This is why Nunns went on to found Kembali, a home-grown company offering nature and forest therapy walks and workshops. “I couldn’t find an English word that describes that sense of being… a part of nature. ‘Reconnection’ was the closest,” she muses. Eventually, she decided on Kembali, an Indonesian word meaning “to return, or come back to”. Science is now proving what our ancestors instinctively knew and lived—that nature is healing, and Nunns is determined to help people tap back into that rejuvenating connection.
It’s not just people that are in need of healing; Hong Kong has been going through some tough times, as has the rest of the world. It’s more important now than ever to be surrounded by a sense of peace amidst the pressures of dense urban living. Nunns adds, “Given the challenging times, it can be incredibly healing socially, emotionally, and physically to spend time intentionally...experiencing the peace and joy and fascination that nature offers us.” Nunns herself makes a point of regularly visiting spaces that are healing for her: places with water such as streams and waterfalls in particular. She always ends her Kembali walks with a tea ceremony, made with tea leaves she finds in nature; one cup is always offered to Mother Nature as a gesture of gratitude for nurturing us, bringing that innate connection full circle.