective healing. She believes that in a culture glorifying constant productivity, choosing presence and connection is a radical act of care.
Based in Fort Collins, Colorado
Land Acknowledgement
Restorative Nature Immersions honors the Indigenous peoples who have been the original caretakers and stewards of these lands since time immemorial. The Fort Collins area rests on the ancestral and contemporary territories of the Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho), Tsétsėhéstȧhese (Cheyenne), Nʉmʉnʉʉ (Comanche), Caiugu (Kiowa), Čariks i Čariks (Pawnee), Sosonih (Shoshone), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Sioux/Lakota), and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) Nations.
For thousands of years, this region has served as a place of trade, gathering, ceremony, and healing. As we walk, rest, and create on these lands, we do so with deep gratitude and respect for the ongoing relationships between Indigenous peoples and the natural world.
Co-Create with Us!
One of my greatest passions is to collaborate with others who want to contribute positively to their communities.
If you share a passion for community, nature, and meaningful connection, and have an idea or offering to bring to our programs, let's connect! We believe there is space for all of us to contribute and shine. We are not competitors here, but collaborators and uplifters, working together toward a healthier, more connected community.
