Founder Brigette Sigley
You’re not done yet.
There’s still so much to discover.
I’ve always believed there is more to life than simply getting through the days.
But I haven’t always lived that way.
For years, I was caught up in the busyness of work, family and everything that needed to be done. Then life stopped me in my tracks.
By 40, I had faced a brain tumour and breast cancer.
Those experiences changed the way I looked at time, health and what really matters. I realised how easy it is to spend our lives looking after everyone else while quietly losing touch with ourselves.
And when life felt overwhelming, I found my way back through something wonderfully simple.
Nature.
I’d walk a trail, breathe deeply, listen to the birds, feel the breeze and notice the light moving through the trees.
Nature gave me something I desperately needed at the time — space to reconnect with myself.
Space to think.
Space to breathe.
Space to listen.
Space to notice what I needed.
There was no magic formula and no overnight transformation. But little by little, I began to understand what helped me feel well and how important it was to make space for those things in my life.
Seventeen years later, I’m still well, and that journey has shaped the way I think about wellbeing.
For me, nature isn’t an escape from life.
It’s one of the places where I learned how to come back to myself.
That feeling became Focus on Living.
Today, I create Forest Therapy experiences, programs and retreats for women in their 60s and beyond who want to keep growing, exploring and feeling fully alive.
Women who are curious.
Women who want meaningful connection, a calmer mind and more moments that feel like their own.
Women who may have spent years being there for everyone else and are now asking:
“What about me?”
Perhaps you’re entering retirement. Perhaps your children have grown and life is changing. Or perhaps you’re simply realising that the years ahead deserve to be lived with as much intention, curiosity and joy as the years behind you.
I don’t believe getting older means your world needs to become smaller.
Quite the opposite.
There are still places to discover.
Things to wonder about.
People to meet.
Stories to share.
And so much life to feel.
This is where Forest Therapy comes in.
Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, often called Forest Bathing, Forest Therapy invites you to experience nature differently.
This isn’t about hiking further or walking faster.
It’s about slowing down enough to notice what you might normally walk straight past.
The sound of leaves moving in the breeze.
The scent of eucalyptus.
The tiny world beneath your feet.
Sunlight through the canopy.
The feeling of being completely present for a moment.
Sometimes we laugh. Sometimes we talk. Sometimes we sit quietly.
And sometimes, in those small moments of noticing, we reconnect with a part of ourselves that has been quietly waiting for some attention.
Come as you are.
You don’t need to be fit.
You don’t need to know anything about Forest Therapy.
And you certainly don’t need to be good at mindfulness.
Just bring your curiosity.
I’ll take care of the rest.
As a Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Integrative Health Coach and Outdoor Leader, I create gentle, welcoming experiences where women can slow down, connect with nature and each other, and make space for whatever this next chapter might hold.
Because Focus on Living isn’t really about forests.
It’s about life.
The forest is simply where we remember how to pay attention to it.
I’m so glad you’re here.
Let’s go outside.
Let’s slow down.
Let’s get curious.
Let’s see what’s still waiting for you.
