Our Purpose

Our Purpose

Welcome! We’re so glad you’re here!

At In Your Element (IYE) we believe that time in nature is a core component of a healthy and joyful life.

Our nature-centered wellness programs are led by qualified guides and designed to help you experience your time outdoors in a new way – reducing stress, reigniting a sense of awe for the land that you call home, learning how to forage for nutritious wild foods, and curating a sense of community with others in a simple, tech-free way.

We offer programs through two approaches:

• Stress relief experiences & wellness workshops that focus on the research-driven technique of guided Shinrin-yoku (also known as forest bathing), along with other special workshop experiences that incorporate modalities such as yoga, art, journaling, and more. Learn more about our wellness programs here.

• Foraging classes & wild food education focused on teaching you how to identify and eat the highly nutritious wild foods growing on our local landscapes, along with fun naturalist experiences such as mushroom identification classes, winter tree identification, and more. All of our classes are designed to be accessible for all entry points of knowledge, whether you are a complete beginner or you have been exploring deeper plant and mushroom knowledge for years. Learn about the land you call home and our approach to foraging and wild foods here.

While we believe in the power of education, enjoying and appreciating the gifts of nature are at the core of all of our programs.

Join us to empower yourself to safely forage for wild food, to explore the world of forest therapy with one of Michigan’s first certified forest therapy guides, and make new friends, all while claiming some time for technology detox while someone else keeps track of the clock for you … along with so much more!

We are excited to teach you about all the wonderful benefits we receive by setting aside the phone and heading outside.

We’ll see you in the forest soon!

– Katie, Founder of In Your Element