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Restorative Storytelling for
nature connection
Restorative Storytelling™ for Nature Connection is a gentle, experiential professional development offering that supports emotional wellbeing, connection and belonging through story, nature and reflective practice.
Grounded in oral storytelling traditions, nature-based pedagogy and relational facilitation, this work invites educators and community practitioners to slow down, reconnect with meaning, and rediscover story as a restorative tool — for themselves and for the children and communities they support.
This is not performance-based storytelling, nor a content-heavy training. It is a lived, embodied experience that nourishes presence, listening, imagination and relationship.
Why restorative storytelling?
Educators and community practitioners are carrying more than ever — cognitive load, emotional labour, and increasing expectations around wellbeing and inclusion. This kind of intuitive, restorative storytelling offers a different way of working.
Through simple, nature-connected story practices, participants are supported to:
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Regulate and slow the nervous system
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Strengthen relational presence and listening
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Create shared meaning and belonging
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Support emotional literacy in gentle, accessible ways
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Reconnect with purpose and joy in their work
When grounded in nature, storytelling becomes a powerful, low-cost, low-pressure practice that supports wellbeing without adding more to already full plates.
Who is it for
Stories that talk to the heart
This offering is well suited to:
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Early Learning Centres (educators and leadership teams)
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Primary school wellbeing or support teams
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Council-run community and early years programs
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Libraries, playgroups and family services
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Community organisations supporting children and families
No prior storytelling experience is required.
What participants experience
Each session is thoughtfully facilitated and may include:
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Guided oral storytelling experiences
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Reflective listening and story-sharing practices
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Nature-based prompts that can be adapted to different settings
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Simple frameworks for using story to support connection and wellbeing
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Time for reflection, integration and gentle discussion
Participants often leave feeling:
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Calmer and more grounded
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Reconnected to their values and purpose
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More confident using story as a relational tool
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Resourced rather than depleted
Format options
Workshops can be delivered outdoors (Noosa Botanic Gardens or on your site) or adapted for indoor settings.
Available formats include:
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2–3 hour workshop — ideal for staff meetings or PD sessions
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Half-day immersion — a deeper restorative experience
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Deep integration series — 4 × 2-hour sessions delivered online
Formats can be tailored to suit the needs of your team or organisation.
About the facilitator
Lidia is a nature-based educator, community facilitator and Restorative Storytelling™ practitioner with over seven years’ experience designing and leading programs that support connection, wellbeing and belonging.
She is the founder of Big Scrub Nature Play and the author of Growing with Nature, a book exploring nature connection, creativity and mindfulness through the rhythm of the seasons.
Lidia’s approach is wellbeing-centred, relational and inclusive. Her work is grounded in slowness, presence and care, creating spaces where participants feel safe to listen, reflect and belong.
Enquiries & collaboration
If you’re interested in hosting a Restorative Storytelling™ for Nature Connection workshop, or would like to explore how this offering might support your team or community, you’re warmly invited to get in touch.
Workshops are currently offered across the Sunshine Coast and surrounding regions, with online options available by request.
