Walking the Land - Gathering
Date and Time: December 19, 2024 at noon
By Zoom
Participants in the Walking the Land experience are encouraged to gather virtually to allow people to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a facilitated conversation. Participants can share photos and videos, as well as describe their experiences. This is an opportunity for reflection on the overall impact of the experience on both individual participants and JCAN-MA as a whole.
About the Walking the Land Program
Walking the Land is an 8-week community program in which participants choose an area near their home to walk every day (or as close to every day as possible) during a chosen period of eight weeks. The walk is intended to last at least 11 minutes, but longer is even better and less can work, too. The important aspect is to walk the same area every day in as natural a setting as is possible, but ultimately, any route is good. The intent of Walking the Land is for people to walk in the context of a community and to experience the walking and its impact on them with others, even if they are walking alone. Participants can choose to walk alone or in pairs or groups.
Land Walkers are encouraged to connect with each other and to share their experiences, including any obstacles to getting out each day. These connections are intended to encourage walkers to keep going and also to share the learnings, delights, surprises, or other notable experiences from their walking. People may choose to connect with one or two others, or with a whole group.