Upcoming Events

Terapia de Bosque

1:00-3:00pm

The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL

October 6

Les invito a inscribirse en un paseo de terapia de bosque. Si todavía no les ha experimentado tal caminata, ¡el otoño es una estación fenomenal para disfrutarla! Vamos a dar un paseo suave a través de los terrenos del arboreto, guiado por invitaciones sensoriales. ¡Es una de mis actividades favoritas! ¡Ojalà verlos allá!

Cottages in the Woods

10:00am-4:00pm

528 East Side Drive, Geneva, IL

October 19-20

If you’re looking for some artsy earrings and handmade bookmarks and notebooks to boot, then pass by the Prairie Pathways booth at Cottages in the Woods! Geneva is a lovely place to visit.

Nature Inspired Book Club

September 14

6:30pm every first Wednesday bimonthly

McDonald Farm, Naperville, IL

Join us at The Conservation Foundation (TCF) as we discuss a new work each month! Whether it’s fiction, nonfiction or poetry, we’ll come together to learn, share and be inspired.

No need to register or pay a fee, just bring your ideas, questions and open minds as we delve into works that deepen our relationship to the land, ourselves and each other.

To find out what we’re reading each month, go to TCF’s events page or follow Prairie Pathways on Instagram.

When the weather permits, we’ll meet outside at McDonald Farm’s Bill Dawe Pavilion. Otherwise, we’ll be inside Clow House.

Past Events

Women crafting for a vision board and calendar; collage

In addition to guiding Writing W.I.L.D., forest therapy and rewilded yoga practices, I facilitate createshops. Past createshops have included making vision calendars, restoryation exercises (where we create new stories for and about ourselves), as well as custom events.  

I also speak on many themes at the intersection of creativity, nature and living a life “lit up.”

Past clients have included corporate, nonprofit and educational institutions, as well as private sector groups and individuals. 

What they’re saying,

  • Mary Lou Wehrli

    “Thank you for presenting an impactful and unforgettable Prairie Spirit Journey. Everyone marveled at the experience and learning.”

  • Maggie Weber

    “My experience on the forest therapy walk with Kristy was magical! I did her walk with friends for my birthday and I felt like a little kid again, exploring the natural world around me and delighting in my senses and the experience.

    Kristy's open and playful nature was a delight and I can't wait to do another walk with her and see what journey I get taken on.”

  • Luna Velez

    “I've always enjoyed writing, however it had been years since I wrote and when I did I'd be full of ideas yet felt lost not knowing where to begin and would stare at my paper at a loss for words. Other times I felt free and I'd write, write and write some more, only to later find myself reading my writings and over analyzing what I had written about, as well as my grammar, punctuation, and neatness.

    I'd get frustrated thinking and feeling my writing was sometimes too much, other times not enough or good enough, until I found and attended Kristy's Writing W.I.L.D session.

    Kristy's Writing W.I.L.D. class is one of the best gifts I've given myself. The very first impression I had of Kristy was warm, vibrant, wise and playful. The way she incorporates her love and respect for nature, along with her creative artistic vibe made her class a world of pure imagination, and freedom to be childlike, playful and WILD.

    Her writing and art prompts guided and helped me to tap into my heart and my own world of pure imagination. Giving me the confidence and courage to Write W.I.L.D. and share what I wrote with others. I'm looking forward to attending another class with Kristy soon.

    I invite you and highly recommend you gift yourself one of Kristy's sessions and tap into your inner child, be playful and Write W.I.L.D.!”