Slowing down in nature
can help you powerfully align with
your authentic self.

Time in nature helps you
know yourself.

A bunch of sunflowers and a bee in a garden with a blue sky background as Tammy Schmidt nature connects in a garden.
A side profile of a fluffy orange cat , a friend of Tammy Schmidt at Fleurbain (online educator, herbalist and nature connection coach, nature therapy guide), with their eyes closed. The cute cat looks like they are nature connecting or meditating.
Monarch butterfly on a marigold flower during Tammy Schmidt's nature connection.
Intentional interaction with nature has many mental, and physical health benefits. It also supports us in making healthy choices in life, such as eating better and getting more sleep. In this video, you will learn how to make your daily walk a mindful walk in nature. You will also learn about integrating self care practices into your mindful nature walk.
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) during nature connection with herbalist and nature therapy guide, Tammy Schmidt.
A beautiful California poppy during nature connection with Tammy Schmidt, experiential herbalist and nature therapy guide.

Fleurbain = fleur + urbain

Fleurbain is a creative, inspired life, a verdant life, even in areas where there can be a nature deficit, like cities. This website is for people looking to find balance and inspiration through nature connection, experiential herbalism, and the beauty found in nature. 

Resources created by Tamara Schmidt help cultivate a love for yourself, positivity and joy. They help strengthen connections with the more-than-human-world. Focusing on self-love and nature connection ultimately reduces stress, increases creativity, improves mental and physical health, and relationships.

We are always in the company of nature

We are nature

In the last number of years, studies have shown that we benefit from taking our natural selves to natural spaces on a regular basis. Fleurbain describes the ways we connect with nature, especially when we are in the city. It’s an inspired form of self-care, connecting to beauty in nature and allowing moments of awe found in nature connection to breathe new energy into our day to day lives.

A moment of awe with bright green spring leaves during nature connection with Tammy Schmidt, experiential herbalist and nature therapy guide.
The cutest small red squirrel smiling at the bird feeder.  Photo by Tammy Schmidt.
Admiring a beautiful blush pink zinnia with lime green centre during nature connection.
A little sign in the garden with the message love yourself on it.  According to Tammy Schmidt at Fleurbain, this summarizes one of the gifts found in nature connection.

Nature connection helps us cultivate love for ourselves first.  It helps us see ourselves in the beauty of it all and from here we can access so much goodness like peace,
self-esteem, and curiosity.  When we possess a vibrant and positive sense of self, we naturally do better in our relationships, we do better for our communities, and do better for the planet.

Nature Connection &
Self Connection

Most days are busy with work and to-dos. 
Let it go, even for a few minutes.
Take a walk in the company of trees,
let your feelings rise up and out. 
The simple practice of feeling and identifying
your feelings helps to let them go.
Trees are great listeners.
They help you get to the root,
Encourage you move your limbs in the wind,
And rise to the stars.
Bumblebee Visits A Waterleaf Flower surrounded by Brunnera flowers 8" x 8" Wood Print. One of the gifts found at Fleurbain.
A wood print of a magnificent Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) delicately perched on a vibrant pink rhododendron bloom, all set against a clear blue sky.  This print is one of the goods found at the online shop, Fleurbain, run by Tammy Schmidt.

Bouquets of flowers from the garden.  Photo by Tammy Schmidt, experiential herbalist and nature therapy guide.

Feedback from participants in Tamara’s nature connection programs

Mini Course

Feeling drained and disconnected from yourself? Struggling with self-doubt, anxiety, or finding time for you?

Join our “From Overwhelm to Inner Peace: cultivate self-love through nature connection” online mini course! Designed to help you connect with nature to recharge, boost self-worth, and regain clarity. Our course offers live, interactive sessions and on-demand access to help you balance, ground, and feel good about being you.

  • Reduce Stress: Guided experiences with nature will help you relax and release stress.
  • Build Confidence: Cultivate self-love and boost your self-worth
  • Find Clarity: Improve focus and decision-making through spending time in nature.
  • Rediscover Purpose: Take time for introspection, connect with your authentic self, and renew your direction.
  • Emotional Healing: Practice processing emotions and feel more free.
red leaves and berries in fall
The backside of a sunlit yellow sunflower in the morning, still covered in dew. Photo by Tammy Schmidt
Hi! Welcome to my garden! Tonight I am talking about lavender.
I hope you find some value in this little talk about a classic herb most of us know very well.
Tammy Schmidt nature connecting with a chickadee in the winter.

Hi! I’m Tamara Schmidt and I’m an Herbal Therapist, and Certified Forest Therapy Guide. 

I believe nature connection is a habit that is as important as brushing your teeth – it’s best to do it every day. 

The surprise moment of awe in seeing dried leaf on tree with long frost needles.  By Tammy Schmidt

Experiential Herbalist

First-hand experiences create a solid base for my knowledge of plants and trees.

The sunset in view through a forest. Photo by Tammy Schmidt

Nature Lover

Strong relationships with the more-than-human-world have a ripple effect benefiting all beings. 

Winter foliage during nature connection.  Photo by Tammy Schmidt, herbalist and nature therapy guide at Fleurbain.

Art and Spirit in Nature

In my practice of nature connection, I may take a photo. Right now, photography is my main creative outlet. These images carry the spirit of the moment, inspired by awe, often imparting joy, and beauty.
To adorn your home with the beauty of nature, check out my shop.

Tammy (Tamara) Schmidt is an Associate member of the American Herbalist Guild. 
Tammy is a Clinical Herbal Therapist through Dominion Herbal College (2010) and a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (2020.)

Noticing marigolds covered in the first frost of the season during nature connection.  Photo by Tammy Schmidt, experiential herbalist and nature therapy guide.
Plants grow around us, helping us, inspiring us, without asking anything in return.
All they really want is a sustainable and healthy environment to continue.

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