Infinite Roots

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots October 14th 1. what's new 2. something to watch 3. this is interesting4. something to listen to 5. what's next?6. questions? Hello Reader This week I was a bit stressed about a new program launch. Too many decisions. Too many tabs open—mentally and literally. I didn’t need another plan; I needed a reset. So, I went for a quiet walk. I’ve talked a lot about forest bathing and the physical benefits—lower blood pressure, lower cortisol. That matters. What...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots October 7th 1. what's new 2. something to watch & listen to 3. this is interesting4. a seasonal invitation 5. what's next?6. questions? Hello Reader Does anyone else feel like time is moving quicker than it used to? I try to remain in the moment, and enjoy the 'little' things, then I realize another day, week or month has gone by. It's about reframing this sense of loss, or passing of something that I can't get back. Reverse F.O.M.O? I can get caught up...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots October 1st 1. what's new 2. something to watch 3. this is interesting4. an invitation 5. what's next?6. questions? Hello Reader Fall doesn’t arrive with a motivational speech. It just changes. Leaves let go, geese move on, gardens wind down. Nature starts it’s next chapter without waiting for perfect conditions. People like us can do the same. Nature is a master of letting go. Every Fall, trees shed their leaves without hesitation, and that makes way...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots September 24th 1. what's new 2. something to look at 3. an invitation4. a poem 5. what's next?6. questions? Hello Reader This past week’s warm weather made the change into fall feel easy, and I took full advantage—mostly outside. It was also perfect weather for the retreat that I co-created with some friends who all work in various modalities that heal body and mind. I started off with a guided forest-bathing experience in the woods behind my house....

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots September 16th 1. what's new 2. something to watch 3. something to listen to4. now this is interesting... 5. an invitation 6. what's next?7. questions? Hello Reader This week, I was invited to take part in a global research study exploring the deeper impacts of Nature and Forest Therapy guiding—specifically, the relationship between nature and forest therapy guiding and eudaemonic wellbeing. Eudaemonia is, ‘living a meaningful and fulfilling life where...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots September 10th 1. what's new 2. something to watch 3. something to listen to 4. how i can help businesses 5. an invitation6. questions? Hello Reader Trees have been my constant companions. Whether living in basement suites or high-rise apartments, I've always found a way to connect with them, whether it was a Poplar canopy or a Fir trunk outside my window. Even living on a houseboat, I gazed across the bay at mountains covered in forest. Now, looking...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots September 3rd 1. what's new 2. so many books 3. what is permaculture? 4. that back to school feeling 5. now this is interesting 6. questions? Hello Reader I’m back from vacation which was a lovely nature filled, lake and ocean focused week. sigh. So, the word that keeps coming up for me is water. Ocean, lake, or river—I can sit for hours watching it's ebb and flow. For me, water is mesmerizing and comforting. I grew up with the ocean as my playground...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots August 19th 1. Hello! 2. Something to listen to 3. one say you will become a forest 4. organize systems... 5. nature vs. nurture 6. what's next?7. questions? Hello Reader, In past newsletters, I’ve shared the first two steps of my R.O.O.T.S. System: Resilience and Optimize. Today, let’s explore the third principle: Organize — restructuring your life or business like a thriving ecosystem. I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with that word. Years...

Roots Maria Verdicchio • Infinite Roots August 12th 1. Hello! 2. Something to watch & listen to 3. Reclaiming your senses 4. So many books! 5. What's next? 6. Questions? Hello Reader, I worked for a theatre company in Glasgow whose tagline is ‘ravishing the senses’, so it’s no wonder, 15 years later, I discovered nature and forest therapy as a practice. Since then, and 7 years on, I have immersed the principles into my work. The shift might sound surprising, but in many ways, it was a natural...

Roots Infinite Roots • August 9th 2025 1. hello! 2. love letters to trees 3. something to listen to 4. what is...? 5. what's next? Hello Reader! After years of guiding people through some of life's most profound moments, I found myself facing a humbling truth about my own resilience. I've experienced many significant life events, some joyful, others difficult. By the time I reached 'midlife', I noticed that my resilience wasn't what it used to be. Thinking about aging, another career...