About 

I'm Milena (she/her). 

​Thanks for visiting. I'm a certified guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. The seed of and name of Wild Calm was planted in 2018 when I was spending a lot of time alone in the woods with my dog. I instinctually retreated into the forest as I was struggling through a severe bout of depression. And it really helped. I looked around online to see if there was something to it. I stumbled upon the ANFT site and realized that forest therapy IS A THING and it would be a calling I could answer. Sharing the health benefits the forest can provide with others is something I'm so grateful to be able to do.

​Prior to forest therapy, I have a degree in biology and a Master's in Resource and Environmental Management. I'm a proud biracial woman. I speak Spanish and Portuguese and I love kayaking.

I'm excited and thankful to add that Cree language is being shared with me. I hope to be able to infuse some of the language which comes from this land that we are practicing forest therapy on into my guiding and deepen my own relationship with these special places, local cultures, and the many teachings that have been so generously shared with settlers by Indigenous communities who have been here since time immemorial. 

I also have Wilderness/Remote First Aid & CPR certification and am fully insured.