The Inner Forest School is a space for remembering who you are.
A place to return to your inner life – to your clarity, your creativity, your sense of meaning. To rediscover the wild, wise parts of yourself that know how to live in alignment with your soul. It's a place that honours the wisdom (and whispers) of nature, within and all around us.
We believe that the path of personal transformation doesn’t need to be clinical or reserved for a therapist’s office. It can be poetic, embodied, nature-connected, and sacred. It's a path that each of us can learn to traverse in wiser, clearer, more compassionate ways.
Through grounded, creative tools like Guided Imagery, meditation, and writing practices, we offer resources for those who are:
Seeking personal growth that feels nourishing and empowering
Longing for professional paths rooted in meaning and soul
Feeling underfed by modern life and are ready to reclaim their wild, wise inner self
At the core of our offerings are two professional development programs, the Guided Imagery Teacher Certification Course and the Nature Meditation Teacher Certification Course – designed for coaches, yoga & meditation teachers, and all other wellness professionals (plus those who want to become one!) ready to deepen and expand the modalities they have to support their clients in uncovering empowered, holistic wellbeing.
Whether you’re here for your own growth and healing or to bring something deeper to the people you serve – you’re in the right place. Welcome.
A Note from the Founder
I'm Gillian, the founder of Inner Forest School – a Writer, Meditation Teacher, Depth Hypnotherapist, and Coming to Peace Facilitator. Before any of these titles, I was a soul seeker and deep thinker, captivated by the mysteries and potential of the inner realm.
Like many, I began on a more conventional path. I earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree thinking I'd pursue a career of security. But after graduating, I realized I was craving something more: a life aligned with soul and spirit.
I didn't want to abandon success – I wanted to redefine it. I wanted to live meaningfully, creatively, and in tune with something sacred. That led me down a path of exploring (both personally and professionally) nature-based, spiritual healing modalities.
Inner Forest School was born from that path, and my intention is to help you find your own pathways to the rich, wise clarity and deep sense of meaning that lives within you.
Why "Inner Forest"?
The Inner Forest is a metaphor for the wild, mysterious landscape within each of us — the rich terrain of soul and psyche.
Like any true forest, your inner world is layered and alive. It holds countless paths. Places of beauty. Shadows and clearings. Hidden wisdom. The deeper you travel, the more you discover – not just about who you are but also how to live in a way that feels authentic and free.
This work honours the truth that our inner landscapes are just as vast, diverse, and awe-inspiring as any outer forest. But just like in nature, we need tools, maps, and guidance to navigate with care.
At Inner Forest School, we offer practices that help you explore this terrain – not to control or fix it, but to listen, understand, and reclaim the parts of yourself that are calling to be seen.
The journey is personal, sacred, and lifelong, and you're not meant to walk it alone.