Margi Bush is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), Certified Zentangleâ Teacher (CZT), Certified Nature Journaling Educator, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, and an International Coach Federation (ICF) Associate Credentialed Coach (ACC). She is President of Wisdom Tree Coaching LLC, a Charleston, WV based partner for individuals and organizations formed in 2013.

 

Aa a Certified Zentangleâ Teacher Margi is certified in teaching the Zentangleâ Method an easy to learn, fun, relaxing drawing technique that is proven to decrease stress while improving overall wellbeing. She has taught the method to 3rd graders, in organizations as part of their health and wellness programs, to physicians and nurses, and to patients receiving chemo for the past 4 years. Sessions are fun, interactive and engaging. Margi fosters a calm, welcoming, beginner-friendly space where anyone regardless of artistic background can learn to draw. 

 

A Certified Nature Journaling Educator she is dedicated to helping people of all ages slow down, pay attention, and connect deeply with the natural world. Using words, pictures, and numbers, Margi guides people through the core practices of "I notice, I wonder, it reminds me of". She loves turning everyday walks outdoors into joyful moments of curiosity, scientific observation, and creative expression. Margi fosters a welcoming, beginner-friendly space where anyone regardless of artistic skills can learn to document the wonders of the outdoors. When Margi is not teaching, you can usually find her outside with her journal, a pen, and a travel watercolor set and colored pencils.

 

A Certified Forest Therapy Guide is trained in the practice of forest bathing. In Japan, it is known as shinrin-yoku, a Japanese term for forest bathing and simply means taking in the forest atmosphere by mindfully using our senses. The practice started in Japan in the 1980s to counter the burnout and negative health symptoms many people were experiencing—a result of moving from the countryside to the urban environment for indoor tech-based jobs which required working long hours indoors at desk jobs.

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Shinrin-yoku can be thought of like a bridge. By engaging each of our senses in a guided way, we can bridge any disconnection between us and our natural world. Scientific research done in Japan has discovered there are quite a few health benefits to the forest bathing practice. They include stress reduction, lower heart rate and blood pressure, and improved concentration, creativity, and mood. Not only is slowing down, coming into the present moment and focusing on the breath good for our health, being with the trees or with plants has many health benefits too. Margi commonly uses this practice with medical students, nurses, physicians as well as the general population.

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In Health and Well-being Coaching, Margi combines the best of behavior change theory, positive psychology, and motivational interviewing in facilitating the health, wellness, and best living desires of clients in the following areas of the client’s life:

 

Rest/Sleep

Movement/Exercise

Nutrition/Health Maintenance

Emotional Intelligence and Social Well-being

Inner Peace and Mindful Awareness through art and nature

 

The person's personal choices are encouraged and based their vision of optimal health, their values, and their choice for a creating a nourishing environment which includes in life, work, and community. A full color workbook created by Margi is included to help the client/patient monitor their progress.