"As someone who has experienced nearly every type of loss, grounding my grief was not enough. I wanted more than grounding.
I had to unearth joy!
Come with me to hear songs in the water. We’ll catch the scent of poetry in the wind. Land loves story. Let’s tell ours together. We’ll shine for fire and dance through space.
When we see ourselves as nature and we appreciate ourselves as such we go beyond grounding and take flight. Nature As Lover: Go from Grieving to Grounding and Beyond."
How I learned to hear the voice of my ancestors and speak Lenape, a language silenced for generations
Krista Nelson, as told to Dawn Fallik
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What folks are saying....
"Do you want to partner with a magnificent/magical teacher, guide, and companion who is passionate about learning and leading from a place of humility and compassion? Krista is the one! Her offerings are profound and transformative. I have experienced her generosity in connecting with the woods (forest bathing), sacred singing and playing instruments to the water (creek drinking), and working with nature elements to support grieving. Her books, talismans and photography have enriched my life as have her beauty, wisdom, and brilliance. Highly recommended! "
"Krista, your gentle spirit created such a safe space to enter into nature initiation. You made me want to lie on the earth and dance by the fire, to drink the rain and walk in the breeze."
Erin Ponton Fiero, Educator * Coach * Healer
Krista Nelson (Lenapei Lixsewakani Wintemakwi / Kikehwèt Hitkwike) is a Lenape language teacher, grief guide, and healer among the trees. Through ancestral remembrance, earth-based ceremony, and embodied presence, she helps people reconnect to their own medicine.
As a ritual guide, Krista leads hikes and gatherings rooted in seasonal wisdom—offering gratitude rituals, rites of reciprocity, and water-centered practices like her signature Creek Drinking. She teaches the Lenape language as an act of cultural revitalization and shares it in living relationship with the land.
Whether guiding a grief walk through a cemetery or inviting people to sing with the trees, Krista holds space for transformation grounded in respect, belonging, and the sacred rhythms of the natural world.
Nature Element Ritual to bring us closer to the values of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space.
Overtone singing to call my soul back home after Luna, my sweet Jack Russel Terrier, passed away.
