Quiet Hour
Reducing Stress and
Relaxing in Nature
One-of-a-kind Experiences for Feeling Inner Peace Outside
Facilitators
Would you like a new way to help people? How about to offer 10+ unique, meaningful experiences after less than 1 hour of convenient training?
It's easy with Quiet Hour. Its experiences blend 9 research-backed calming or uplifting techniques into a simple process to delight your participants.
You can offer the experiences:
For nearly everyone
To help them do what research shows 80% want to do in parks—relax in nature
To help them boost well-being & connect with nature
In any outdoor or glassed-in green space or online
In 10+ engaging versions: Quiet Picnic, Quiet Birdwatching, etc.
Easily with provided scripts, audios, etc., letting you relax too
After less than 1 hour of on-demand video training.
Details are in the video below.
0:16 A hidden problem & how Quiet Hour can help
2:28 What Quiet Hour is
4:01 Quiet Hour's benefits for you as a group leader
6:07 How its versatility can help you
7:46 What you’ll get in the Quiet Hour Kit
100% Success
People love it. For example, in a series of 22 sessions, after every session 100% of participants surveyed said:
They enjoyed it
It was relaxing
It helped them feel closer to nature.
100% of optional comments were also positive, from participants and facilitators.
Accolades
Quiet Hour was featured in Parks & Recreation magazine and has won 9 awards, most notably:
Global Social Prescribing
Alliance Award
National Association for Interpretation Interpretive Media Award
Living Now Book Award
Arizona State Therapeutic
Recreation Association Award
Counselor's Choice Award, reviewed
by licensed mental health therapists
“Based in solid research... [Quiet Hour] is a wonder tool we think all counselors should learn.”
—Counselor's Choice Award judges
“Quiet Hour is such a gift... This program is changing lives for the better.”
—Jessica Voss, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Certified Park and Recreation Professional
“Quiet Hour has opened a new chapter in how I deliver programming in nature.”
—Joli Reynolds, Certified Interpretive Guide, Nature Center Manager
“A great gift in our hyper-busy, noise-filled modern life! And the training program empowers even the newest facilitator to deliver with confidence.”
—Kristin Robinson, Certified Interpretive Trainer
“FABULOUS! The training course is well-structured, easy to use, and understandable... a great resource!”
—LoriAnne Barnett, Executive Director, Arizona Association for Environmental Education
“A wonderful resource to help people de-stress from the hustle and bustle of daily life using nature… I highly recommend Quiet Hour.”
—Paul Zak, Clinical Social Worker, docent, trainer
“Fabulous. Such a peaceful, thoughtful, meaningful experience. I really loved this.”
—Sara, session participant
Some of the 10+ experiences the Kit trains facilitators to offer: Quiet Hour and Half-Hour; Walk, etc.; Nature Art; Service Project; Mini-retreat; Stargazing; Movement; Birdwatching; Picnic; Self-led Sessions; and more.
The Program's Creators
Heather Chase and Ken Beller have decades of experience studying and practicing various stress-management techniques. Multi-award-winning authors, they strive to enhance people’s lives. Their previous work has been endorsed by presidents and Nobel Prize winners.
They have developed and delivered popular training programs for dozens of large organizations, from the U.S. Navy to the NBA. They are Unity Blaze certified and Ken is a Certified Autism and ADHD Specialist, helping them create welcoming experiences for everyone. Ken's peer-reviewed research on emotional well-being in neurodivergent populations is published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Try it for Free
As said in the video above, everything for offering sessions is in the Kit. With it, you can guide 10+ unique experiences, after less than 1 hour of on-demand video training.
You can review the Kit and use it for free for 3 months. If you lead sessions, we'd appreciate it if you'd offer the Participant Surveys and send us photos of completed ones at kbeller@quiethour.org.
After the free phase, if you'd like to continue (and we don't have a special arrangement with your organization), we'll work with you to find a contribution comfortable for you. We're committed to making it affordable.
To review the Kit and try it for free, please sign up below.
(No credit card required and we won't share your email.)
If you have trouble with the form or accessing the Kit, please contact us here,
at kbeller@quiethour.org or by calling 928-204-9232 (MST).
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